Biography
Jackie Earle Haley is an American actor. He began his career as a child performer in the 1970s, appearing in films including The Bad News Bears (1976) as Kelly Leak and Breaking Away (1979) as Moocher.
After a period working in advertising, Haley returned to acting with a supporting role in All the King's Men (2006). His performance as Ronnie McGorvey in Little Children (2006) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Subsequent roles include Walter Kovacs / Rorschach in Watchmen (2009), Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), George Noyce in Shutter Island (2010), and Grewishka in Alita: Battle Angel (2019). He has also appeared in Dark Shadows (2012), Lincoln (2012) and RoboCop (2014).
