Preston Bailey

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Preston Bailey
Born (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 24)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Preston Bailey (born July 25, 2000) is an American actor who started acting at the age of two. He is known for appearing in the Showtime television series Dexter and for starring in such films as Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer , Children of the Corn , and The Crazies .

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Early life

Bailey was born in Portland, Oregon. He is the younger brother of Brennan Bailey, also an actor. He moved to California at the age of five.[ citation needed ]

Career

Bailey started acting in commercials at the age of two. Some national television commercials starring Bailey include Priceline.com, Clorox, Stouffer's, Juicy Juice, BMW, Bissell, and Mucinex. He guest-starred, in his first acting role, on Strong Medicine in 2005 as Dougie Nauls. [1] He also appeared in television shows including Criminal Minds , How I Met Your Mother and Numb3rs . [1]

In 2007, he joined the cast of Showtime/CBS serial-killer drama Dexter in a recurring role as Rita Morgan's son Cody Bennett. He took over from Daniel Goldman from season one, playing the character in seasons two, three, four and five. He appeared in a total of 34 episodes.

He has also appeared in several films. Bailey was cast as Timmy Armstrong in the feature film Nothing But the Truth . He co-starred in New Line Cinemas feature film Amusement , which was filmed in Budapest, Hungary. He was also seen in the National Geographic / Paramount feature Arctic Tale . Bailey was also cast to play the lead role of boy preacher Isaac Chroner in the television remake of Children of the Corn . [1] [2] In 2010, he appeared in an episode of Cold Case and also in The Crazies as Nicholas Farnum.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Arctic Tale Kid
2008Seven YearsBrennanShort film
Nothing But the Truth Timmy Armstrong
2009KayConnorShort film
Amusement Max
Children of the Corn Isaac Chroner
2010 The Crazies Nicholas Farnum
Eagleheart Miracle boy
Cold Case Tim Malone
AdalynPrestonShort film
2011 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer Frank Pearl
The ApologistAugie
2014 In Your Eyes Clay
A Million Ways to Die in the West 12-year-old Albert
By God's GraceJacob
2017Across My LandAlexShort film
2018 Pretty Broken Monty Lou

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Strong Medicine Dougie Nauls1 episode
2006 Criminal Minds Eric1 episode
2007–2010; 2012 Dexter Cody Bennett Recurring (seasons 2–5); guest (season 7)
2007 How I Met Your Mother Kindergartner1 episode
Numbers Randy AmatoEpisode: The Art of Reckoning
2009 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Young MacEpisode: A Very Sunny Christmas
2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Young GlennEpisode: Camp
Funny or Die Presents Schoolboy

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Dexter Nominated
2009 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor DexterNominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series DexterNominated
2010 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 13 and Under DexterNominated
2011 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under The Crazies Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under Cold Case Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor Ten and Under DexterNominated
2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Ten and Under Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer Nominated [3]
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast Judy Moody and the Not Bummer SummerWon

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References

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  2. "Preston stars as Isaac in Children of the Corn". TVguide.com. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards" . Retrieved May 7, 2012.