How old was Jackie Earle Haley in Breaking Away?

Have you ever watched a movie and found yourself curious about a celebrity’s age at the time? That knowledge can reshape how we view their performance. Let’s dive into that fascinating detail.

In Breaking Away, Jackie Earle Haley took on the role at the age of:

17 years old

According to our data, that’s how old the celebrity really was during the film.

For this age we used as a reference point the first day of the year of the release of Breaking Away:

January 1, 1979

And the day in which Jackie Earle Haley was born:

July 14, 1961

Movies tend to be released within a year of filming, so Jackie Earle Haley may have been one year off from the listed age in certain scenes.