Preston Bailey

American actor

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Preston Bailey

Born|  (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 24)

Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 2002–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.

## Early life

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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

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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

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2007  | Arctic Tale | Kid  |
2008  | Seven Years | Brennan  | Short film
Nothing But the Truth | Timmy Armstrong  |
2009  | Kay | Connor  | Short film
Amusement | Max  |
Children of the Corn | Isaac Chroner  |
2010  | The Crazies | Nicholas Farnum  |
Eagleheart | Miracle boy  |
Cold Case | Tim Malone  |
Adalyn | Preston  | Short film
2011  | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | Frank Pearl  |
The Apologist | Augie  |
2014  | In Your Eyes | Clay  |
A Million Ways to Die in the West | 12-year-old Albert  |
By God's Grace | Jacob  |
2017  | Across My Land | Alex  | Short film
2018  | Pretty Broken | Monty Lou  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2005  | Strong Medicine | Dougie Nauls  | 1 episode
2006  | Criminal Minds | Eric  | 1 episode
2007–2010; 2012  | Dexter | Cody Bennett | Recurring (seasons 2–5); guest (season 7)
2007  | How I Met Your Mother | Kindergartner  | 1 episode
Numbers | Randy Amato  | Episode: The Art of Reckoning
2009  | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Young Mac  | Episode: A Very Sunny Christmas
2010  | Glenn Martin, DDS | Young Glenn  | Episode: Camp
Funny or Die Presents | Schoolboy  |

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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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 | Dexter | Nominated  |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award  | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Dexter | Nominated  |
2010 | Young Artist Awards  | Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 13 and Under | Dexter | Nominated  |
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 | Dexter | Nominated
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 Summer | Won

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Beststuff Preston Bailey biography". bestuff.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
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.

## External links

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* Preston Bailey at IMDb
* TVGuide Celebrity

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