Eion Bailey

For the English man accused of murder, see Eoin Bailey.
Eion Bailey
Bailey in 2012
Born
Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey

(1976-06-08) June 8, 1976 (age 48)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
EducationAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children2

Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey (/ˈiːɒn/ EE-on;[1] born June 8, 1976) is an American actor.

He stars as Jim Matthews in the MGM+ horror series From. He played Pvt. David Kenyon Webster in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and appeared in the films Fight Club, Center Stage, Mindhunters, and Sexual Life. He had a recurring role on the USA Network TV series Covert Affairs and played August (Pinocchio) in the ABC TV series Once Upon a Time. He also had a recurring role as Ray, a psychopathic killer in the CBS series Stalker.

Bailey married Weyni Mengesha, a Canadian theatre director, in 2011.[2] The couple have two children.

Career

Bailey struggled in school until he found his calling in his high school's drama department. He was soon performing in each school play and went on to study formally at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He briefly attended Santa Barbara City College. He appeared in Almost Famous, portraying Jann Wenner. He was seen in Center Stage,[3] Fight Club,[4] Catherine Jelski's The Young Unknowns, The Scoundrel's Wife,[5] Seven and a Match,[citation needed] Renny Harlin's Mindhunters for Miramax,[6] and the independent feature Sexual Life for director Ken Kwapis.[7] He auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins (2005).[8]

His television appearances include Dawson's Creek, HBO's highly acclaimed series Band of Brothers produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg,[9] and the HBO original film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself opposite Antonio Banderas.[10]

Onstage, Bailey appeared in Equus at the Pasadena Playhouse, as well as Spoon River Anthology, Look Homeward, Angel, and Dinner at Eight at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Desire and I at the Access Theatre Santa Barbara, and Icarus' Mother at the SBCC Studio Theatre. [citation needed]

In 2007, Bailey was awarded a Daytime Emmy for his performance in Life of the Party.[11][12] Bailey had recurring guest-starring roles on the TV series Dawson's Creek and ER. [13]

In 2010, Bailey had a recurring role in USA Network's Covert Affairs as Ben Mercer, Annie's ex-boyfriend, who was being targeted by the CIA, before returning to the Agency near the end of Season 1.[14] Bailey had a guest role on 30 Rock in 2011 as Anders, a love interest of Liz Lemon's who is "definitely not a Swiss prostitute that Martha Stewart recommended."[15] In 2012, Bailey started recurring on Once Upon a Time as August Booth.[16]

On May 1, 2013, Bailey guest-starred in "Traumatic Wound" on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Frank Patterson, an Iraq war veteran with PTSD who becomes a key witness in an investigation of a sexual assault in a nightclub.[17]

Filmography

Film

Eion Bailey during filming of Once Upon a Time, 2012
Year Title Role Notes
1997 A Better Place Ryan
1999 Fight Club Ricky  
2000 The Young Unknowns Joe  
2000 Center Stage Jim Gordon
2000 Almost Famous Jann Wenner
2002 The Scoundrel's Wife Ensign Jack Burwell
2003 Seven and a Match Sid
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Frank N. Thayer
2004 Mindhunters Bobby Whitman
2005 Life of the Party Michael Won – Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special
2005 Sexual Life David
2008 A House Divided Romi Meir a.k.a. Language of the Enemy
2009 The Canyon Nick
2009 (Untitled) Josh
2017 Extortion Kevin Riley

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Kyle DuFours Episode: "The Pack"
1998 Significant Others Cambell Chasen Main role
1998 Dawson's Creek Billy Konrad Episodes: "Boyfriend", "Road Trip"
2001 Band of Brothers Pvt. David Kenyon Webster Miniseries
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Frank Thayer Television film
2003 Without a Trace Christopher Mayes Episode: "Confidence"
2005 ER Jake Scanlon Recurring role (season 11)
2005 CSI: NY Dean Lessing Episode: "Charge of This Post"
2006 Nightmares and Dreamscapes Lonnie Freeman Episode: "Crouch End"
2006 Orpheus N/A Television film
2006 Candles on Bay Street Sam Timmons Television film
2009 Cold Case Patrick 'The Rifle' Lennox Episode: "November 22"
2009 Numb3rs Cam Episode: "Cover Me"
2010 Dirty Little Secret Jack Web series; voice role; main role
2010–2011 Covert Affairs Ben Mercer Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2011 30 Rock Anders Episode: "It's Never Too Late for Now"
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Adam Winter Episode: "Icarus"
2012–2017 Once Upon a Time August Wayne Booth / Pinocchio Main role (season 1), Recurring Role (2, 4, 6); 15 episodes
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Frank Patterson Episode: "Traumatic Wound"
2014 Ray Donovan Steve Knight Recurring role (season 2); 5 episodes
2015 Stalker Ray Recurring role; 6 episodes
2016 Who Killed JonBenet Television film (Lifetime)
2017 Switched for Christmas Tom Kinder Television film
2017 The Last Tycoon Clint Television miniseries; 3 episodes
2018 FBI Senator Gary Lynch Episode: "Family Man"
2020 The Stand Teddy Weizak 9 episode miniseries
2020 Emily in Paris Randy Zimmer Episode: "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss"
2020 Deliver by Christmas Josh Hallmark Movie
2022–present From Jim Matthews Main role

References

  1. ^ "Eion Bailey welcome". audioboo.fm. Black Sky Radio. Archived from the original (mp3, audio) on May 31, 2012. I'm Eion Bailey and I play David Kenyon Webster on Band...
  2. ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (August 1, 2016). "How stories shaped Weyni Mengesha into the theatre director she is today". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 3, 2019. That's one way to come out of maternity leave. "Two babies, three shows," is how Mengesha summarizes her schedule this summer – the Vancouver-born, Scarborough-raised director now has both a one-year-old boy and three-year-old boy with her husband, the American actor Eion Bailey.
  3. ^ "Center Stage Takes Us Behind the Scenes". Los Angeles Sentinel. April 26, 2000. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Pearlman, Cindy (April 18, 1999). "The Fight Club". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Leydon, Joe (March 12, 2002). "The Scoundrel's Wife". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Koehler, Robert (May 6, 2005). "Mindhunters". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  7. ^ Koehler, Robert (August 19, 2004). "Sexual Life". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Batman | Behind The Scenes of The Dark Knight Trilogy". YouTube. Warner Bros. Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Gilbert, Matthew (September 7, 2001). "'Brothers in Arms' HBO Miniseries Captures the Horrors of WWII, But Not the Faces". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  10. ^ Gallo, Phil (September 5, 2003). "And Starring Pancho Villa as himself". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  11. ^ "34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards Presented at the Star-Studded Hollywood Gala" (Press release). Daytime Emmy Awards. June 14, 2007. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  12. ^ "Coming Attractions". The Washington Post. April 6, 2007. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  13. ^ Barbeito, Camila (October 7, 2020). "You're Having a Hard Time Placing Emily in Paris's Randy Because He's in Everything". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  14. ^ Bobbin, Jay (June 5, 2011). "'Affairs' returns on USA". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  15. ^ Brissey, Breia (February 18, 2011). "'30 Rock': Hookup on the Orient Express (Malarkey!)". Entertainment Weekly.
  16. ^ Abrams, Natalie (October 14, 2011). "Once Upon a Time Exclusive: Eion Bailey Heading to Storybrooke". TV Guide. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  17. ^ "'Law & Order: SVU': Eion Bailey Previews 'Respectful' Portrayal of Post-War Hardships". The Hollywood Reporter. January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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