Haley Joel Osment
Template:Short description Template:BLPrefimprove Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Osment's role in the comedy-drama film Forrest Gump (1994) won him a Young Artist Award. His breakthrough came with the psychological thriller film The Sixth Sense (1999), for which he won a Saturn Award and was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Osment achieved further success with the drama film Pay It Forward (2000), the science fiction film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), which won him a second Saturn Award, the comedy film Secondhand Lions (2003), which won him a Critics Choice Award, and the animated film The Jungle Book 2 (2003).
Osment is known as the voice of Sora and Vanitas in the Kingdom Hearts series. He made his Broadway debut in a short-lived revival of David Mamet's play American Buffalo (2008). Osment starred in independent film Montana Amazon (2012), also serving as executive producer. His further on-screen work includes the body horror film Tusk (2014), the comedy films Sex Ed (2014), Entourage (2015), Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2017), and Clara's Ghost (2018), and the drama films Almost Friends (2016), Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), and Somebody I Used to Know (2023). In animation, Osment has voiced Kash D. Langford on the Netflix series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2021), Leonard "Buzzsaw" Burne on the DreamWorks Animation Television series DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021–2023), Casey Jones in the animated film Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022), and Collector in the animated film LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (2023).
Early life
Haley Joel Osment was born on April 10, 1988,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> in Los Angeles, California.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> He is the son of Theresa (Template:Nee), a teacher, and Michael Eugene Osment,<ref name=nytimes>Template:Cite news</ref> a theater and film actor, both natives of Birmingham, Alabama. Osment was raised Roman Catholic.<ref name="variety">Template:Cite magazine</ref> He has a younger sister, Emily, who is also an actress. Osment's parents have described his childhood as a "good old-fashioned Southern upbringing". His father said that when Osment was learning to speak, he deliberately avoided using baby talk when communicating with his son.<ref name=washingtonpost>Template:Cite news</ref> As a child, Osment wrestled and played basketball, football, and golf.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Osment was a student at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2011.<ref name="soloski">Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
Child actor
While visiting a store at age four, Osment signed up with a talent scout. After being called back for an audition, he was asked to describe the biggest thing he had ever seen; Osment's description of an IMAX theater screen helped win him a part in a Pizza Hut TV commercial.<ref name=washingtonpost/> The commercial launched Osment's career, and later that year he starred in the ABC TV sitcom Thunder Alley, his first role in a television series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Osment's first feature film role was as Forrest Gump's son in the 1994 film Forrest Gump,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> also having a minor role in another 1994 film, Mixed Nuts. Throughout the rest of the 1990s, Osment played regular or recurring roles in various television series, including The Jeff Foxworthy Show and the final season of Murphy Brown, where he replaced Dyllan Christopher as Murphy's son, Avery.
Osment also made several guest appearances on shows, including The Larry Sanders Show, Walker, Texas Ranger,<ref> Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope, The Pretender, and Ally McBeal. He appeared in the 1996 film Bogus, alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Gérard Depardieu, and the 1998 television film The Lake, as well as I'll Remember April (1999) with future The Sixth Sense co-star Trevor Morgan.
Osment first achieved stardom in 1999, when he appeared in The Sixth Sense, co-starring Bruce Willis. For his portrayal of Cole Sear, a psychic child, Osment won the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the second-youngest performer ever to receive an Academy nomination for a supporting role, but lost the final Oscar vote to Michael Caine, with whom Osment later worked, appearing together in Secondhand Lions. Sear's line "I see dead people," became a popular catchphrase and is often parodied in media, being #44 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Movie Quotes. Osment made minor appearances on the animated series Family Guy in 2000 and 2001.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
In 2000, Osment had a leading role as Trevor McKinney in Pay It Forward; the following year, he appeared in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence, cementing his stature as one of the leading young actors in Hollywood. This role earned him his second Saturn Award for Best Younger Actor, and further critical acclaim. In reviewing the film, critic Roger Ebert stated that "Osment, who is onscreen in almost every scene, is one of the best actors now working".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2001, Osment starred in the Polish film Edges of the Lord as Romek. Between 2002 and 2003, Osment had voice roles in the Walt Disney Pictures films The Country Bears, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, and The Jungle Book 2, with Jake Thomas auditioning for the role of Mowgli prior to Osment's casting.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He returned to live action with the 2003 film Secondhand Lions.
In 2002, Osment starred in Kingdom Hearts, the first installment of the video game series Kingdom Hearts, providing the voice of protagonist Sora and later Vanitas. In 2003, Osment voiced Takeshi Jin in the English version of the Immortal Grand Prix anime television series.
Teenaged and adult roles
Osment appeared in Home of the Giants (2007), playing a high school journalist opposite Ryan Merriman and Danielle Panabaker.
Osment made his Broadway debut at the Belasco Theatre in 2008, playing the role of Bobby in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo. Osment co-starred with John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer and was described as "all grown up".<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The show opened to mixed reviews, and a provisional statement was made on November 20, 2008, that it would close after the first week.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Osment subsequently worked on Montana Amazon as both an actor and executive producer. The film starred Olympia Dukakis and debuted at the Orlando and Big Apple Film Festivals in November 2010, winning Best Feature Film at the latter.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in Sassy Pants (2012) in an adult role.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2013, Osment appeared in Amazon's Alpha House and co-starred in the Will Ferrell and Adam McKay-produced comedy melodrama miniseries The Spoils of Babylon and The Spoils Before Dying for IFC. Osment also had roles in the first two films of Kevin Smith's True North trilogy, as well as Teddy Craft in Tusk and as a fictionalized version of Canadian journalist Adrien Arcand in Yoga Hosers.
In 2015, Osment appeared in Entourage, the film adaptation of the television series. The following year, he appeared in the drama film Almost Friends.
In 2017, Osment held a recurring role in season 4 of HBO's Silicon Valley as VR expert and tech financier Keenan Feldspar. That same year, Osment made an appearance on BBC America's Top Gear America as one of the guests in the fourth episode of season 1.<ref name=tga>Template:Cite web</ref> He then appeared in the comedy films Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2017) and Clara's Ghost (2018).
In 2019, Osment had a supporting role in the Netflix film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring alongside Lily Collins as Liz, who follows the prosecution of Ted Bundy, played by Zac Efron. In 2023, Osment was in the Amazon Prime film Somebody I Used to Know. He also had roles in two series that have Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg as executive producers: Osment plays Mesmer in the Amazon series The Boys and Dr. Stu Camillo in the Hulu series Future Man.
Osment's voice roles include Kash D. Langford on the Netflix series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2021), Leonard "Buzzsaw" Burne on the DreamWorks Animation Television series DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021–2023), Casey Jones in the animated film Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022), and Collector in the animated film LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (2023).
Personal life
Osment plays the guitar and piano.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is an avid golfer who began playing at the age of seven, playing for the U.S. team in the All-Star Cup 2005 under team leader Mark O'Meara,<ref name="skyone">Template:Cite web</ref> and has participated in the annual Michael Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 2006, Osment suffered a broken rib and fractured shoulder blade in an auto accident.<ref name="starpulse">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="desertnews1020"/> He pleaded no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol and misdemeanor drug possession and was sentenced to three years' probation, 60 hours in an alcohol rehabilitation and education program, a fine of $1,500, and attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous.<ref name="desertnews1020">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="PeopleNoContest">Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2007, Osment began attending New York University.<ref name=nytimes/> He graduated four years later.<ref name="soloski" />
In 2025, Osment's Altadena home was destroyed during the Eaton Fire, part of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In April 2025, Osment was arrested at a ski resort in Mammoth Lakes, California, for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance, later confirmed to be cocaine. While under arrest, he was captured on police body cameras using slurs against Jewish people towards his arresting officer, for which he later apologized. Osment was released after booking, to be arraigned in July.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite video</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Forrest Gump, Jr. | |
| Mixed Nuts | Little Boy | ||
| 1995 | For Better or Worse | Danny | |
| 1996 | Bogus | Albert Franklin | |
| 1997 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Chip (voice) | Direct-to-video<ref name="btva2">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> |
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense | Cole Sear | |
| I'll Remember April | Peewee Clayton | ||
| 2000 | Pay It Forward | Trevor McKinney | |
| Spot the Dog | Spot the Dog (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | David | |
| Edges of the Lord | Romek | ||
| 2002 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Zephyr (voice) | Direct-to-video<ref name="btva2" /> |
| The Country Bears | Beary Barrington (voice) | <ref name="btva2" /> | |
| 2003 | Secondhand Lions | Walter Caldwell | |
| The Jungle Book 2 | Mowgli (voice) | <ref name="btva2" /> | |
| 2007 | Home of the Giants | Robert "Gar" Gartland | |
| 2010 | Montana Amazon | Womple Dunderhead | Also executive producer |
| 2012 | Sassy Pants | Chip Hardy | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| 2013 | I'll Follow You Down | Erol | Released as Continuum outside North America<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2014 | Tusk | Teddy Craft | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Sex Ed | Ed Cole | ||
| 2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Theater Audience Member | Short film |
| The World Made Straight | Shank | ||
| Entourage | Travis McCredle | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Me Him Her | Haley | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2016 | Yoga Hosers | Adrien Arcand | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Almost Friends | Ben | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2017 | Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town | Walt | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Sleepwalker | Warren | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| CarGo | Danny (voice) | <ref name="btva2" /> | |
| 2018 | Clara's Ghost | Joe | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Jerry Thompson | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| The Devil Has a Name | Alex Gardner | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2020 | Bad Therapy | Reed | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Death of a Telemarketer | Jim/Dean | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Gabe | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2022 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie | Casey Jones, Foot Soldiers (voice) | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva2" /> |
| 2023 | Somebody I Used to Know | Jeremy | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red | Collector (voice) | Disney+ special<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva2" /> | |
| 2024 | Drugstore June | Davey | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Blink Twice | Tom | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2025 | Happy Gilmore 2 | Billy Jenkins | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Larry Sanders Show | Little Boy | Episode: "The Fourteenth Floor" |
| Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg | Kyle | Television film | |
| 1994–1995 | Thunder Alley | Harry Turner | Starring role |
| 1995–1997 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Matt Foxworthy | Starring role |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Lucas Simms | 2 episodes |
| Last Stand at Saber River | Davis Cable | Television film | |
| 1997–1998 | Murphy Brown | Avery Brown #2 | 6 episodes |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Nathan Cacaci | Episode: "Memento Mori" |
| Touched by an Angel | John Henry | Episode: "Flights of Angels" | |
| The Pretender | Davey Simpkins | 2 episodes | |
| The Lake | Dylan Hydecker | Television film | |
| The Ransom of Red Chief | Andy Dorset | Television film | |
| Cab to Canada | Bobby | Television film | |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Eric Stall | Episode: "Angels and Blimps" |
| Hey Arnold! | Curly Gammelthorpe (voice) | Episode: "Deconstructing Arnold"<ref name="btva2" /> | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Myka (voice) | Episode: "Lone Wolf"<ref name="btva2" /> |
| 2000–2024 | Family Guy | Various characters (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Immortal Grand Prix | Takeshi Jin (voice) | English dub<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2013–2014 | Alpha House | Shelby Mellman | 12 episodes<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2013, 2022 | American Dad! | Stan's Informant, Clubber (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Spoils of Babylon | Winston Morehouse | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Alistair St. Barnaby-Bixby-Jones | 5 episodes |
| Drunk History | Kid Blink | Episode: "Journalism" | |
| 2015–2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Slow Joey | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | The Eric Andre Show | Guest | Episode: "Dennis Rodman; Haley Joel Osment" |
| 2017 | Oasis | Sy | Amazon Video pilot episode<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| Silicon Valley | Keenan Feldspar | 3 episodes<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | |
| Top Gear America | Himself | Episode: "Drive Your Life"<ref name="tga" /><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | |
| 2017–2019 | Teachers | Damien | 4 episodes |
| Future Man | Dr. Stu Camillo | 14 episodes | |
| 2018 | Swedish Dicks | Dave | Episode: "Floyd Cal Who"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| The X-Files | Davey James / Young John James | Episode: "Kitten"<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy | Gaston Lebone | Episode: "R.I.G.G.L.E. Day" | |
| 2019 | The Boys | Mesmer | 2 episodes<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2019–2021 | The Kominsky Method | Robby | 7 episodes<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2020 | Robot Chicken | Kevin Jonas, Tim Murphy (voice) | Episode: "Petless M in: Cars Are Couches On The Road" |
| Star Trek: Lower Decks | O'Connor (voice) | Episode: "Moist Vessel"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| The George Lucas Talk Show | Himself | Episode: "Yoda Hosers" | |
| 2020–2023 | What We Do In the Shadows | Topher Delmonico | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Goliath | Dylan Zax | Recurring role<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Amos | Episode: "Home" | |
| 2021–2022 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Kash D. Langford (voice) | Seasons 4–5<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="btva2" /> |
| 2021–2022 | Dogs in Space | Garbage (voice) | Main cast<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva2" /> |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Teddi, Bear 3 (voice) | Episode: "Teddi Bear"<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> |
| Dead End: Paranormal Park | Danny (voice) | Episode: "Going Up"Template:Citation needed | |
| The Mysterious Benedict Society | One Two | Episode: "A Two-Way Street" | |
| 2022–2023 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Buzzsaw (voice) | Seasons 2–6<ref name="btva2" /> |
| 2023–2025 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Raxlo (voice) | 5 episodes<ref name="btva2" /> |
| 2024 | Batman: Caped Crusader | Anton Night (voice) | Episode: "Nocturne"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva2" /> |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | JD Vance | Guest role<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Megamind Rules! | Dan Donner / Hu-Mouse (voice) | 5 episodes | |
| 2025 | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Hydro-Man (voice) | Episode: "Superhero Soak" |
| Poker Face | Kirby Kowalczyk | 2 episodes | |
| Wednesday | Chet (serial killer) | Season 2; guest role<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Video games
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Source |
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| Template:Dts | American Buffalo | Bobby | Belasco Theatre | <ref name="auto"/> |
| Template:Dts | Midnight Coleslaw's Tales from Beyond the Closet!!! | The Tank | <ref name="playbill">Template:Cite news</ref> |
Awards
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External links
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