James Badge Dale

James Badgett Dale (born May 1, 1978), known professionally as James Badge Dale, is an American actor. He is known for various roles in film and television, including his starring role in the AMC drama series Rubicon, Chase Edmunds in the third season of 24, Robert Leckie in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and State Trooper Barrigan in Martin Scorsese's The Departed. He starred in the 2016 film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

Early years

Born in New York City, Dale is the only child of actor, dancer, and choreographer Grover Dale (born 1935) and actress and singer Anita Morris (1943–1994). At age 10, he was picked out of his fifth grade class at Wonderland Elementary School in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles to test for the role of Simon in a remake of Lord of the Flies, which he was cast in. After five months on location in Jamaica, he returned to his schooling at Wonderland Elementary. When he was fifteen, his mother died and was survived by his father. He is an alumnus of Manhattanville College, where he played for the hockey team until he suffered a leg injury.