Sheldon "Shel" Bailey grew up in an army family between Germany, Texas, and North Carolina. He played professional basketball in China, Taiwan, and Ecuador. He got his start in the acting business by doing basketball commercials and body doubling for some of the game's biggest stars like Lebron James, Shaquille O'Neal, and Dwight Howard. With a long stretch of commercial bookings Bailey finally broke out of sports mode landing a recurring role on "Shameless". He followed up with guest star roles on "Hand of God", "The Mindy Peoject", "NCIS", a series regular on "Game Shakers", and more. In middle school Bailey discovered theater and drama class. He balanced his creative and athletic aspirations throughout high school perfecting his craft anywhere he could, from school to church, eventually graduating with Thespian Honors. The multifaceted 6'6" Thespian attended Winthrop University on a college basketball scholarship. He transferred to Florida International University after his sophomore year where he served as the Black Student Union President and honed his creative skills and passion for the art of spoken word. Bailey credits the art form in helping sharpen his stage presence and emotional connection with audiences. When he is not on-set you can find him playing sports and spending time with his son Solomon and daughter Saige.