Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey (born June 8, 1976) is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, perhaps best known for appearing in the HBO miniseries

Miniseries

A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...

 Band of Brothers as Pvt. David Kenyon Webster

David Kenyon Webster

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 and in the films Fight Club

Fight Club (film)

Fight Club is a 1999 American film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed protagonist, an "everyman" who is discontented with his white-collar job...

, Center Stage

Center Stage

Center Stage is a 2000 American drama film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about a group of young dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City...

, Mindhunters

Mindhunters

Mindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin...

and Sexual Life

Sexual Life

Sexual Life is a 2005 comedy-drama film written and directed by Ken Kwapis. Cast members include Azura Skye, Carla Gallo, Anne Heche, Elizabeth Banks, Tom Everett Scott, and Steven Weber.It is adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde.- Cast :...

. He currently has a recurring role on the USA Network

USA Network

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 TV show Covert Affairs

Covert Affairs

Covert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on...

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Biography

Eion Bailey grew up in the Santa Ynez Valley of California. His father owned a small airline service which flew people around the state. Eion tagged along on flights and his father gave him flying lessons after dropping off passengers. His first lesson was at the age of twelve.

When not flying or playing baseball, Eion and his friends frequented Solvang

Solvang, California

Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 5,245 at the 2010 census, down from 5,332 at the 2000 census...

, a small tourist town nearby. He struggled in school until he found his calling in his high school drama department. Eion was soon performing in each school play and went on to study formally at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts

American Academy of Dramatic Arts

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 in New York City. Bailey also briefly attended Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara City College

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In 2007, Bailey was awarded a Daytime Emmy

Daytime Emmy Award

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 for his performance in the television movie Life of the Party

Life of the Party (2005 film)

Life of the Party is a 2005 film with Eion Bailey and Ellen Pompeo. It was written and Directed by Barra Grant.-Synopsis:Michael Elgin, former high school track star, now in his thirties, is floundering. He keeps life's realities at bay by having too many cocktails a few nights too often...

. Bailey has also had recurring guest-starring roles on the TV series Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...

and ER

ER (TV series)

ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

.

Philanthropy

During a trip to Peru

Peru

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, Bailey saw a group of children travel 24 miles on foot to school. This led to the creation of Imagine This! TV

Imagine This! TV

Imagine This! TV is a documentary-like Reality Show concept. Each episode follows the lives of the cast through a weeklong service project developed to help a community somewhere in the world that is in need. The pilot episode, "Sacred Valley of Peru" was released in 2009 throughout the U.S. in...

, 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.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Kyle DuFours	Episode: "The Pack"
	A Better Place A Better Place A Better Place is a 1997 American independent film, written and directed by Vincent Pereira. It stars Robert DiPatri and Eion Bailey. It was produced in association with View Askew, Kevin Smith's production company, and released to DVD by Synapse Films...	Ryan
1998	Significant Others Significant Others (1998) Significant Others is an American drama series that aired on the Fox Network from March 11, 1998 to January 31, 1999. The series was created and executive produced by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman.-Synopsis:...	Cambell Chasen	Television series
	Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...	Billy Konrad	Episodes: "In the Company of Men" & "Escape from New York"
1999	Fight Club Fight Club (film) Fight Club is a 1999 American film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed protagonist, an "everyman" who is discontented with his white-collar job...	Ricky
2000	The Young Unknowns	Joe
	Center Stage Center Stage Center Stage is a 2000 American drama film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about a group of young dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City...	Jim Gordon
	Almost Famous Almost Famous Almost Famous is a 2000 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and telling the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater , and his efforts to get his first cover story published...	Jann Wenner
2001	Band of Brothers	Pvt. David Kenyon Webster	Miniseries
2002	The Scoundrel's Wife The Scoundrel's Wife The Scoundrel's Wife is a 2002 romantic drama film directed by Glen Pitre, who co-wrote screenplay with Michelle Benoit, and starring by Tatum O'Neal.-Plot:...	Ensign Jack Burwell
2003	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is a 2003 television film starring Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa.At the time of production, this was the most expensive 2-hour television/cable movie ever made, with a budget of over $30 million....	Frank Thayer	Television film
	Seven and a Match Seven and a Match Seven and a Match is an independent film directed and written by Derek Simonds. It was released in the United States on April 21, 2003.-Cast:*Eion Bailey– Sid*Heather Donahue – Wit*Devon Gummersall – Matthew...	Sid
	Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...	Christopher Mayes	Episode: "Confidence"
2004	Mindhunters Mindhunters Mindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin...	Bobby Whitman
2005	Life of the Party Life of the Party (2005 film) Life of the Party is a 2005 film with Eion Bailey and Ellen Pompeo. It was written and Directed by Barra Grant.-Synopsis:Michael Elgin, former high school track star, now in his thirties, is floundering. He keeps life's realities at bay by having too many cocktails a few nights too often...	Michael
	Sexual Life Sexual Life Sexual Life is a 2005 comedy-drama film written and directed by Ken Kwapis. Cast members include Azura Skye, Carla Gallo, Anne Heche, Elizabeth Banks, Tom Everett Scott, and Steven Weber.It is adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde.- Cast :...	David
	ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...	Jake Scanlon	Season 11
2006	A House Divided	Romi Meir
	CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...	Dean Lessing	Episode: "Charge of This Post"
	Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Lonnie Freeman	Miniseries
	Orpheus		Television film
2009	The Canyon The Canyon The Canyon is a 2009 thriller film written by Steve Allrich and directed by Richard Harrah.-Plot:The story starts with the newlywed couple who after eloping, want to take a mule ride them down into the canyon himself. The next day the trio head down into the canyon...	Nick
	Cold Case	Patrick 'The Rifle' Lennox	Episode: "November 22"
	(Untitled) (Untitled) (2009 film) is a 2009 comedy film directed and written by Jonathan Parker, co-written by Catherine DiNapoli, and starring Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Eion Bailey, and Vinnie Jones...	Josh
	Numb3rs (TV series)	Cam	Season 5, Episode 16: "Cover Me"
2010	Covert Affairs Covert Affairs Covert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on...	Ben Mercer	recurring
2011	30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...	Anders	Episode: "It's Never Too Late for Now"
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...	Adam Winter	Episode: "Icarus"
	Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time (TV series) Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama television series that premiered on Sunday October 23, 2011, on ABC. New episodes air Sunday nights at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT....	"The Stranger"	recurring

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