G. Daniel Bailey

G. Daniel Bailey, a native of Belington, WV, fell in love with the art of acting while attending Alderson-Broaddus College (now Alderson-Broaddus University). One fateful evening in 1996, a cast member became seriously ill during the last week of rehearsals for the A-B College Players production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. A band of student actors still clad in their tights and breeches ran from dorm room to dorm room trying to find a replacement to save the show. Daniel was the only one who answered the door. Initially he only agreed to fill in for the evening so they could finish the rehearsal. Afterward they convinced him to perform in the dress rehearsal the next evening. The next thing he knew, he was on stage for opening night (note cards carefully hidden up his sleeve). The rush he experienced was unlike anything he ever felt before. After the show closed, he promised himself he would do one more show as he did not want that unexpected performance to define his brief acting career. Two shows later, he found himself a two-time recipient of the A-B College Players Best Supporting Actor award (as Paul Sycamore in You Can't Take It With You and as Jeremiah Wayne in Smilin' Through) along with the A-B College Players Best Actor award for 1998 (as Kenneth Wayne in Smilin' Through). After college, Daniel found himself in the real world. He occasionally daydreamed about being a famous actor and auditioned for small community theatre productions once in awhile, but he considered himself a working stiff and resigned himself to a life in a cube. However, fate would intervene again. In February 2012, Daniel lost his job. The next day, he hit the pavement in search of his next work venture. Just for fun, he contacted Ellen Jacoby Casting as he heard they were looking for extras. Three weeks later, Ellen called him about doing some background work for an episode of Burn Notice. Burn Notice is one of Daniel's favorite shows, so he jumped at the chance. While Daniel was on set that day, Ellen called and booked him for a second day. A few weeks later, he was invited to do more background work in Michael Bay's Pain and Gain. Over the summer of 2012, he appeared in student films and worked as a background and featured extra in several Spanish-language novelas. In August, Daniel would get the best call he had received to date: an offer to be a stand-in for five days on Burn Notice. He did well enough during those five days that he was invited back. Daniel was fortunate enough to spend two months on set as a stand-in and occasional photo double. He considered that experience a better education about acting and production than film school could have provided. In October 2012, Daniel would receive an even better call; he had been cast in his first principal role, a commercial. After 18 months in his new and unexpected path, his resume includes work on Burn Notice, Pain & Gain, Iron Man 3, Magic City, The Glades, several telenovelas as well as principal roles in 18 independent films, commercials, & tv spots. In November 2013, Daniel will be returning to his stage roots in the Miami Acting Company's production of Neil Simon's California Suite. He was also named Echo Effect Media's Actor of the Month for September 2013. G. Daniel Bailey and his daughter reside in Miami, FL.