Bailey Chase (born May 1, 1972) is an American film and television actor.
Chase is known for his role as Jeff Eriksson in Homestead, as Butch Ada in the television series Saving Grace, as Graham Miller in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Christopher "Chris" Hughes (from 2003 to 2005) in As the World Turns, and as Deputy Branch Connally in the A&E/Netflix crime thriller, Longmire.
Early life and education Chase was born in Chicago, Illinois. He spent time growing up between Barrington, Illinois and Naples, Florida, and went to the Bolles School in Jacksonville. He attended Duke University on a full football athletic scholarship and graduated in 1995 with a degree in psychology.
Taking up acting as a career, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He then moved to Los Angeles to study with various teachers including the improv group, The Groundlings.
Career Earlier in his career, he was sometimes credited as Bailey Luetgert. He was a series regular on TNT's drama, Saving Grace, in the role of Detective Butch Ada. Additional credits include Charmed, Billboard Dad, The Truth About Juliet, Undressed, Pacific Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Awake, among others.
In 2012, he was cast as Deputy Branch Connally, a foil to the lead, on the A&E western mystery series Longmire. Following his departure from Longmire, he appeared in 2016 on the NBC fantasy-drama Grimm as Lucien Petrovich, leader of the Wesen uprising. He appeared in the fifth-season episodes "Eve of Destruction", "Key Move," and "Into The Schwarzwald".
In September 2016, Deadline Hollywood announced that Chase had joined the cast of the Fox TV series 24: Legacy as Thomas Locke, agent and head of field operations at CTU. The show aired on February 5, 2017, following the Super Bowl, prior to moving to a Monday-evening time slot. He joined the cast of CBS series S.W.A.T in 2019.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Billboard Dad Brad Thomas Video 1998 Willie / Dirk 1998 Cosmo's Tale Flicker 2000 Keith 2003 Rats Johnny Falls 2003 Clark, the Canadian Hockey Goalie Short 2009 Aiden Pryme Short 2009 Crossing Over Border Patrol Agent Farrell 2010 Dark Metropolis Aiden Pryme 2015 Benny 2015 Sex, Death and Bowling Rick McAllister 2016 Ryan Davis Short 2016 No Beast So Fierce Charlie Sundstrom 2016 Kadence Joel Kaul Short 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Python Team Leader 2018 Silver Lake Dan 2019 Walk. Ride. Rodeo. Cory Snyder 2023 Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia 2023 Far Haven Hunter Braddock 2024 Homestead Jeff Eriksson 2025 Sod & Stubble Henry Ise TBA Tao of Surfing Lance Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes1996Hot LineJake"The Brunch Club"1996BaywatchDave"Shark Fever"1996Saved by the Bell: The New ClassZach Newton"Wrestling with Failure"1997Step by StepScott"Future Shock"1997USA HighHunky Delivery Guy"For Whom the Bell Tolls"1997Sweet Valley HighChristian Gorman"West Coast Story: Parts 1 & 2", "Rumble in the Valley"1998Mark"Drew's Cousin"1998CharmedAlec"I've Got You Under My Skin"1999UndressedSteve"They Call It Puppet Love Parts 1 & 2"1999Pacific BlueZach"Just a Gigolo"1999–2000Buffy the Vampire SlayerGraham MillerRecurring role (season 4 & 5)2000JAGPO James Elling"The Princess and the Petty Officer"2002V.I.P.James Gilroy"The K Files"2003–2005As the World TurnsChris HughesRecurring role2005Las VegasJake PorterGuest role2005CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMarty 'The Meat Machine' Mayron"Dog Eat Dog"2006–2007Watch Over MeSteveMain role2007Ugly BettyBecks ScottGuest role2007Criminal MindsJames Colby Baylor / Jason Clark Battle"Lucky", "Penelope"2007–2010Saving GraceButch AdaMain role2008Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLincoln Haver"Closet"2009Cold CaseRoy W. Dunn"The Brush Man"2009CastleWill Sorenson"Little Girl Lost", "A Death in the Family"2010Miami MedicalRick Deleo"Time of Death", "Medicine Man"2011DamagesSean EverettGuest role2012White CollarBryan McKenzie"Pulling Strings"2012AwakeDavid Walker"Guilty"2012–2014LongmireBranch ConnallyMain role (seasons 1–3)2013SummonedDet. Michael LyonsTelevision film2014–2015Chicago P.D.David Lang3 episodes2015LuciferGrey Cooper"Pilot"2016GrimmLucien Petrovitch"Eve of Destruction", "Key Move", "Into the Schwarzwald"201724: LegacyThomas LockeRecurring role2017Twin PeaksDet. Don Harrison"Part 1", "Part 5"2018SixVince Delano"2.1", "2.2"2019Queen of the SouthEddie BrucksRecurring role (season 4)2020S.W.A.T.Owen Bennett"Bad Cop", "Knockout", "Stigma"2020The RookieMichael Banks"Control" 2020Seal TeamEddie Guzman"God of War"2022Country Roads ChristmasHarrisTelevision film2024–presentHomestead: The SeriesJeff ErikssonMain cast
Stage The Comedy of Errors (as Antipholus of Syracuse) Death of a Salesman Picnic
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