Haley Lu Richardson
Birthdate: Mar 7, 1995
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Haley Lu Richardson has been a leading actor in a wide range of American films, several directed by Kogonada, making her feature acting debut in the lead role of director/co-writer Thomas Hammock’s post-apocalyptic drama, The Last Survivors (2014), with Booboo Stewart, Max Charles, Michael Welch and Jon Gries, and which was produced by Federighi Films, and then Richardson co-starred in director/writer Kerem Sanga’s comedy-drama, The Young Kieslowski (2014), starring Ryan Malgarini, Joshua Malina, Osric Chau, Jessica Lu, Melora Walters and James Le Gros, produced by PSH Collective and released limited by Mance Media.
Richardson joined the cast of the sports comedy-drama, The Bronze (2015), with Melissa Rauch (who co-wrote with Winston Rauch), Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan and Cecily Strong, produced by Stage 6 Films/Duplass Brothers Productions, and which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival before a release by Sony Pictures Classics (U.S.)/Stage 6 Films (International).
Richardson joined the fine cast of Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, and Kyra Sedgwick in director/writer Kelly Fremon Craig’s coming-of-age comedy-drama, The Edge of Seventeen (2016), produced by James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, and Julie Ansell, and which launched at the Toronto Film Festival before a theatrical release by STX Entertainment for a good $19.4 million gross. Richardson played a supporting role in M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller, Split (2016), his second in the Unbreakable trilogy starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Brad William Henke, and Neal Huff, produced by Blinding Edge Pictures and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, and grossing a highly profitable $278.5 million gross for Universal Pictures.
Haley Lu Richardson co-starred in director/writer/editor Kogonada’s elegant feature debut, Columbus (2017), starring John Cho, Michelle Forbes, Rory Culkin, and Parker Posey, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and released by the Sundance Institute to a $1.1 million return.
Richardson shifted to period (1920s-era) drama in her portrayal of Louise Brooks in the Julian Fellowes-written The Chaperone (2018), starring Elizabeth McGovern (who also produced), Miranda Otto, Blythe Danner, Campbell Scott, and Geza Rohrig under Michael Engler’s direction, and which was released in limited theatrical pattern by PBS Distribution.
Richardson joined the ensemble of the Chris Weitz-directed historical thriller, Operation Finale (2018), starring and produced by Oscar Isaac, with Ben Kingsley (as Adolf Eichmann), Lior Raz, Melanie Lauren, Nick Kroll, produced by MGM/Automatik Entertainment, and released theatrically in the U.S. by Annapurna Pictures and Netflix internationally to an $18 million return. Richardson co-starred with Regina Hall in director/writer Andrew Bujalski’s acclaimed sports bar comedy, Support the Girls (2018), with James LeGros, Shayna McHayle, Dylan Gelula, AJ Michalka, Brooklyn Decker, and Jana Kramer, and was released in a limited pattern by Magnolia Pictures after launching at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
Haley Lu Richardson co-starred in one of her most commercially successful movies, debuting director/producer Justin Baldoni’s romantic drama Five Feet Apart (2019), co-starring Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias and Claire Forlani, co-written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis based on the life of Claire Wineland, produced by CBS Films/Welle Entertainment/Wayfarer Entertainment and grossing a robust $92.6 million for distributor Lionsgate. Richardson reunited with filmmaker Kogonada for his second feature, the sci-fi fable After Yang (2021), based on the Alexander Weinstein story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” and co-starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, and Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival and released simultaneously in cinemas by A24 and on streaming by Showtime.
Richardson co-starred with Owen Teague in directors/writers/producers Scott McGehee’s and David Siegel’s family drama Montana Story (2021), with Gilbert Owuor, Kimberly Guerrero, Eugene Brave Rock, and Asivak Koostachin, launching at the Toronto Film Festival before a limited theatrical release by Bleecker Street (U.S.)/Stage 6 Films (International). Richardson co-starred with Sam Rockwell in director/producer Gore Verbinski’s sci-fi comedy, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2025), co-starring Michael Pena, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Juno Temple, and Dino Fetscher, written by Matthew Robinson. After premiering at the Fantastic Fest, the U.S./Germany/South Africa co-production was released widely by Briarcliff Entertainment (U.S.)/Constantin Film (Germany).
Haley Lu Richardson was the star/producer of her third feature with director/writer/producer Kogonada, titled zi (date to be announced), co-starring Michelle Mao and Jin Ha (both of whom also produced), set in Hong Kong with dialogue in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin Chinese, and which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Personal life
Haley Lu Richardson was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, by her parents, Forest (Golf Course Architect) and Valerie (Graphic Designer). Richardson attended Montessori schools in the Phoenix area and was also a member of a competitive dance company for eight years and transferred this training to pursuing a dance career on her own in Los Angeles, where she eventually shifted into an acting career. Richardson was engaged to her long-time boyfriend Brett Dier for one year (2019-2020) until they broke up after an eight-year relationship. Richardson’s height is 5’ 2”. Richardson’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
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Haley Lu Richardson Movies
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- 2026 |
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
A stranger claiming to be from the future bursts into a late-night diner in Los Angeles with a dire warning: a rogue artificial intelligence will soon annihilate humanity. With only one night to act, he must recruit an unlikely group of diner patrons to join his urgent mission. As time slips away, they must decide whether to believe him and help save the world.
- 2023 | Love at First Sight
- 2022 |
Montana Story
asErin
Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.
- 2022 |
After Yang
asAda
In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.
- 2020 | Unpregnant
- 2019 |
The Chaperone
asLouise
In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.
- 2019 |
Five Feet Apart
asStella
Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control -- all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, a charming boy who has the same illness.
- 2018 |
Operation Finale
asSylvia Hermann
A team of secret agents sets out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.
- 2018 |
Support the Girls
asMaci
The general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith in her girls, her customers and herself tested over the course of a long, strange day.
- 2017 |
- 2017 |
- 2016 |
The Edge of Seventeen
asKrista
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
- 2016 |
The Bronze
asMaggie Townsend
A foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist with local celebrity status reluctantly trains a rising Olympics aspirant.
- 2015 | Follow
- 2014 | The Last Survivors
- 2014 | The Young Kieslowski
Facts About Haley Lu Richardson
What’s in a Name?: Haley Lu Richardson’s father invented her middle name “Lu.”
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