| Robert Bailey Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1996–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).
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]
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Ralph Wells | 5 episodes | ||
| 2022–present | For All Mankind | Will Tyler | 13 episodes |