Scott Haze

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Scott Haze at the New York Film Critics Series premiere for Child of God in July 2014

Scott Haze (* in Dallas ) is an American film actor , film director , film producer and screenwriter .

Life

Born in Dallas and raised in Texas, Scott Haze received his education at the Stella Adler Conservatory, founded by Robert Carnegie and Sanford Meisner , and the Playhouse West in Los Angeles. Haze first appeared in the 2006 comedy film Danny Roane: First Time Director by Andy Dick , in which he played a rehab patient. He wrote the script for the mystery horror film Prey 4 Me , which was released in 2007. Haze starred in the role of Daniel in the 2012 short film The Taste of Copper . The documentary Mully about the African philanthropist Charles Mully followed in 2015 , for which he also acted as a director and producer and for which he has received several awards.

In the film Child of God by James Franco , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy , which was presented at the Venice Film Festival in August 2013 , Haze was given the role of Lester Ballard, a criminal who has been disowned by society. There he was nominated as best actor for the Volpi Cup. At the Hamptons International Film Festival, he was named Best Young Actor for this role. In preparation for his role, Haze lived in a cabin in Sevierville Forest, Tennessee, and in caves, and lost weight. When asked, Haze said, "I lost 20 pounds and made a living on apples and fish." In 2013, Haze was also named one of ten Actors To Watch by industry magazine Variety .

After that, Haze was seen in a number of Franco's films, whose best friend and muse he is and also lives with him, for example in The Sound and the Fury , Stormy Harvest - In Dubious Battle , The Institute and in Future World . Haze also got bigger roles in Franco's previously unreleased films Zeroville and The Long Home . He had also stood in front of the camera several times with Franco, for example for the film The Safe - Nobody Is Spared from 2017.

Also in 2017 played Haze in Thank You for Your Service by Jason Dean Hall the soldier Michael Adam Emory and took over in No Way Out - Against the flames of Joseph Kosinski with Clayton Whitted the role of one of the 19 firefighters who in a forest fire in Yarnell Hill Died in 2013. Haze had also prepared intensively for the role of the soldier for Thank You for Your Service . When asked about this, he said: "I look at these roles like an athlete."

Haze is currently writing the script for the documentary Ghost & Goblins . It is the first feature film in which Haze also acts as a cameraman. He is also the founder of the Rattlestick West Theater Company and the founder and owner of a theater in North Hollywood . He named the Sherry Theater he founded in 2006 after his mother.

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

Austin Film Festival

  • 2015: Awarded the Audience Award - Documentaries (Mully)

Hamptons International Film Festival

  • 2013: Award as Best Young Actor (Child of God)

Venice International Film Festival

  • 2013 : Nomination as Best Actor for the Volpi Cup (Child of God)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mark Jacobs: Scott Haze In: interviewmagazine.com, February 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Leena Kim: The New Documentary 'Mully' Chronicles One Man's Determination to Save Kenya's Orphans In: Town & Country, September 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Enthusiastic about 'Child of God' In: gala.de, August 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Meliassa Leon: Scott Haze on Playing a Necrophiliac in 'Child of God' and Naked Paintballing with James Franco In: thedailybeast.com, August 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Child Of God: A blog for the 2013 film Child Of God directed by James Franco and starring Scott Haze In: childofgodfilm.wordpress.com, September 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ Jon Weisman: 10 Actors to Watch: Scott Haze Has Become James Franco's Go-To Guy In: Variety, October 9, 2013.
  7. ^ Gordon Cox: James Franco and the Actor He Can't Get Enough Of Talk Stage, Film and How to Play Crazy In: Variety, July 31, 2014.
  8. ↑ https://la-confidential-magazine.com/scott-haze-on-working-with-james-franco
  9. ↑ https://americanwaymagazine.com/there%E2%80%99s-method-scott-haze%E2%80%99s-madness
  10. ↑ https://www.out.com/entertainment/movies/2014/07/15/scott-haze-pal-james-franco-verge-his-own-ubiquity
  11. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/news/567005/james-franco-calls-out-story-about-him-living-with-actor-scott-haze-as-homophobic-scoop
  12. ↑ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/07/scott-haze-james-franco
  13. ↑ http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/196618/kritik.html
  14. ↑ https://www.hfotusa.org/building-homes/veterans/emory/
  15. ↑ http://www.azfamily.com/story/22736418/yarnell-hill-fire-names-of-fallen-hotshot-crew-released
  16. ↑ http://pop.inquirer.net/2017/10/engaging-true-story-firefighters-brave/
  17. ↑ http://variety.com/2017/film/features/actor-scott-haze-1202574664/
  18. ↑ https://americanwaymagazine.com/there%E2%80%99s-method-scott-haze%E2%80%99s-madness
personal data
SURNAME Haze, Scott
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas, United States