---
name: "Haley Joel Osment"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/haley-joel-osment"
fi1m_id: "haley-joel-osment"
imdb_id: "nm0005286"
tmdb_id: 9640
wikidata_id: "Q489856"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 April 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-10T18:49:40.529379+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Haley Joel Osment

## Identity

Haley Joel Osment

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/haley-joel-osment
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** haley-joel-osment
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005286
- **TMDB ID:** 9640
- **Wikidata ID:** Q489856
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Joel_Osment, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489856, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9640

Actor. Born 10 April 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 April 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** 海利·喬·奧斯蒙, היילי ג'ואל אוסמונד, هیلی جوئل آزمنت, هِیلی جووِل آزمنت
- **Frequently works with:** [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (3), 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 62 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 69 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Drama 3, Mystery 3, Horror 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,634m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Joel_Osment, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489856, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9640

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Sixth Sense*](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md) (84), [*Forrest Gump*](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md) (66)
- **Hulu:** [*A.I. Artificial Intelligence*](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Tusk*](https://film.one/film/tusk.md) (79)
- **Netflix:** [*Happy Gilmore 2*](https://film.one/film/happy-gilmore-2.md) (52)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Haley Joel Osment

> Haley Joel Osment's earnestness made his troubled children believable and remains useful in his adult comedy. We like the comic actor, but would welcome parts that ask as much of him as the early leads did.

In *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Haley Joel Osment makes a frightened, isolated boy credible enough to carry a supernatural story. We were moved by Cole Sear's distress, because Osment lets it matter without asking us to find him adorable. That seriousness remains useful, even as the parts have turned towards comedy and less agreeable men. We rate him most when a film gives his commitment something specific to do, rather than relying on the audience's affection for the child he once played.

*Forrest Gump* (1994) was his first film role, as Forrest Junior, but it tells us relatively little about what he would become. Robert Zemeckis's fable gets its warmth chiefly from Tom Hanks, who avoids condescending to his character. We find the film too long and too comforting about American history, despite its technical assurance. For Osment, the more useful starting point is the run of child leads that followed, including David in Steven Spielberg's *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), which gave him a demanding central part.

The adult comedy is worth taking on its own terms, rather than treating it as an afterword to the child performances. In *Silicon Valley*, as Keenan Feldspar, and *The Boys*, as Mesmer, he has found room for comic timing and less innocent characters. We like the willingness to play oddballs and menchildren, though those parts carry a risk of leaving him with a manner to play and too little else.

*Blink Twice* (2024) gives him Tom and a place in another well-chosen ensemble, this time under Zoë Kravitz. The rich men who talk like their therapists are funny, and the casting suits his move into dark comic company. Once the mystery is explained, though, the film has less to say than it thinks, and a good ensemble cannot repair that. It is worth considering for the performances if dark satire is your territory, with modest expectations of the writing. For Osment's comic timing, we would start with *Silicon Valley*.

## Biography

Haley Joel Osment is an American actor. He began his career as a child performer with a role as Forrest Junior in *Forrest Gump* (1994).

Osment received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Cole Sear in *The Sixth Sense* (1999). He later appeared in leading roles in *Pay It Forward* (2000) and *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001). He made his Broadway debut in a 2008 revival of *American Buffalo*.

His subsequent credits include voice work in animated projects and television series such as *The Boys* (2019) and *Wednesday* (2022). He played Tom in *Blink Twice* (2024). Osment graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2011. His sister is actress Emily Osment.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Happy Gilmore 2* (2025), Fi1m 52, as Billy Jenkins — [page](https://film.one/film/happy-gilmore-2.md)
- *Blink Twice* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Tom — [page](https://film.one/film/blink-twice.md)
- *Wednesday* (2022), Fi1m 71, as Kansas City Scalper — [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Keenan Feldspar — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Tusk* (2014), Fi1m 79, as Teddy Craft — [page](https://film.one/film/tusk.md)
- *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), Fi1m 84, as David — [page](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md)
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Fi1m 84, as Cole Sear — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Fi1m 66, as Forrest Junior — [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, as Little Boy — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Love - Love* (2026), as Andy
- *Happy Gilmore 2* (2025), as Billy Jenkins — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/happy-gilmore-2.md)
- *Main Man* (2025), as Erwin / Abe
- *It's Florida, Man.* (2024), series, as Travis
- *The Yellow* (2024), as Roy
- *Blink Twice* (2024), as Tom — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/blink-twice.md)
- *Batman: Caped Crusader* (2024), series, as Anton (voice)
- *Drugstore June* (2024), as Davey
- *Not an Artist* (2023), as Wesley
- *LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red* (2023), as The Collector (voice)
- *The Ultimate Improv Show* (2023), series, as Monologist
- *Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures* (2023), series, as Raxlo (voice)
- *Somebody I Used to Know* (2023), as Jeremy
- *Poker Face* (2023), series, as Kirby Kowalczyk — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Wednesday* (2022), series, as Kansas City Scalper — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie* (2022), as Casey Jones / Foot Soldier 3 (voice)
- *We Baby Bears* (2022), series, as Teddy / Teddy 3 (voice)
- *Dragons: The Nine Realms* (2021), series, as Leonard "Buzzsaw" Burne (voice)
- *Death of a Telemarketer* (2021), as Jim / Dean
- *Dogs in Space* (2021), series, as Garbage (voice)
- *Spidey and His Amazing Friends* (2021), series, as Hydro-Man (voice)
- *The Mysterious Benedict Society* (2021), series, as One
- *Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous* (2020), series, as Kash D. Langford (voice)
- *Star Trek: Lower Decks* (2020), series, as O'Connor (voice)
- *Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics* (2020), as Gabe
- *Bad Therapy* (2020), as Reed
- *Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens* (2020), series, as Amos
- *The Devil Has a Name* (2019), as Alex
- *The Boys* (2019), series, as Mesmer / Charles — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile* (2019), as Liz's Co-Worker Jerry
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2019), series, as Topher
- *Clara's Ghost* (2018), as Joe
- *The Kominsky Method* (2018), series, as Robbie Schumacher
- *Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy* (2018), series, as Gaston LeBone
- *Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town* (2018), as Walt
- *Almost Friends* (2017), as Ben
- *Future Man* (2017), series, as Dr. Stu Camillo
- *Sleepwalker* (2017), as Warren
- *CarGo: The City on 4 Wheels!* (2017), as Danny (voice)
- *Oasis* (2017), series, as Sy Phillips
- *Oasis* (2017), as Sy
- *Goliath* (2016), series, as Dylan Zax
- *Swedish Dicks* (2016), series, as Dave
- *Yoga Hosers* (2016), as Adrien Arcand
- *Me Him Her* (2016), Actor
- *Teachers* (2016), series, as Damien
- *The Spoils Before Dying* (2015), series, as Alistair St. Barnaby
- *Entourage* (2015), as Travis McCredle
- *Wrestling Isn't Wrestling* (2015), as Theater Audience Member
- *The World Made Straight* (2015), as Shank
- *Sex Ed* (2014), as Ed Cole
- *Tusk* (2014), as Teddy Craft — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/tusk.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, as Keenan Feldspar — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *The Spoils of Babylon* (2014), series, as Winston Morehouse
- *I'll Follow You Down* (2013), as Erol Whyte
- *Alpha House* (2013), series, as Shelby Mellman
- *Montana Amazon* (2013), as Womple
- *Sassy Pants* (2012), as Chip Hardy
- *Home of the Giants* (2007), as Robert 'Gar' Gartland
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Kevin Jonas / Tim Murphy (voice)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Clubber (voice)
- *Secondhand Lions* (2003), as Walter
- *The Jungle Book 2* (2003), as Mowgli (voice)
- *The Country Bears* (2002), as Beary Barrington (voice)
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame II* (2002), as Zephyr (voice)
- *Edges of the Lord* (2001), as Romek
- *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), as David — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md)
- *Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big* (2000), as Edwurd Fudwupper (voice)
- *Pay It Forward* (2000), as Trevor McKinney
- *Buzz Lightyear of Star Command* (2000), series, as Myka (voice)
- *Discover Spot* (2000), as Spot
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), as Cole Sear — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *I'll Remember April* (1999), as Peewee Clayton
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Kid in Bathroom (voice), Letter R in Crest Ad (voice), Leonard / Daycare Kid (voice), Coffee Shop Patron (voice), Blockbuster Employee #2 (voice), (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Curbside* (1999), as Tom Terrific (voice)
- *Cab to Canada* (1998), as Bobby
- *The Lake* (1998), as Dylan Hydecker
- *The Ransom of Red Chief* (1998), as Andy Dorset
- *Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas* (1997), as Chip (voice)
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Eric Stall — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *Last Stand at Saber River* (1997), as Davis Cable
- *Hey Arnold!* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Davey Simpkins
- *Bogus* (1996), as Albert
- *The Jeff Foxworthy Show* (1995), series, as Matt Foxworthy
- *For Better or Worse* (1995), as Danny
- *Mixed Nuts* (1994), as Little Boy
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as John Henry
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Nathan Cacaci
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), as Forrest Junior — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *Thunder Alley* (1994), series, as Harry Turner
- *Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg* (1994), as Kyle
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Young John 'Kitten' James / Davey James — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Lucas Simms
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Little Boy — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, as Avery Brown — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *How To Date Again*, as Hugh

## Gallery

- ![Star of A.I., The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, Second Hand Lions, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. NYC Jan '19. (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-9c8b82b4c3d8.jpg) Star of A.I., The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, Second Hand Lions, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. NYC Jan '19. (2019) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Haley_Joel_Osment_%2839988958193%29.jpg/1280px-Haley_Joel_Osment_%2839988958193%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Haley Joel Osment](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-0602d1d12cef.jpg) Haley Joel Osment — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Haley_Joel_Osment_TIFF_2014.jpg/1280px-Haley_Joel_Osment_TIFF_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Haley Joel Osment at the premiere of Tusk, 2014 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-8ffc40af512d.jpg) Haley Joel Osment at the premiere of Tusk, 2014 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Tusk_11_%2815261882026%29.jpg/1280px-Tusk_11_%2815261882026%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Haley Joel Osment at the premiere of Tusk, 2014 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-4f35114fdd85.jpg) Haley Joel Osment at the premiere of Tusk, 2014 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Tusk_12_%2815261883046%29.jpg/1280px-Tusk_12_%2815261883046%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Haley Joel Osment](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-f2e540acfd64.jpg) Haley Joel Osment — Image via TMDB
- ![Haley Joel Osment](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-def151410f82.jpg) Haley Joel Osment — Image via TMDB
- ![Haley Joel Osment](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-365b70bf5c44.jpg) Haley Joel Osment — Image via TMDB
- ![Haley Joel Osment at the premiere of Tusk, 2014 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-3a5274445b0d.jpg) Haley Joel Osment at the premiere of Tusk, 2014 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Tusk_13_%2815281771811%29.jpg/1280px-Tusk_13_%2815281771811%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Haley Joel Osment](https://film.one/media/person/11062/gallery-a0884a1103ce.jpg) Haley Joel Osment — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2000: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Sixth Sense*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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