Eion Bailey

Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey (/ˈiːɒn/ EE-on;[2] born June 8, 1976) is an American actor.

Eion Bailey
Bailey filming in January 2012
Born	Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey (1976-06-08) June 8, 1976 Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Weyni Mengesha[1]
Children	2

He played Pvt. David Kenyon Webster in the 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, an award-winning Canadian theatre director, in 2011.[1] The pair 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, Renny Harlin's Mindhunters for Miramax,[6] and the independent feature Sexual Life for director Ken Kwapis.[7]

His television appearances include Dawson's Creek, HBO's highly acclaimed series Band of Brothers produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg,[8] and the HBO original film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself opposite Antonio Banderas.[9]

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.

In 2007, Bailey was awarded a Daytime Emmy for his performance in Life of the Party.[10][11] Bailey had recurring guest-starring roles on the TV series Dawson's Creek and ER.

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.[12] In 2012, Bailey started recurring on Once Upon a Time as August Booth.[13]

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.[14]

He has net worth of $3.03 millions.[15]

Philanthropy

During a trip to Peru, Bailey saw a group of children travel 24 miles on foot to school. This led to the creation of Imagine This! TV, a reality TV show chronicling one-week philanthropic projects for people all around the world. The network uses an open-source collaboration platform that encourages input from its viewers. Bailey is currently working on getting broadcast distribution for the TV show.

Filmography

Film

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	Recurring role (seasons 1–2, 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	Television film
2018	FBI	Senator Gary Lynch	Episode: “Family Man”
2020	The Stand	Teddy Weizak	10 episode miniseries

References

1. J. Kelly Newstruck (2016-09-01). "How stories shaped Weyni Mengesha into the theatre director she is today". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2019-07-03. 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.
2. "Eion Bailey welcome" (mp3, audio). audioboo.fm. Black Sky Radio. I'm Eion Bailey and I play David Kenyon Webster on Band...
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. (subscription required)
4. Pearlman, Cindy (April 18, 1999). "The Fight Club". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013. (subscription required)
5. Leydon, Joe (March 12, 2002). "The Scoundrel's Wife". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013. (subscription required)
6. Koehler, Robert (May 6, 2005). "Mindhunters". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013. (subscription required)
7. Koehler, Robert (August 19, 2004). "Sexual Life". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013. (subscription required)
8. 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. (subscription required)
9. 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. (subscription required)
10. "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.
11. "Coming Attractions". The Washington Post. April 6, 2007. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013. (subscription required)
12. Bobbin, Jay (June 5, 2011). "'Affairs' returns on USA". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013. (subscription required)
13. Abrams, Natalie (Oct 14, 2011). "Once Upon a Time Exclusive: Eion Bailey Heading to Storybrooke". TV Guide. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
14. "'Law & Order: SVU': Eion Bailey Previews 'Respectful' Portrayal of Post-War Hardships". The Hollywood Reporter. January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
15. "How Much Money Does Eion Bailey Make? Latest Income Salary". Celeb Net Worth.

External links

• Eion Bailey on IMDb
• Eion Bailey at AllMovie