{{Short description|American actor (born 1976)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{for|the English man accused of murder|Eoin Bailey}} {{Infobox person | name = Eion Bailey | image = Eion Bailey 2012.jpg | caption = Bailey in 2012 | birth_name = Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|6|8}} | birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 1997–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Weyni Mengesha]]|2011}} | children = 2 | education = [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] }}
'''Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|ɒ|n}} {{respell|EE|on}};<ref>{{cite web|title=Eion Bailey welcome|format=mp3, audio|agency=Black Sky Radio|website=audioboo.fm|url=http://audioboo.fm/boos/510784-eion-bailey-welcome-message.mp3?source=embed|quote=I'm Eion Bailey and I play [[David Kenyon Webster]] on ''Band''...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531070154/http://boos.audioboo.fm/attachments/1680937/eion-bailey-welcome-message.mp3?audio_clip_id=510784|archive-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref> born June 8, 1976) is an American actor.
He stars as Jim Matthews in the [[MGM+]] horror series ''[[From (TV series)|From]]''. He played Pvt. [[David Kenyon Webster]] in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' and appeared in the films ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'', ''[[Center Stage (2000 film)|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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] TV series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''. He also had a recurring role as Ray, a psychopathic killer in the [[CBS]] series ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]''. He played Teddy Weizak in the 2020 limited series ''[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)|The Stand]]''.
==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 (2000 film)|Center Stage]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79457741.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111227/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79457741.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title=Center Stage Takes Us Behind the Scenes|work=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]|date=April 26, 2000|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Fight Club]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4489350.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111229/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4489350.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title=The Fight Club|first=Cindy|last=Pearlman|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=April 18, 1999|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> Catherine Jelski's ''The Young Unknowns'', ''[[The Scoundrel's Wife]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-84146656.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111211/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-84146656.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title=The Scoundrel's Wife|first=Joe|last=Leydon|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]|date=March 12, 2002|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Seven and a Match]]'',{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} [[Renny Harlin]]'s ''[[Mindhunters]]'' for [[Miramax]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132840945.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111231/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132840945.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title=Mindhunters|first=Robert|last=Koehler|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]|date=May 6, 2005|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> and the independent feature ''Sexual Life'' for director [[Ken Kwapis]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122258161.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111209/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122258161.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title=Sexual Life|first=Robert|last=Koehler|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]|date=August 19, 2004|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> He auditioned for the role of [[Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy)|Bruce Wayne]] in ''[[Batman Begins]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batman {{!}} Behind The Scenes of The Dark Knight Trilogy |publisher=Warner Bros. Entertainment |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMkmjg-qZRk&t=2640s |access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>
His television appearances include ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', [[HBO]]'s highly acclaimed series ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' produced by [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Steven Spielberg]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8670573.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111233/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8670573.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title='Brothers in Arms' HBO Miniseries Captures the Horrors of WWII, But Not the Faces|first= Matthew|last=Gilbert|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 7, 2001|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> and the HBO original film ''[[And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]]'' opposite [[Antonio Banderas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-109403357.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111218/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-109403357.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title=And Starring Pancho Villa as himself|first=Phil|last=Gallo|work=Daily Variety|date=September 5, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref>
Onstage, Bailey appeared in ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'' at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]], as well as ''[[Spoon River Anthology]]'', ''[[Look Homeward, Angel]]'', and ''[[Dinner at Eight (play)|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|date=November 2013}}
In 2007, Bailey was awarded a [[Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy]] for his performance in ''[[Life of the Party (2005 film)|Life of the Party]]''.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_34th_creative_winners_data.html|title=34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards Presented at the Star-Studded Hollywood Gala|publisher=[[Daytime Emmy Award]]s|date=June 14, 2007|access-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209182633/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_34th_creative_winners_data.html|archive-date=December 9, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5849847.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111206/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5849847.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title=Coming Attractions|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=April 6, 2007|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> Bailey had recurring guest-starring roles on the TV series ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' and ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Barbeito|first=Camila|date=October 7, 2020|title=You're Having a Hard Time Placing Emily in Paris's Randy Because He's in Everything|url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/47862264|access-date=August 13, 2021|website=POPSUGAR Entertainment|language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-28826305.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611111223/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-28826305.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|title='Affairs' returns on USA|first=Jay|last=Bobbin |work=[[The Buffalo News]]|date=June 5, 2011|access-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Brissey|first=Breia|date=February 18, 2011|title='30 Rock': Hookup on the Orient Express (Malarkey!)|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/02/18/30-rock-recap-its-never-too-late-for-now/}}</ref> In 2012, Bailey started recurring on ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' as August Booth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/once-upon-time-eion-bailey-1038742.aspx|title=Once Upon a Time Exclusive: Eion Bailey Heading to Storybrooke|first=Natalie|last= Abrams|work=[[TV Guide]] |date=October 14, 2011|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/law-order-svu-eion-bailey-450189|title='Law & Order: SVU': Eion Bailey Previews 'Respectful' Portrayal of Post-War Hardships|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 5, 2013|access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1997 || ''[[A Better Place]]'' || Ryan || |- | 1999 || ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'' || Ricky || |- | rowspan=3| 2000 || ''[[The Young Unknowns]]'' || Joe || |- | ''[[Center Stage (2000 film)|Center Stage]]'' || Jim Gordon || |- | ''[[Almost Famous]]'' || Jann Wenner || |- | 2002 || ''[[The Scoundrel's Wife]]'' || Ensign Jack Burwell || |- | rowspan=2| 2003 || ''[[Seven and a Match]]'' || Sid || |- | ''[[And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]]'' || Frank N. Thayer || |- | 2004 || ''[[Mindhunters]]'' || Bobby Whitman || |- | rowspan=2| 2005 || ''[[Life of the Party (2005 film)|Life of the Party]]'' || Michael || Won – Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special |- | ''[[Sexual Life]]'' || David || |- | 2008 || ''A House Divided'' || Romi Meir || a.k.a. ''Language of the Enemy'' |- | rowspan=2| 2009 || ''[[The Canyon (film)|The Canyon]]'' || Nick || |- | ''[[(Untitled) (2009 film)|(Untitled)]]'' || Josh || |- | 2017 || ''[[Extortion (2017 film)|Extortion]]'' || Kevin Riley || |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1997 || ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' || Kyle DuFours || Episode: "[[The Pack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|The Pack]]" |- | 1998 || ''[[Significant Others (1998 TV series)|Significant Others]]'' || Cambell Chasen || Main role |- | 1998 || ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' || Billy Konrad || Episodes: "Boyfriend", "Road Trip" |- | 2001 || ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' || Pvt. David Kenyon Webster || Miniseries |- | rowspan=2| 2003 || ''[[And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]]'' || Frank Thayer || [[Television film]] |- | ''[[Without a Trace]]'' || Christopher Mayes || Episode: "Confidence" |- | rowspan=2| 2005 || ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' || Jake Scanlon || Recurring role (season 11) |- | ''[[CSI: NY]]'' || Dean Lessing || Episode: "Charge of This Post" |- | rowspan=3| 2006 || ''[[Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King|Nightmares and Dreamscapes]]'' || Lonnie Freeman || Episode: "Crouch End" |- | ''Orpheus'' || {{TableTBA|N/A}} || rowspan=2| TV film |- | ''[[Candles on Bay Street]]'' || Sam Timmons |- | rowspan=2| 2009 || ''[[Cold Case]]'' || Patrick 'The Rifle' Lennox || Episode: "November 22" |- | ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]'' || Cam || Episode: "Cover Me" |- | 2010 || ''Dirty Little Secret'' || Jack (voice) || Web series; main role |- | 2010–11 || ''[[Covert Affairs]]'' || Ben Mercer || Recurring role (seasons 1–2) |- | rowspan=2| 2011 || ''[[30 Rock]]'' || Anders || Episode: "[[It's Never Too Late for Now]]" |- | ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' || Adam Winter || Episode: "Icarus" |- | 2012–17 || ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' || August Wayne Booth / Pinocchio || 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 (TV series)|Stalker]]'' || Ray || Recurring role; 6 episodes |- | 2016 || ''Who Killed JonBenet'' || Detective Steve Thomas|| rowspan=2| TV film |- | rowspan=2| 2017 || ''Switched for Christmas'' || Tom Kinder |- | ''The Last Tycoon '' || Clint || Miniseries; 3 episodes |- | 2018 || ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]'' || Senator Gary Lynch || Episode: "Family Man" |- | rowspan=3| 2020 || ''[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' || Teddy Weizak || Miniseries |- | ''[[Emily in Paris]]'' || Randy Zimmer || Episode: "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss" |- | ''Deliver by Christmas'' || Josh || TV film |- | 2022–present || ''[[From (TV series)|From]]'' || Jim Matthews || Main role |}
== Personal life == Bailey married [[Weyni Mengesha]], a Canadian theatre director, in 2011.<ref name="Globe2016-09-01" /> The couple have two children.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}}
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="Globe2016-09-01"> {{cite news | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/how-stories-shaped-weyni-mengesha-into-the-theatre-director-she-is-today/article31218837/ | title = How stories shaped Weyni Mengesha into the theatre director she is today | work = [[The Globe and Mail]] | first = J. Kelly | last = Nestruck | date = August 1, 2016 | access-date = July 3, 2019 | quote = 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. }} </ref> }}
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