Robert Bailey Jr.

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Robert Bailey Jr.
Born (1989-10-28) October 28, 1989 (age 34)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Robert Bailey Jr. (born October 28, 1989)[1] is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child, Bailey appeared in films Mission to Mars (2000) and Dragonfly (2002), and acted in various television series during the late 1990s and 2000s.

As an adult, Bailey has been a main cast member on medical drama The Night Shift (2014−17)[2] and mystery drama Emergence (2019−20), in addition to a recurring role in science fiction space drama For All Mankind (2022−present).

Biography[edit]

Bailey is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was first discovered at the age of three by Family Circle magazine.[3] Bailey's first role was a guest appearance on crime drama Nash Bridges in 1996, at the age of six.[1] He then appeared in small roles on The Practice, Touched by an Angel,[1] Walker, Texas Ranger and ER. Bailey had a bit part in the first Disney Channel Original Movie, Under Wraps (1997).[4]

He had a recurring role as M.J., a child who is HIV-positive,[5] on Becker (1998−99).[6] For his performance on Becker, Bailey received a Young Artist Award in 1999 for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series by a Guest Starring Young Actor.[7] In the Hallmark movie Little John (2002), Bailey was the eponymous title character, a young boy who was adopted by his grandfather (Ving Rhames).[8][9] Bailey appeared in Dragonfly (2002), as a child who communicated with a dead woman after having a near-death experience.[10] He portrayed Barris Hawkins, the son of Wanda Sykes' character, in sitcom Wanda at Large (2003).[11]

Bailey played the role of Reggie in documentary What the Bleep Do We Know? (2005).[12] He provided the voice of Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat in Coraline (2009),[13] a role he reprised in the video game adaptation.[14] Bailey's other film credits include Mission to Mars (2000),[15] Bubble Boy (2001) and The Happening (2008).

He appeared in To Save a Life (2010) as Roger, a disabled friend of the protagonist who kills himself, and Roger's death is the focal point of the story.[16] In 2014, Bailey was cast as intern Dr. Paul Cummings on medical drama The Night Shift.[17] He continued playing the character until the series was cancelled in 2017.[18] He played Chris Minetto, a police officer, in Emergence (2019−20).[19] Bailey portrayed NASA astronaut Will Tyler in For All Mankind (2022).[20]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Jackie's Back Wilson Wells TV movie
2000 Mission to Mars Bobby Graham
2000 Baby Bedlam Zeke
2001 Bubble Boy Neighborhood Boy
2002 Dragonfly Jeffrey Reardon
2004 What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? Reggie Documentary
2006 What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole Documentary
2008 The Happening Jared
2009 Coraline Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat Voice
2009 To Save a Life Roger Dawson
2010 High School Jeffery
2012 Model Minority J.J.
2013 From the Rough Craig
2019 Malibu Horror Story Matt Thompson
2022 Alone in the Dark Cop #1

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Nash Bridges Jamal "Javelin Catcher"
1997 Under Wraps Boy in Park TV movie
1997–1999 The Parent 'Hood Jesse 4 episodes
1998 For Your Love Kid "The Games People Play"
1998 Silk Stalkings Kevin "Forever"
1998–1999 Becker M.J. Johnson 3 episodes
1999 Jackie's Back Wilson Wells TV movie
1999–2000 Diagnosis Murder C.J. Bentley-Livingston 3 episodes
2000 City of Angels Rodney 2 episodes
2000 Touched by an Angel Morgan "Here I Am"
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Darvin Jackson "Soldiers of Hate"
2000 The '70s Jo-Jo Mini-series
2001 Alias Steven Dixon "Doppelganger"
2001 The Practice Lance Miller "Suffer the Little Children"
2001 Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story Young MC Hammer TV movie
2002 Little John LJ Morgan TV movie
2002 ER Pete Royson "Dead Again"
2002 Presidio Med Noah Tyler "Secrets"
2003 The Guardian Dee "Where You Are"
2003 Oliver Bean Floyd Gilbert "Space Race"
2003 Wanda at Large Barris Hawkins 4 episodes
2006 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' Gary Coleman TV movie
2009 Raising the Bar Deshaun Wagner "Is There a Doctor in the House?"
2010 Memphis Beat Rodney Rice "Pork Salad Annie"
2010 CSI: Miami Patrick Dawson "Backfire"
2012 Criminal Minds Shawn Parker (Student) "The Wheels on the Bus..."
2013 Notes from Dad Derek TV movie
2014–2017 The Night Shift Dr. Paul Cummings Main cast, 45 episodes
2015 Edge Benny TV movie
2018 Snowflakes Rbj TV movie
2019 Shameless Dr. Wild "Lost"
2019–2020 Emergence Chris Minetto Main cast, 13 episodes
2022 All American: Homecoming Ralph Wells 5 episodes
2022–present For All Mankind Will Tyler 13 episodes

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role
2009 Coraline: The Game Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Actors Ving Rhames & Gloria Rueben Star In TV Movie "Little John". (May 6, 2002). "Jet Magazine". Accessed 2010-07-19.
  2. ^ "Exclusive: Robert Bailey Jr. Talks 'The Night Shift'". The Knockturnal. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Coraline: Cast and Crew (2009). "Focus Features"". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. ^ Cowie, Susan D.; Johnson, Tom (July 26, 2007). The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film. McFarland & Company. p. 122. ISBN 9780786431144.
  5. ^ Richmond, Ray (November 1, 1998). "Becker". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Best Bets/Thursday". The Tuscaloosa News. July 30, 2000.
  7. ^ "The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Hedelt, Rob (May 5, 2002). "'Little John' is a nice story of family love". The Free-Lance Star. p. 3.
  9. ^ "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Disney Film Fest: Fantasies to Grow On". The New York Times. May 5, 2002. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Christopher (February 22, 2002). "Deja voodoo". Ocala Star-Banner. p. 5.
  11. ^ Kronke, David (March 26, 2003). "A mish-mash called 'Wanda'". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
  12. ^ "Independent film series returns". The Union Democrat. February 17, 2005. p. 7.
  13. ^ Turan, Kenneth (February 6, 2009). "'Coraline's' thrilling 3-D world". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Robert Bailey Jr (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  15. ^ Martin, John (May 5, 2002). "'Little John' sparkles". The Telegraph-Herald. p. 15B.
  16. ^ Webster, Andy (January 21, 2010). "An Athlete in Search of Redemption". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  17. ^ Gomez, Adrian (June 1, 2016). "Third season of 'The Night Shift' starting". The Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  18. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 13, 2017). "'The Night Shift' Canceled By NBC After 4 Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 27, 2019). "'Emergence' NBC Murder Mystery Drama Pilot Cast Its Young Lead, Robert Bailey Jr. & Clancy Brown Among Cast Additions". Deadline. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  20. ^ Cote, David (July 22, 2022). "For All Mankind drills down". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

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