James Badge Dale

Biography

James Badge Dale is an American actor who often plays law enforcement and military characters, known for roles such as Chase Edmunds in 24 and Robert Leckie in the HBO miniseries The Pacific. Born in Manhattan, he was cast at age ten as Simon in Lord of the Flies (1990), one of his early notable roles. He went on to appear as Trooper Barrigan in The Departed (2006) and to lead the AMC thriller Rubicon as analyst Will Travers. In 2013 he played Eric Savin in Iron Man 3, Captain Speke in World War Z, Dan Reid in The Lone Ranger and Lee Harvey Oswald's brother in Parkland. Later credits include The Grey (2011), Only the Brave (2017), The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018) and The Empty Man (2020), along with the Starz series Hightown and the 2025 thriller Violent Ends.

48years old

Turns 49 on May 1in 201 days

Born May 1, 1978New York City
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films: 31
Career span: 35 years1990 to 2025

Genres

Drama68%, 21 films
Thriller45%, 14 films
Crime42%, 13 films
Action29%, 9 films
Adventure19%, 6 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
Dale took the lead in an off-Broadway staging of Small Engine Repair in 2014. He went on to play a minor part in the 2021 movie version.

James Badge Dale movies on Netflix

King Ivory2025IMDb rating 6.2as Layne West
Violent Ends2025IMDb rating 5.9as Sid Frost
Balestra2024IMDb rating 5.1as Raph
The Senior2023IMDb rating 6.4as J.V Flynt
Small Engine Repair2021IMDb rating 6.5as Badge
Safety2020IMDb rating 6.8as Coach Brad Simmons
The Empty Man2020IMDb rating 6.2as James Lasombra
Into the Ashes2019IMDb rating 5.0as Sal Porter
Mickey and the Bear2019IMDb rating 6.7as Hank Peck
The Kitchen2019IMDb rating 5.6as Kevin O'Carroll
Donnybrook2018IMDb rating 5.4as Whalen
Hold the Dark2018IMDb rating 5.6as Donald Marium
Little Woods2018IMDb rating 6.2as Ian
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek2018IMDb rating 6.2as Gannon
Only the Brave2017IMDb rating 7.6as Jesse Steed
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi2016IMDb rating 7.3as Tyrone 'Rone' Woods
Spectral2016IMDb rating 6.3as Clyne
Echoes of War2015IMDb rating 5.4as Wade
The Walk2015IMDb rating 7.3as J.P.
Miss Meadows2014IMDb rating 5.8as Sheriff
Stretch2014IMDb rating 6.5as Laurent
Iron Man 32013IMDb rating 7.1as Savin
Parkland2013IMDb rating 6.4as Robert Oswald
The Lone Ranger2013IMDb rating 6.4as Dan Reid
World War Z2013IMDb rating 7.0as Captain Speke
Shame2011IMDb rating 7.2as David
The Grey2011IMDb rating 6.7as Luke Lewenden
The Conspirator2010IMDb rating 6.9as William Hamilton
The Departed2006IMDb rating 8.5as Barrigan
Nola2003IMDb rating 5.5as Ben
Lord of the Flies1990IMDb rating 6.4as Simon

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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World War Z2013 Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fias Captain Speke
IMDb rating 7.0795K votes
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi2016 Drama, History, Waras Tyrone 'Rone' Woods
IMDb rating 7.3182K votes
Iron Man 32013as Savin
IMDb rating 7.1984K votes
Shame2011as David
IMDb rating 7.2219K votes
The Departed2006as Barrigan
IMDb rating 8.51.6M votes
Spectral2016as Clyne
IMDb rating 6.372K votes
The Grey2011as Luke Lewenden
IMDb rating 6.7276K votes
The Walk2015as J.P.
IMDb rating 7.3142K votes

Most often with

Joe Carnahan directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Stephen Root

Frank Grillo

Ben Kingsley

Tom Wilkinson

Shea Whigham

Norman ReedusJoe CarnahanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Stephen Root3 films together, 2010 to 2020
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- The Empty Man2020IMDb rating 6.2Dale as James LasombraRoot as Arthur Parsons
- The Lone Ranger2013IMDb rating 6.4Dale as Dan ReidRoot as Habberman
- The Conspirator2010IMDb rating 6.9Dale as William HamiltonRoot as John Lloyd
Frank Grillo3 films together, 2011 to 2019
Frank Grillo's page
- Into the Ashes2019IMDb rating 5.0Dale as Sal PorterGrillo as Sloan
- Donnybrook2018IMDb rating 5.4Dale as WhalenGrillo as Chainsaw Angus
- The Grey2011IMDb rating 6.7Dale as Luke LewendenGrillo as John Diaz
Ben Kingsley2 films together, 2013 to 2015
Ben Kingsley's page
- The Walk2015IMDb rating 7.3Dale as J.P.Kingsley as Papa Rudy
- Iron Man 32013IMDb rating 7.1Dale as SavinKingsley as Trevor Slattery
Tom Wilkinson2 films together, 2010 to 2013
Tom Wilkinson's page
- The Lone Ranger2013IMDb rating 6.4Dale as Dan ReidWilkinson as Cole
- The Conspirator2010IMDb rating 6.9Dale as William HamiltonWilkinson as Reverdy Johnson
Shea Whigham2 films together, 2010 to 2021
Shea Whigham's page
- Small Engine Repair2021IMDb rating 6.5Dale as BadgeWhigham as Patrick 'Packie' Hanrahan
- The Conspirator2010IMDb rating 6.9Dale as William HamiltonWhigham as Capt. Cottingham
Norman Reedus2 films together, 2010 to 2014
Norman Reedus's page
- Stretch2014IMDb rating 6.5Dale as LaurentReedus as Norman Reedus
- The Conspirator2010IMDb rating 6.9Dale as William HamiltonReedus as Lewis Payne
Joe CarnahanDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2014
All films by Joe Carnahan
- Stretch2014IMDb rating 6.5Dale as Laurent
- The Grey2011IMDb rating 6.7Dale as Luke Lewenden
Also two films together7 more actors
- James RansoneSmall Engine Repair (2021) and Nola (2003)
- Max Martini13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) and Spectral (2016)
- James Landry HébertDonnybrook (2018) and Miss Meadows (2014)
- Owen TeagueThe Empty Man (2020) and Echoes of War (2015)
- Robert AramayoThe Empty Man (2020) and The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018)
- Bernie McInerneyThe Kitchen (2019) and Nola (2003)
- Chris SetticaseThe Senior (2023) and Safety (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What James Badge Dale's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.6 billion

17 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

17Worldwide figure
4US gross only
1Never in cinemas
1Streaming, short cinema run
7Figure not found

Top grosser

Iron Man 32013Savin$1.2 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Iron Man 32013as Savin
$1.2B46.8% of the total
2
World War Z2013as Captain Speke
$532M20.5% of the total
3
The Departed2006as Barrigan
$291M11.2% of the total
4
The Lone Ranger2013as Dan Reid
$261M10.0% of the total
5
The Grey2011as Luke Lewenden
$80M3.1% of the total
6
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi2016as Tyrone 'Rone' Woods
$69M2.7% of the total
7
The Walk2015as J.P.
$61M2.4% of the total
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Only the Brave2017as Jesse Steed
$26M1.0% of the total