Robert Bailey Jr. embarked on a remarkable journey in the world of acting at a tender age of three, when Family Circle magazine came to his school in search of children for an advertising campaign. Out of hundreds of applicants, Bailey landed the job, and by the time he was six years old, he had already discovered his passion for acting.
Born in Minneapolis, Bailey's extensive filmography boasts an impressive array of credits, including M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg, Coraline alongside Dakota Fanning, From The Rough, featuring Taraji P. Henson and Michael Clarke Duncan, To Save A Life, Dragonfly, starring Kevin Costner and Kathy Bates, Mission to Mars, and What the #$*! Do We Know!?.
One of Bailey's most notable roles was as the title character in Hallmark Hall of Fame's Little John, as well as starring roles in NBC's Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' and VH1's Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story. For television, Bailey had recurring roles on The Parenthood, Diagnosis Murder, and Becker, earning him a Young Artist Award for his work on the latter.
Bailey was also a series regular on Wanda At Large and had guest starring roles on E.R, The Practice, Touched By An Angel, CSI:Miami, and Memphis Beat, among others. Currently, he plays the role of Dr. Paul Cummings as a series regular on NBC's new series, The Night Shift.
