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

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'' and for starring in such films as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Crazies''.

Early life

Bailey was born in

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. He is the younger brother of Brennan Bailey, also an actor. He moved to

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at the age of five.

Career

Bailey started acting in commercials at the age of two. Some national television commercials starring Bailey include

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, Bissell, and

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. He guest-starred, in his first acting role, on ''

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'' in 2005 as Dougie Nauls. He also appeared in television shows including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2007, he joined the cast of

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'' in a recurring role as

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's son Cody Bennett. He took over from Daniel Goldman from

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, playing the character in seasons two,

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, four and five, as well as one guest appearance in season seven. 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 ''

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'', which was filmed in

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. He was also seen in the

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feature ''

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''. Bailey was also cast to play the lead role of boy preacher Isaac Chroner in the television remake of ''

''. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and also in '' The Crazies'' as Nicholas Farnum.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Preston 2000 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors Male actors from Portland, Oregon 21st-century American male actors