Introduction
Bailey Chase (born Bailey Chase Luetgert; May 1, 1972) is an American stage and television actor known for his role as Butch Ada in the television series Saving Grace, starring as Graham Miller in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Christopher "Chris" Robert Hughes (from 2003–2005) in the soap opera As the World Turns , Beckett 'Becks' Scott on Ugly Betty, Sean Everett on Damages and as Deputy Branch Connally in A&E's crime thriller Longmire. Bailey Chase has also starred in the thriller Summoned alongside Cuba Gooding, Jr.; Tao of Surfing; Sex, Death, & Bowling; and No Beast So Fierce.
Biography
Chase was born in Chicago, Illinois. He spent time growing up between Barrington, Illinois and Naples, Florida, and went to high school in Jacksonville. He attended Duke University on a full football athletic scholarship, playing linebacker. He 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, then moved to Los Angeles to work with the improv group, The Groundlings. He now resides primarily in Los Angeles with his wife Amy and their three children.
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, Cosmo's Tale, Undressed, Pacific Blue, The Stray, Jag, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, V.I.P, Rats, As the World Turns, Las Vegas, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Watch Over Me, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Chronicles of Hollow Earth, Cold Case, Crossing Over, Castle, Miami Medical, Dark Metropolis, Damages, White Collar, Awake, Summoned, amongst 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 Wessen uprising. Chase appears 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 will debut on February 5, 2017, following the Super Bowl, prior to moving to a Monday evening time-slot.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Truth About Juliet | Willie/Dirk | as Bailey Luetgert |
| Cosmo's Tale | Flicker | as Bailey Luetgert | |
| Billboard Dad | Brad Thomas | as Bailey Luetgert | |
| 2000 | The Stray | Keith | as Bailey Luetgert |
| 2003 | Rats | Johnny Falls | |
| Clark, the Canadian Hockey Goalie | |||
| 2009 | Crossing Over | Border Patrol Agent | |
| The Chronicles of Hollow Earth: The Next Race | Aiden Pryme | ||
| 2015 | The Boy Next Door | Benny | |
| Sex, Death and Bowling | Rick McAllister |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hot Line | Jake | Episode: "The Brunch Club" |
| Baywatch | Dave | Episode: "Shark Fever" | |
| 1997 | Step by Step | Scott | Episode: "Future Shock" |
| USA High | Hunky Delivery Guy | Episode: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | |
| Sweet Valley High | Christian Gorman | 3 episodes | |
| 1998 | Charmed | Alec | Episode: "I've Got You Under My Skin" |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Zach | Episode: "Just a Gigolo" |
| Undressed | Steve | Season 1 | |
| 2000 | JAG | PO James Elling | Episode: "The Princess and the Petty Officer" |
| 1999–2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Graham Miller | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | V.I.P. | James Gilroy | Episode: "The K Files" |
| 2003–2005 | As the World Turns | Christopher "Chris" Robert Hughes | |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Jake Porter | 4 episodes |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Marty 'The Meat Machine' Mayron | Episode: "Dog Eat Dog" | |
| 2006–2007 | Watch Over Me | Steve Hughes | 17 episodes |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Becks Scott | 4 episodes |
| Criminal Minds | Jason Clark Battle | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lincoln Haver | Episode: "Closet" |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Roy W. Dunn | Episode: "The Brush Man" |
| Castle | Will Sorenson | 2 episodes | |
| 2007–2010 | Saving Grace | Butch Ada | 45 episodes |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Rick Deleo | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Damages | Sean Everett | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | White Collar | Bryan McKenzie | Episode: "Pulling Strings" |
| 2012–2014 | Longmire | Deputy Branch Connally | 33 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Chicago P.D. | David Lang | 3 episodes |
Stage
- The Comedy of Errors (as Antipholus of Syracuse)
- Death of a Salesman
- Picnic