Robert Bailey Jr.

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]

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