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 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.
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. He also appeared in television shows including Criminal Minds, How I Met Your Mother and Numb3rs.
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, 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 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. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of Cold Case and also in The Crazies as Nicholas Farnum.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Arctic Tale Kid2008 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 Year TitleRole Notes 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 Year Award Category Work Result 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDexter 2009 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young ActorDexter 2010 Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDexter 2010Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 13 and UnderDexter 2011 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Ten and UnderThe Crazies Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and UnderCold Case Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor Ten and UnderDexter 2012Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Ten and UnderJudy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble CastJudy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
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