Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment was born on April 10, 1988, in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Theresa (), a teacher, and Michael Eugene Osment, a theater and film actor, both natives of Birmingham, Alabama. Osment was raised Roman Catholic. 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. As a child, Osment wrestled and played basketball, football, and golf. Osment was a student at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada Flintridge, California. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2011. ==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. Osment's first feature film role was as Forrest Gump's son in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, also having a minor role in another 1994 film, Mixed Nuts. Touched by an Angel, In 2000, Osment had a leading role as Trevor McKinney in Pay It Forward; In 2001, Osment starred as Romek in the Polish film Edges of the Lord. 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. The show opened to mixed reviews, and a provisional statement was made on November 20, 2008, that it would close after the first week. Osment subsequently worked on Montana Amazon as both an actor and executive producer. He appeared in an adult role in Sassy Pants (2012). In 2013, Osment appeared in Amazon's Alpha House, 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. 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, and has participated in the annual Michael Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament. In 2006, Osment suffered a broken rib and fractured shoulder blade in an auto accident. In 2007, Osment began attending New York University. 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. In June 2025, he appeared in court for these acts and was sentenced to attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week for six months, as well as have twice-weekly sessions with his therapist during the same period. ==Filmography==

Film Television Video games Theater ==Awards==