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Robert Bailey Jr.
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| Born | October 28, 1989 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Robert Bailey Jr. (born October 28, 1989) is an American actor. He started acting when he was a child. He appeared in movies like Mission to Mars (2000) and Dragonfly (2002). He also acted in many TV shows in the late 1990s and 2000s.
As an adult, Bailey has been a main actor in the medical show The Night Shift (2014−17). He also starred in the mystery show Emergence (2019−20). He has a regular role in the science fiction space show For All Mankind (2022−present).
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About Robert Bailey Jr.
Robert Bailey Jr. was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was first noticed by Family Circle magazine when he was only three years old. His first acting job was on the TV show Nash Bridges in 1996. He was six years old at the time.
After that, he had small roles in other TV shows. These included The Practice, Touched by an Angel, Walker, Texas Ranger, and ER. He also had a small part in the first Disney Channel Original Movie, Under Wraps (1997).
Early Acting Roles
Bailey had a repeating role as M.J. on the TV show Becker (1998−99). M.J. was a child who had HIV. For his acting on Becker, Bailey won an award in 1999. It was called the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series.
In the Hallmark movie Little John (2002), Bailey played the main character. He was a young boy adopted by his grandfather, played by Ving Rhames. Bailey also appeared in Dragonfly (2002). In this movie, he played a child who could talk to a dead woman. This happened after he had a near-death experience. He played Barris Hawkins in the show Wanda at Large (2003). Barris was the son of Wanda Sykes' character.
Bailey played Reggie in the movie What the Bleep Do We Know? (2005). He also gave his voice to the character Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat in the animated movie Coraline (2009). He voiced Wybie again in the video game based on the movie. Other movies he was in include Mission to Mars (2000), Bubble Boy (2001), and The Happening (2008).
Later Career in Television
In 2014, Bailey was chosen to play Dr. Paul Cummings. This was an intern on the medical show The Night Shift. He continued in this role until the show ended in 2017. He played Chris Minetto, a police officer, in Emergence (2019−20). Bailey also played NASA astronaut Will Tyler in For All Mankind (2022).
Movies Robert Bailey Jr. Has Been In
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
TV Shows Robert Bailey Jr. Has Been In
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 Robert Bailey Jr. Has Voiced
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Coraline: The Game | Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat |
See also
In Spanish: Robert Bailey, Jr. para niños
