Portrait of Jackie Earle Haley

Acting

Jackie Earle Haley

Career

Active from 1972 to 2025, with a break from 1998 to 2008, busiest in 2010 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breaking Away
Breaking Away
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jackie Earle Haley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.7, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    4.5, average 5.3
  • Spiritual
    1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Underdog Story 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Practical Effects Showcase 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Gritty Urban Setting 2
  • B-Movie Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

as The Adversary

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 52
Cupertino
Cupertino (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Judge Lincoln Cogswell

Your Host
Your Host (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as The Host

The Long Game
The Long Game (2025)
GoodWatch score 51

as Richard Metzger

Dead Money
Dead Money (2024)
GoodWatch score 34

as Wendel AKA Shotgun

The Union
The Union (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

as Foreman

The Retirement Plan
The Retirement Plan (2023)
GoodWatch score 55

as Donny

Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak (2023)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rogers

Hypnotic
Hypnotic (2023)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jeremiah

Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love
Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love (2022)

as Magician

The First Lady
The First Lady (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Louis Howe

Death of a Telemarketer
Death of a Telemarketer (2021)
GoodWatch score 31

as Asa Ellenbogen

No Future
No Future (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

as Philip

2010s

16 titles ยท average score 60
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Grewishka

The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower (2017)
GoodWatch score 37

as Richard Sayre

Genius
Genius (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as J. Edgar Hoover

The Tick
The Tick (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as The Terror

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Raymond Cobb

Preacher
Preacher (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Odin Quincannon

Criminal Activities
Criminal Activities (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

as Gerry

RoboCop
RoboCop (2014)
GoodWatch score 53

as Rick Mattox

A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
GoodWatch score 36

as Freddy Krueger

Human Target
Human Target (2010)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Guerrero

Shutter Island
Shutter Island (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

as George Noyce

Louis
Louis (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as Judge Perry

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 54
Watchmen
Watchmen (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

as Walter Kovacs / Rorschach

Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bob Jaspersen

Semi-Pro
Semi-Pro (2008)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dukes

Little Children
Little Children (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ronnie J. McGorvey

All the King's Men
All the King's Men (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

as Roderick "Sugar Boy" Ellis

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 54
An Unknown Encounter
An Unknown Encounter (1997)

Second Unit Director, Writer

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
GoodWatch score 37

as Braxton Reed

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
GoodWatch score 50

as Eddie Marston

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
GoodWatch score 39

as Frank Jessup

Renegade
Renegade (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Stick

Nemesis
Nemesis (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Einstein

Dollman
Dollman (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

as Braxton Reed

Gravedale High
Gravedale High (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Gill Waterman (voice)

Playroom
Playroom (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

Story

Get a Life
Get a Life (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Cousin Donald

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 65
Oh No, Not Them
Oh No, Not Them (1989)

as Rip

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Turk

The Zoo Gang
The Zoo Gang (1985)
GoodWatch score 59

as Little Joe

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Billy Willetts

Losin' It
Losin' It (1983)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dave

Whiz Kids
Whiz Kids (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Seventeen-and-Desperate

Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Moocher

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kraik

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 56
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

as Moocher

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
GoodWatch score 24

as Kelly Leak

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
GoodWatch score 41

as Kelly Leak

Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

as Billy

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Paul Turner's Son

The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kelly Leak

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

as Adore Loomis

Valley of the Dinosaurs
Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Greg Butler

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Jamie Boyle (voice)

The Waltons
The Waltons (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Rusty

1960s

1 title ยท average score 68
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Tony