Scott Haze is an alumnus of the Stella Adler Conservatory and Playhouse West. His breakout role was in the 2014 film, Child of God, where he played Lester Ballard, in the adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel. He earned the prestigious honor by the New York Times as the Breakout Actor of summer 2014 in addition to many accolades globally. He has gone on to appear in films such as Midnight Special, The Sound and The Fury and Between Us.

 

Haze owns and built the Sherry Theater in North Hollywood, California in 2006, naming the theater after his mother, and is the Artistic Director and founder of Rattlestick West with David Van Asselt and his long time collaborator James Franco. Plays penned by Haze have included 2006's Devil's Night and 2011's Angel Asylum, both of which he acted in as well as directed. 

 

Haze’s directorial debut, Mully, a documentary on the African humanitarian Charles Mully, racked up numerous best film awards on the festival circuit and will premiere in theaters in a wide release in 2017.

 

Next year Haze can be seen in Granite Mountain, alongside Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Taylor Kitsch and Jennifer Connelly, in the true story of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots who battled a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona in June 2013 that tragically claimed the lives of 19 wild land firefighters.

 

Haze next stars in Thank You For Your Service, opposite Miles Teller, in a drama about war veterans suffering from PTSD, produced by Steven Spielberg, and directed by American Sniper scribe Jason Hall.