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Rocco Haynes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leeds, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Rocco Haynes is an English child actor.
Rocco Haynes was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [1] Haynes is the younger brother of Austin Haynes, also an actor.
Haynes started his acting career aged three appearing in a small role in The A Word. He went on to land his first speaking part in Gentleman Jack, playing the role of 'Billy Hardcastle'. [2]
Haynes first standout role was appearing in the Coop Christmas commercial [3] [4] in 2020 [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] alongside older brother and actor Austin Haynes. This commercial was very successful, winning several awards [7] including 'Best Casting Featuring Children' at the Casting Directors Association Awards ceremony held at BAFTA in 2021. [10] [11] [12]
Since then, Haynes has appeared in several well known productions including 'Wolfe'; All Creatures Great and Small' and 'Odd Squad'. Haynes' film appearances include roles in The Railway Children Return, [13] The Dalesman's Litany and Starve Acre. [14] In 2024, Haynes completed filming on Boxing Biopic Giant, [15] with Pierce Brosnan, again appearing alongside older brother Austin Haynes. Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood are among the executive producers through Balboa Productions. [16]
A keen Leeds United fan, Haynes appeared as the hero in the LUFC Christmas Commercial 'Show Your True Colours' in December 2023, [17] starring alongside Eddie Gray; Archie Gray and Georginio Rutter.
In the summer of 2024, Haynes was cast in a pivotal role in Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later , which was released on 20 June 2025.
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Co-op Round Are Way | Busker Boy | |
| 2021 | Ali & Ava | School Boy | |
| 2022 | The Railway Children Return | Village Child | |
| 2023 | Starve Acre | Football boy | |
| 2025 | 28 Years Later | Young Jimmy | |
| 2026 | Giant † | Mikey | Post production |
| TBA | The Dalesman's Litany† | Richard |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The A Word | Child in play area | |
| 2019 | Gentleman Jack | Billy Hardcastle | |
| 2020 | Last Tango in Halifax | School boy | |
| 2021 | Wolfe | Rex | |
| 2021 | All Creatures Great & Small | Samuel Ingledew | |
| 2022 | Dodger | Orphan | |
| 2022–2023 | Hullraisers | Gnome Boy/Theatre Boy | |
| 2023 | Emmerdale | ||
| 2024 | Odd Squad | Agent Opstairs | |
| 2024 | Toxic Town |
In November 2024 he was awarded 'Yorkshires Young Achiever of the Year' [13] for 'Contribution to the Arts'. [18] [19] [20]
