Question: who played freddy on nightmare on elm street

title: Freddy Krueger
text: Frederick Charles `` Freddy '' Krueger is a character of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series . He first appeared in Wes Craven 's A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) as a burnt serial killer who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams , causing their deaths in the real world as well . In the dream world , he is a powerful force and almost completely invulnerable . However , whenever Freddy is pulled into the real world , he has normal human vulnerabilities . Krueger was created by Wes Craven , and had been consistently portrayed by Robert Englund since his first appearance . In the 2010 franchise reboot , he was portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley . In 2011 , Freddy appeared as a playable character in the video game Mortal Kombat . Over the course of the series , Freddy has battled numerous survivors including Nancy Thompson . 

Answer: answer: Frederick Charles `` Freddy '' Krueger had been consistently portrayed by Robert Englund since his first appearance . In the 2010 franchise reboot , he was portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley .