Haines also worked as stand-in on the 2009 crime drama Middle Men which featured Trek performers Kelsey Grammer and Christopher McDonald. He had background parts in episodes of Desperate Housewives (2006, with Teri Hatcher, Alfre Woodard, and Brenda Strong), Heartland (2007, with Jamie McShane), and Better Off Ted (2009, with Jay Harrington). Among his film performances are the short comedy Bitch (2006), Emilio Estevez' drama Bobby (2006, with Christian Slater, Spencer Garrett, Kevin McCorkle, and Shana Golden), the short drama Essential Life (2008), and the television comedy Canned (2009).