Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey ( ; born June 8, 1976) is an American actor. He stars as Jim Matthews in the

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horror series '' From''. He played Pvt.

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in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' and appeared in the films ''

Fight Club ''Fight Club'' is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is d ...

'', '' Center Stage'', ''

Mindhunters ''Mindhunters'' is a 2004 crime slasher film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Kathryn Morris, LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller, Patricia Velásquez, Clifton Collins Jr., Christian Slater, and Val Kilmer. It was written by Wayne Kramer and Kev ...

'', and ''

Sexual Life ''Sexual Life'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ken Kwapis, who would go on to chronicle modern romantic life in the better-known ''He's Just Not That Into You'' in 2009. Produced by Ken Aguado and distributed by Show ...

''. He had a recurring role on the

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TV series ''

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'' 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

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series ''

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''. Bailey married

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, 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

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. He briefly attended Santa Barbara City College. He appeared in ''

Almost Famous ''Almost Famous'' is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, and starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the story of a teenage journalist writing for ''Rolling Stone ...

'', portraying

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. He was seen in '' Center Stage'', ''

'', Catherine Jelski's ''The Young Unknowns'', '' The Scoundrel's Wife'', ''

Seven and a Match ''Seven and a Match'' is a 2001 independent film directed and written by Derek Simonds. It was released in the United States on April 21, 2003. Cast *Eion Bailey as Sid *Heather Donahue as Wit *Devon Gummersall as Matthew *Tina Holmes Tina ...

'',

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's ''

'' for

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, and the independent feature ''Sexual Life'' for director

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. He auditioned for the role of

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in ''

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'' (2005). His television appearances include ''

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'', HBO's highly acclaimed series '' Band of Brothers'' produced by

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and Steven Spielberg, and the HBO original film ''

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'' opposite Antonio Banderas. Onstage, Bailey appeared in '' Equus'' at the

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, as well as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Dinner at Eight'' at the

, ''Desire and I'' at the Access Theatre Santa Barbara, and ''Icarus' Mother'' at the SBCC Studio Theatre. In 2007, Bailey was awarded a

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for his performance in '' Life of the Party''. Bailey had recurring guest-starring roles on the TV series ''

'' and '' ER''. In 2010, Bailey had a recurring role in

's ''

'' 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. Bailey had a guest role on '' 30 Rock'' in 2011 as Anders, a love interest of

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's who is "definitely not a Swiss prostitute that Martha Stewart recommended." 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

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with

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who becomes a key witness in an investigation of a sexual assault in a nightclub.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Eion 1976 births Living people American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from California Daytime Emmy Award winners American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors