Scott Haze (born December 30, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his role in the 2013 film Child of God, as well as Thank You for Your Service (2017), the 2021 western Old Henry, and others. He also directed Mully (2015), a documentary on the African humanitarian Charles Mully.
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Early life and education
Haze was born in Dallas. He is an alumnus of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting(formerly known as the Stella Adler Conservatory) and Playhouse West, which was founded by Robert Carnegie and Sanford Meisner.
Career
Theater
In 2006, Haze envisioned, built, and founded The Sherry Theater in the North Hollywood Arts District in California, naming the theater after his mother. Plays written by Haze include 2006's Devil's Night and 2011's Angel Asylum, both of which he acted in as well as directed.
Haze made his New York stage debut on July 13, 2017, in the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre's production of Robert Boswell's The Long Shrift, directed by close friend James Franco. The play also starred Ahna O'Reilly, Brian Lally, Allie Gallerani, and Ally Sheedy.
Film
Between 2006 and 2010, Haze starred in several films and television shows including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Live!, Prey For Me, Tunnel Vision, and Cop Dog.
In 2011, Haze received critical acclaim for his role of Sgt. Scotty Fowlkes in Post, the directorial debut by Jim Parrack.
Haze first collaborated with close friend James Franco in 2011 on Rebel, a multimedia art piece Franco created with a series of other filmmakers and artists including Ed Ruscha and Paul McCarthy, Turner Prize-winner Douglas Gordon, paint-by-motorcycle artist Aaron Young, fashion photographer Terry Richardson, and filmmaker Harmony Korine. Haze worked with Franco in the section titled Brad Forever, a documentary piece on actor Brad Renfro.
In September 2011, Franco announced at the Toronto International Film Festival that he was set to direct and adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel Child of God, the story of Lester Ballard, "a young man who becomes ostracized from society and falls into a life of crime and sexual depravity while living in a cave in Tennessee." In January 2012, Haze had signed on to play that lead role of Lester Ballard. Haze worked on the role of Ballard for a year prior to filming and actually moved to Sevierville, Tennessee, where the Cormac McCarthy novel is set. In preparation for the role, Haze lost 45 pounds, lived in caves and stayed in character for months before and during filming.
Haze starred in As I Lay Dying, James Franco's adaptation of the William Faulkner novel, as Skeet McGowan, "a conniving drug store clerk." The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.
In 2013 Child of God made its premiere in official competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival and official selection of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Child of God was an Official selection of the 51st New York Film Festival and the 2013 Austin Film Festival. The film screened at the Dallas International Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2014. Child of God was released theatrically by Well Go USA on August 1, 2014.
Haze was named one of Variety's 10 Actors To Watch For 2013. For his performance in Child Of God, Haze was also award the Breakthrough Performer Of The Year at the 2013 Hamptons International Film Festival.