Was a defensive end on his high-school football team
Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Art
Made TV debut in a 1979 Lou Grant episode; his movie debut was 10 years later in Major League
Breakthrough movie was 1992's Love Field, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer
Received acclaim for 2002's Far from Heaven, in his role as a gardener to whom a 1950s housewife (Julianne Moore) is attracted; the film was a reworking of 1955 tearjerker All That Heaven Allows
David Mamet's series The Unit (2006-2009) is the sixth in which Haysbert was a regular, following 24, Now and Again, Just the Ten of Us, Off the Rack and Code Red
Awards
2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:nominated
2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated