Bailey Chase (born May 1, 1972[citation needed]) 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 2003–05) 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.[citation needed]

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Billboard DadBrad ThomasVideo
1998The Truth About JulietWillie / Dirk
1998Cosmo's TaleFlicker
2000The StrayKeith
2003RatsJohnny Falls
2003Clark, the Canadian Hockey GoalieShort
2009The Chronicles of Hollow Earth: The Next RaceAiden PrymeShort
2009Crossing OverBorder Patrol Agent Farrell
2010Dark MetropolisAiden Pryme
2015The Boy Next DoorBenny
2015Sex, Death and BowlingRick McAllister
2016The ChaplainRyan DavisShort
2016No Beast So FierceCharlie Sundstrom
2016KadenceJoel KaulShort
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticePython Team Leader
2018Silver LakeDan
2019Walk. Ride. Rodeo.Cory Snyder
2023Left Behind: Rise of the AntichristNicolae Carpathia
2023Far HavenHunter Braddock
2024HomesteadJeff Eriksson
2025Sod & StubbleHenry Ise
TBATao of SurfingLancePost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Hot 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"
1998The Drew Carey ShowMark"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 role
2005Las VegasJake PorterGuest role
2005CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMarty 'The Meat Machine' Mayron"Dog Eat Dog"
2006–2007Watch Over MeSteveMain role
2007Ugly BettyBecks ScottGuest role
2007Criminal MindsJames Colby Baylor / Jason Clark Battle"Lucky", "Penelope"
2007–2010Saving GraceButch AdaMain role
2008Law & 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 role
2012White CollarBryan McKenzie"Pulling Strings"
2012AwakeDavid Walker"Guilty"
2012–2014LongmireBranch ConnallyMain role (seasons 1–3)
2013SummonedDet. Michael LyonsTelevision film
2014–2015Chicago P.D.David Lang3 episodes
2015LuciferGrey Cooper"Pilot"
2016GrimmLucien Petrovitch"Eve of Destruction", "Key Move", "Into the Schwarzwald"
201724: LegacyThomas LockeRecurring role
2017Twin 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 TeamGuzman"God of War"
2022Country Roads ChristmasHarrisTelevision film
2024–presentHomestead: The SeriesJeff ErikssonMain cast

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