| James Badge Dale | |
| Birth Name: | James Badgett Dale |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1978 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1988–present |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Spouse: | [1] |
| Children: | 2 |
| Relatives: | Anita Morris (mother) Grover Dale (father) |
James Badge Dale (born James Badgett Dale; May 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Chase Edmunds in 24, Robert Leckie in The Pacific, Trooper Barrigan in The Departed, Luke Lewenden in The Grey, Eric Savin in Iron Man 3, and Tyrone S. "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours.
James Badgett Dale[2] was born in New York City's Manhattan borough on May 1, 1978, the only child of actress and singer Anita Morris (1943–1994) and actor and dancer Grover Dale (born 1935). He was educated at Wonderland Avenue Elementary School in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. At the age of 10, he was picked out of his fifth grade class to audition for the role of Simon in the 1990 film Lord of the Flies. After gaining the role and spending five months filming on location in Jamaica, he returned to his schooling at Wonderland.
Dale's most notable roles to date are Simon in the 1990 film Lord of the Flies and Chase Edmunds in the third season of the Fox series 24 (which he later reprised in ). He also appeared in and as serial killer Henry Darius. The storyline originally began in the CSI: Miami episode "Felony" and ended with the CSI: NY episode "Manhattan Manhunt", resulting in a crossover between the two shows.
In 2006, Dale was cast in the pivotal supporting role of Trooper Barrigan in The Departed. He then was cast as the lead in AMC's political thriller Rubicon which revolves around a secret society that pulls the strings on the world political stage like the alleged Illuminati and the Council on Foreign Relations. It centers on brilliant analyst Will Travers (Dale) discovering that his employers are not who they seem to be. He also stars as Robert Leckie, one of the three leads in the HBO miniseries The Pacific from executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.[3]
In 2013, Dale played Eric Savin in the Marvel superhero film Iron Man 3, Captain Speke in the science fiction thriller World War Z, Dan Reid in Disney's The Lone Ranger, and the brother of Lee Harvey Oswald in Parkland. In 2014, he starred in an off-Broadway production of Small Engine Repair.
Dale married actress Emily Wickersham in September 2024.[4] They have a son born in 2021. In October 2024 they had their second child.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Lord of the Flies | Simon | ||
| 2003 | Nola | Ben | ||
| 2004 | Cross Bronx | Rob-O | ||
| 2005 | Romantic Newlywed | |||
| 2006 | Barrigan | |||
| 2010 | NoNAMES | Kevin | ||
| Polish Bar | Tommy | |||
| 2011 | Shame | David | ||
| William Hamilton | ||||
| 2012 | Luke Lewenden | |||
| Flight | Gaunt Young Man | |||
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Eric Savin | ||
| World War Z | Captain Speke | |||
| Dan Reid | ||||
| Parkland | Robert Oswald | |||
| 2014 | Miss Meadows | Sheriff | ||
| Stretch | Laurent | |||
| 2015 | Echoes of War | Wade | ||
| Jean-Pierre | ||||
| 2016 | 13 Hours | Tyrone S. "Rone" Woods | ||
| Spectral | Dr. Mark Clyne | |||
| 2017 | Only the Brave | Jesse Steed | ||
| 2018 | Little Woods | Ian | ||
| Donnybrook | Whalen | |||
| Gannon | ||||
| Hold the Dark | Donald Marium | |||
| 2019 | Mickey and the Bear | Hank Peck | ||
| Into the Ashes | Sal Porter | |||
| Kevin O’Carroll | ||||
| 2020 | James Lasombra | |||
| Safety | Coach Simmons | |||
| 2021 | Small Engine Repair | Badge | ||
| On Our Way | Henry's Father | |||
| 2025 | On the End[6] | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | class=nowrap | Danny Jordan | Episode: "Competence" | |
| class=nowrap | 2003–2004 | 24 | Chase Edmunds | 24 episodes; Nominated for Outstanding Ensemble at the 11th Screen Actors Guild |
| 2003 | Hack | Billy Ryan | Episode: "Third Strike" | |
| 2004 | Rescue Me | Timo Gavin | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | class=nowrap | Adam Trent | Episode: "Committed" | |
| Henry Darius | Episode: "Felony Flight" | |||
| Henry Darius | Episode: "Manhattan Manhunt" | |||
| 2007 | Samson Dawlish | 6 episodes | ||
| Fort Pit | Bobby Bonelli | TV film | ||
| 2010 | Robert Leckie | 7 episodes; Nominated as an ensemble for Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries at the 2011 Prism Awards | ||
| Rubicon | Will Travers | 13 episodes | ||
| 2020–2024 | Hightown | Ray Abruzzo | 25 episodes | |
| 2022 | Ramy | Sheikh Abu Bakar Miller | Episode: "Merchants in Medina" | |
| 1923 | John Dutton Sr. | Recurring role; miniseries | ||
| TBA | The Savant | Upcoming miniseries |