<P> Haley Joel Osment ( born April 10 , 1988 ) is an American actor . After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s , including a small part in Forrest Gump playing the title character 's son ( also named Forrest Gump ) , Osment rose to fame for his performance as a young unwilling medium in M. Night Shyamalan 's thriller film The Sixth Sense , which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high - profile Hollywood films , including Steven Spielberg 's A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Mimi Leder 's Pay It Forward . </P>
<P> Haley Joel Osment ( born April 10 , 1988 ) is an American actor . After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s , including a small part in Forrest Gump playing the title character 's son ( also named Forrest Gump ) , Osment rose to fame for his performance as a young unwilling medium in M. Night Shyamalan 's thriller film The Sixth Sense , which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high - profile Hollywood films , including Steven Spielberg 's A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Mimi Leder 's Pay It Forward . </P>
who plays the little boy in 6th sense
who plays the little boy in 6th sense
Haley Joel Osment
Haley Joel Osment