James Badge Dale

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James Badge Dale
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Dale in February 2010
Born
James Badgett Dale

(1978-05-01) May 1, 1978 (age 46)
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Spouse
(m. 2024)
[1]
Children2
Relatives Anita Morris (mother)
Grover Dale (father)

James Badge Dale (born James Badgett Dale; May 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Chase Edmunds in 24 , Robert Leckie in The Pacific , Trooper Barrigan in The Departed , Luke Lewenden in The Grey , Eric Savin in Iron Man 3 , and Tyrone S. "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours .

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Early life

James Badgett Dale [2] was born in New York City's Manhattan borough on May 1, 1978, the only child of actress and singer Anita Morris (1943–1994) and actor and dancer Grover Dale (born 1935). He was educated at Wonderland Avenue Elementary School in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. At the age of 10, he was picked out of his fifth grade class to audition for the role of Simon in the 1990 film Lord of the Flies . After gaining the role and spending five months filming on location in Jamaica, he returned to his schooling at Wonderland.

Career

Dale's most notable roles to date are Simon in the 1990 film Lord of the Flies and Chase Edmunds in the third season of the Fox series 24 (which he later reprised in 24: The Game ). He also appeared in CSI: Miami and CSI: NY as serial killer Henry Darius. The storyline originally began in the CSI: Miami episode "Felony" and ended with the CSI: NY episode "Manhattan Manhunt", resulting in a crossover between the two shows.[ citation needed ]

In 2006, Dale was cast in the pivotal supporting role of Trooper Barrigan in The Departed . He then was cast as the lead in AMC's political thriller Rubicon which revolves around a secret society that pulls the strings on the world political stage like the alleged Illuminati and the Council on Foreign Relations. It centers on brilliant analyst Will Travers (Dale) discovering that his employers are not who they seem to be. He also stars as Robert Leckie, one of the three leads in the HBO miniseries The Pacific from executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. [3]

In 2013, Dale played Eric Savin in the Marvel superhero film Iron Man 3 , Captain Speke in the science fiction thriller World War Z , Dan Reid in Disney's The Lone Ranger , and the brother of Lee Harvey Oswald in Parkland . In 2014, he starred in an off-Broadway production of Small Engine Repair .

Personal life

Dale married actress Emily Wickersham in September 2024. [4] They have a son born in 2021. In October 2024 they had their second child. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Lord of the Flies Simon
2003 Nola Ben
2004Cross BronxRob-O
2005 The Naked Brothers Band Romantic Newlywed
2006 The Departed Barrigan
2010NoNAMES[ citation needed ]Kevin
Polish Bar[ citation needed ]Tommy
2011 Shame David
The Conspirator William Hamilton
2012 The Grey Luke Lewenden
Flight Gaunt Young Man
2013 Iron Man 3 Eric Savin
World War Z Captain Speke
The Lone Ranger Dan Reid
Parkland Robert Oswald
2014 Miss Meadows Sheriff
Stretch Laurent
2015 Echoes of War Wade
The Walk Jean-Pierre
2016 13 Hours Tyrone S. "Rone" Woods
Spectral Dr. Mark Clyne
2017 Only the Brave Jesse Steed
2018 Little Woods Ian
Donnybrook Whalen
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek Gannon
Hold the Dark Donald Marium
2019 Mickey and the Bear Hank Peck
Into the Ashes Sal Porter
The Kitchen Kevin O’Carroll
2020 The Empty Man James Lasombra
Safety Coach Simmons
2021 Small Engine Repair Badge
On Our Way Henry's Father
2025On the End [6] Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Danny JordanEpisode: "Competence"
2003–2004 24 Chase Edmunds 24 episodes; Nominated for Outstanding Ensemble at the 11th Screen Actors Guild
2003 Hack Billy RyanEpisode: "Third Strike"
2004 Rescue Me Timo Gavin3 episodes
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Adam TrentEpisode: "Committed"
CSI: Miami Henry DariusEpisode: "Felony Flight"
CSI: NY Henry DariusEpisode: "Manhattan Manhunt"
2007 The Black Donnellys Samson Dawlish6 episodes
Fort PitBobby BonelliTV film
2010 The Pacific Robert Leckie 7 episodes; Nominated as an ensemble for Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries at the 2011 Prism Awards
Rubicon Will Travers13 episodes
2020–2024 Hightown Ray Abruzzo25 episodes
2022 Ramy Sheikh Abu Bakar MillerEpisode: "Merchants in Medina"
1923 John Dutton Sr.Recurring role; miniseries
TBA The Savant Upcoming miniseries

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 24: The Game Chase Edmunds (voice)Video game

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  2. Dale, James Badge 1978–
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