Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey (/ˈiːɒn/ EE-on; born June 8, 1976) is an American actor.
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. 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, Fight Club, Catherine Jelski’s The Young Unknowns, The Scoundrel’s Wife, Seven and a Match,[citation needed] Renny Harlin’s Mindhunters for Miramax, and the independent feature Sexual Life for director Ken Kwapis. He auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins (2005).
His television appearances include Dawson’s Creek, HBO’s highly acclaimed series Band of Brothers produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, and the HBO original film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself opposite Antonio Banderas.
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. Bailey had recurring guest-starring roles on the TV series Dawson’s Creek and ER.[citation needed]
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. In 2012, Bailey started recurring on Once Upon a Time as August Booth.
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.
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.[citation needed]
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 Kinder | Television film |
| 2018 | FBI | Senator Gary Lynch | Episode: “Family Man” |
| 2020 | The Stand | Teddy Weizak | 10 episode miniseries |
| 2020 | Emily in Paris | Randy Zimmer | Episode: “A Kiss Is Just A Kiss” |
| 2020 | Deliver by Christmas | Hallmark Movie |
