Beginning his career as a child, Bailey appeared in films Mission to Mars (2000) and Dragonfly (2002), and acted in various television series during the late 1990s and 2000s.
[1] He then appeared in small roles on The Practice, Touched by an Angel,[1] Walker, Texas Ranger and ER.
[7] In the Hallmark movie Little John (2002), Bailey was the eponymous title character, a young boy who was adopted by his grandfather (Ving Rhames).
[12] He provided the voice of Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat in Coraline (2009),[13] a role he reprised in the video game adaptation.
[14] Bailey's other film credits include Mission to Mars (2000),[15] Bubble Boy (2001) and The Happening (2008).