Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey ( ; born June 8, 1976) is an American actor.
He stars as Jim Matthews in the MGM+ horror series From. He played Pvt. David Kenyon Webster in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and appeared in the films Fight Club, Center Stage, Mindhunters, and Sexual Life. He had a recurring role on the USA Network TV series Covert Affairs 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 CBS series Stalker. He played Teddy Weizak in the 2020 limited series The Stand.
Bailey married Weyni Mengesha, a Canadian theatre director, in 2011. The couple has two children.
His television appearances include Dawson's Creek, HBO's highly acclaimed series Band of Brothers produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, and the HBO original film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself opposite Antonio Banderas.
Onstage, Bailey appeared in Equus at the Pasadena Playhouse, as well as Spoon River Anthology, Look Homeward, Angel, and Dinner at Eight at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Desire and I at the Access Theatre Santa Barbara, and Icarus' Mother at the SBCC Studio Theatre.
In 2007, Bailey was awarded a Daytime Emmy for his performance in Life of the Party. Bailey had recurring guest-starring roles on the TV series Dawson's Creek and ER.
In 2010, Bailey had a recurring role in USA Network's Covert Affairs 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 Liz Lemon'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 as Frank Patterson, an Iraq war veteran with PTSD who becomes a key witness in an investigation of a sexual assault in a nightclub.
| Won – Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special |
| a.k.a. Language of the Enemy |
| Episode: "The Pack" |
| Main role |
| Episodes: "Boyfriend", "Road Trip" |
| Miniseries |
| Television film |
| Episode: "Confidence" |
| Recurring role (season 11) |
| Episode: "Charge of This Post" |
| Episode: "Crouch End" |
| TV film |
| Sam Timmons |
| Episode: "November 22" |
| Episode: "Cover Me" |
| Web series; main role |
| Recurring role (seasons 1–2) |
| Episode: "It's Never Too Late for Now" |
| Episode: "Icarus" |
| 15 episodes |
| Episode: "Traumatic Wound" |
| Recurring role (season 2); 5 episodes |
| Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| TV film |
| Tom Kinder |
| Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| Episode: "Family Man" |
| Miniseries |
| Episode: "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss" |
| TV film |
| Main role |
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