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Haley Joel Osment

Actor

Haley Joel Osment

Born April 10, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA54 films

Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in Forrest Gump playing the title character’s son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller film The Sixth Sense that earned him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high-profile Hollywood films including Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Mimi Leder's Pay it Forward. He made his Broadway debut in 2008 in a revival of American Buffalo, co-starring with John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer.

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Forrest Gump posterFirst watchForrest Gump19948.5as Forrest JuniorA man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Sixth Sense poster8.0The Sixth Sense1999A.I. Artificial Intelligence poster7.1A.I. Artificial Intelligence2001Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile poster7.0Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019Pay It Forward poster7.4Pay It Forward2000Blink Twice poster6.7Blink Twice2024Secondhand Lions poster7.2Secondhand Lions2003Happy Gilmore 2 poster6.5Happy Gilmore 22025Entourage poster6.2Entourage2015

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. TBAHow To Date AgainHugh
  2. 2026Love - LoveAndy
  3. 2025Happy Gilmore 2Billy Jenkins
  4. 2025Main ManErwin / Abe
  5. 2024The YellowRoy
  6. 2024Blink TwiceTom
  7. 2024Drugstore JuneDavey
  8. 2023Not an ArtistWesley
  9. 2023LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code RedThe Collector (voice)
  10. 2023Somebody I Used to KnowJeremy
  11. 2022Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The MovieCasey Jones / Foot Soldier 3 (voice)
  12. 2021Death of a TelemarketerJim / Dean
  13. 2020Bad TherapyReed
  14. 2019The Devil Has a NameAlex
  15. 2019Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and VileLiz's Co-Worker Jerry
  16. 2018Clara's GhostJoe
  17. 2018Izzy Gets the F*ck Across TownWalt
  18. 2017Almost FriendsBen
  19. 2017SleepwalkerWarren
  20. 2017CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!Danny (voice)
  21. 2017OasisSy
  22. 2016Yoga HosersAdrien Arcand
  23. 2016Me Him Her
  24. 2015EntourageTravis McCredle
  25. 2015Wrestling Isn't WrestlingTheater Audience Member
  26. 2015The World Made StraightShank
  27. 2014Sex EdEd Cole
  28. 2014TuskTeddy Craft
  29. 2013I'll Follow You DownErol Whyte
  30. 2013Montana AmazonWomple
  31. 2012Sassy PantsChip Hardy
  32. 2007Home of the GiantsRobert 'Gar' Gartland
  33. 2003Secondhand LionsWalter
  34. 2003The Jungle Book 2Mowgli (voice)
  35. 2002The Country BearsBeary Barrington (voice)
  36. 2002The Hunchback of Notre Dame IIZephyr (voice)
  37. 2001Edges of the LordRomek
  38. 2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceDavid
  39. 2000Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed BigEdwurd Fudwupper (voice)
  40. 2000Pay It ForwardTrevor McKinney
  41. 2000Discover SpotSpot
  42. 1999The Sixth SenseCole Sear
  43. 1999I'll Remember AprilPeewee Clayton
  44. 1999CurbsideTom Terrific (voice)
  45. 1998Cab to CanadaBobby
  46. 1998The LakeDylan Hydecker
  47. 1998The Ransom of Red ChiefAndy Dorset
  48. 1997Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasChip (voice)
  49. 1997Last Stand at Saber RiverDavis Cable
  50. 1996BogusAlbert
  51. 1995For Better or WorseDanny
  52. 1994Mixed NutsLittle Boy
  53. 1994Forrest GumpForrest Junior
  54. 1994Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie KelloggKyle