American actor Aion Bailey

A popular American actor and producer gained fame for his participation in the television series Brothers in Arms and the films Fight Club, Almost Famous, and Mind Hunters. Despite the fact that Aion Bailey starred for the most part in supporting roles, the actor’s characters were remembered by the audience.

early years

Born Aion Bailey (full name Aion Francis Hamilton Bailey) June 8, 1976 in the small village of Santa Ynez, located in the eponymous valley of California. His father owned a small airline that was engaged in passenger transportation within the state. The boy often accompanied him during the flights, and after the passengers disembarked, his father gave him flying skills lessons. The first time Aion sat at the controls of an airplane when he was 12 years old.

He studied not very hard and was not the most exemplary student. In school years, the boy for a long time could not find a hobby for himself. When Eion Bailey did not fly or did not play baseball, he and his friends traveled to Solvang, a small tourist town nearby.

Only in high school, Aion became interested in theatrical art and began to engage in a drama circle. He participated in almost all school productions. After graduating from high school, Bailey moved to New York, where he entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and for some time also studied acting at a city college in Santa Barbara.

The beginning of a creative biography

The first film of Aion Bailey in 1997 was the youth comedy horror series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where he got a small role as Kyle Dufours (hyena man). Then he starred in two more youth series: "Place in the Sun" and "Dawson's Creek."

In 1999, the actor received a supporting role in the cult film "Fight Club", included in many ratings, as one of the best films of the 90s, which caused a huge public outcry.

At the same time, Aion Bailey was remembered by the theater public for his play in the Pasadena Theater, located in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Especially in Peter Schaeffer's classic psychological play. The actor participated in successful theater productions, including “Take a Look at Your Home, an Angel,” “Dinner at Eight,” and “Anthology of the River Spoon,” by the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Bailey also received roles in the Access Theater Santa Barbara in the play "Desire and Me" and in the play "Mother of Icarus" in the Studio Theater, where he played with the acting troupe of Santa Barbara City College.

In 2000, the actor played an episodic role as the editor of the famous Rolling Stone magazine in the musical film directed by Cameron Crowe, "Almost Famous." In the same year he got into the cast of such films as "The Stage Scene" and "Young and Unknown."

Career development

In 2001, the American popular “Brothers in Arms” mini-series about World War II was released on television. Aion Bailey played Private First Class David Canyon Webster's Parachute Airborne Regiment. His hero appeared in six episodes of ten. Thanks to this role, the actor gained wide popularity among moviegoers. The film, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, received many prestigious film awards.

In 2004, the actor starred in the popular thriller "Mind Hunters" and the medical television series "Ambulance". In the same year he was nominated for the Sputnik Award as the best supporting actor in a television series.

In 2007, Bailey received a daily Emmy Award as an outstanding performer in a family or youth film for his role in the Life of the Party drama. In 2013, the actor played Frank Patterson, a veteran of the Iraq War, in the television series Law and Order. Special Corps.

In 2017, Aion Bailey took part in the project "The Last Tycoon", filmed by director Billy Ray based on the latest unfinished novel of the same name by Fitzgerald. He plays Clint Frost, a confident and "handsome as hell" hero.

In total, his filmography contains more than forty roles in such paintings:

1. All American (TV series, 2018 - ...).
2. The FBI (TV series, 2018 - ...).
3. “Christmas Sister” (TV, 2017).
4. Extortion (2017).
5. "Who killed Johnbeneth?" (TV, 2016).
6. The Last Tycoon (TV series 2016 - 2017).
7. "Stalker" (TV series, 2014 - 2015).
8. Ray Donovan (TV series 2013 - ...).
9. Grace (TV, 2011).
10. “Once Upon a Time” (TV series 2011 - 2018).
11. “Secret Communications” (TV series 2010 - 2014).
12. “Machine Hackers” (TV, 2009).
13. “The Anatomy of Hope” (TV, 2009).
14. The Canyon (2009).
15. “Untitled” (2009).
16. A House Divided (2008).
17. “Orpheus” (TV, 2006).
18. Candles on Bay Street (TV, 2006).
19. "Studio 30" (TV series, 2006 - 2013).
20. “Nightmares and Fantastic Visions: Based on Stephen King's Tales” (mini-series, 2006).
21. Life of the Party (2005).
22. "4isla" (TV series 2005 - 2010).
23. "CSI: Crime Scene New York" (TV series 2004 - 2013).
24. “Life as Sex” (2004).
25. The Mind Hunters (2004).
26. "Detective Rush" (TV series 2003 - 2010).
27. “Pancho Villa” (TV, 2003).
28. “Without a trace” (TV series, 2002 - 2009).
29. “The bastard’s wife” (2002).
30. "Law and order. Criminal intention ”(TV series 2001 - 2011).
31. “Brothers in Arms” (TV series 2001).
32. Seven and a Match (2001).
33. “Almost Famous” (2000).
34. "The proscenium" (2000).
35. “Young and Unknown” (2000).
36. "Law and order. Special Corps ”(TV series, 1999 - ...).
37. “Fight Club” (1999).
38. Significant Others (TV series 1998).
39. "Dawson's Creek" (TV series 1998 - 2003).
40. “A Place Under the Sun” (1997).
41. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (TV series 1997 - 2003).
42. "Ambulance" (TV series, 1994 - 2009).

personal information

Little is known about Aion Bailey's personal life. In 2008, he met actress Sarah Wells. The yellow press began to wonder when the wedding would be, but the couple broke up the next year.

Since 2011, married to Weyni Mengesha (Weyni Mengesha), a famous theater director from Toronto. She is of African American descent. In 2018, she was nominated for a prize by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as the best theater director. In recent years, Wayne began to try herself in the cinema, now she has on her account a short film and a television series.

In one of the social networks, Aion wrote that he is a white man, married to a black woman, and they have two children who are the most beautiful in the world. Russian fans of Aion Bailey are on the page "VKontakte" dedicated to the actor.