My Take
James Badge Dale is one of those actors who makes every scene feel more grounded just by showing up, and I genuinely think he's underrated in the best possible way. Born in New York and trained at Manhattanville University, he brings a real, unshowy intensity to everything he touches — whether it's the exhausted humanity he gave Robert Leckie in The Pacific, the quiet menace of his bit in The Departed, or the coiled tension he brought to 13 Hours as Tyrone "Rone" Woods. He keeps getting cast as soldiers and cops because there's something in him that reads as authentically load-bearing — like a guy who actually has to hold something together. Iron Man 3 could've been a throwaway villain role; he made it stick. I'd honestly watch a whole film built around any character he's ever played as a side note.
Overview
James Badge Dale (born James Badgett Dale, May 1, 1978) is an American actor. Frequently cast as law enforcement and military characters, he is 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James Badge Dale
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェームズ・バッジ・デール
- Reading
- じぇーむず・ばっじ・でーる
- Born
- May 1, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Manhattanville University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.