---
name: "Preston Bailey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/preston-bailey"
fi1m_id: "preston-bailey"
imdb_id: "nm2259079"
tmdb_id: 80378
wikidata_id: "Q4355895"
roles: []
born: "25 July 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T15:47:34.901442+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Preston Bailey

## Identity

Preston Bailey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/preston-bailey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** preston-bailey
- **IMDb ID:** nm2259079
- **TMDB ID:** 80378
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4355895
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Bailey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4355895, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259079/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80378

Actor. Born 25 July 2000 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 25 July 2000, Portland, Oregon, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (2), 2020s 63 (1)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Family 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $111m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Bailey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4355895, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259079/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80378

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Call of the Wild*](https://film.one/film/the-call-of-the-wild.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Preston Bailey is an American actor born on 25 July 2000 in Portland, Oregon. He began acting at the age of two after being scouted while attending his older brother Brennan Bailey's acting class, appearing first in national commercials. His family later moved to Los Angeles.

Bailey is known for his recurring role as Cody Bennett in the Showtime series *Dexter* (2007–2012). He has appeared in guest roles on series including *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), *Criminal Minds* (2006), *Cold Case* (2003) and *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005). His film credits include *Nothing But the Truth* (2008), *The Crazies* (2010), *Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer* (2011) and *The Call of the Wild* (2020). He received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for the *Dexter* ensemble cast in 2009 and 2010, and shared a Young Artist Award for *Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer* in 2012.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Call of the Wild* (2020), Fi1m 63, as Teenager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-call-of-the-wild.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, as Cody Bennett — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Fi1m 74, as Kindergartner — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Call of the Wild* (2020), as Teenager — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-call-of-the-wild.md)
- *Pretty Broken* (2018), as Monty Lou
- *Across My Land* (2017), as Alex
- *By God's Grace* (2014), as Jacob
- *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014), as 12 Year Old Albert (uncredited) — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/a-million-ways-to-die-in-the-west.md)
- *A Country Christmas Story* (2013), as Billy
- *Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer* (2011), as Franklin "Frank" Pearl
- *The Crazies* (2010), as Nicholas Farnum
- *A Very Sunny Christmas* (2009), as Young Mac
- *Children of the Corn* (2009), as Issac
- *Nothing But the Truth* (2008), as Timmy Armstrong
- *Amusement* (2008), as Max
- *Dexter* (2006), series, as Cody Bennet, Cody Bennett — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Eric — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Kindergartner — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), series, as Young Mac
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Randy Amato
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Tim Malone (1986)
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Dougie Nauls
- *Alpha Moms*, series, Actor
- *Growing Up Gorman*, Actor

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