Casey Bond (born October 5, 1984) is an American actor, film producer
and retired professional baseball player. He is most noted for playing
Chad Bradford in the 2011 film Moneyball. Before becoming an actor,
Bond played as an outfielder within the San Francisco Giants
organization.Bond attended Birminghamâ€"Southern College and Lipscomb
University, playing college baseball for both schools, before he was
drafted by the Giants in 2007. After playing in minor league baseball
for two seasons, the Giants released Bond in 2009. Rather than
continue to pursue his baseball career, Bond chose to become an actor.
In addition to Moneyball, Bond has appeared in Nashville, Ring the
Bell, Undrafted, My Many Sons, I Saw the Light, Gene Simmons Family
Jewels and various other films and commercials.Bond was raised in
Peachtree City, Georgia. He attended Starr's Mill High School in
Fayetteville, Georgia. He then enrolled at Birminghamâ€"Southern
College in Birmingham, Alabama, where he played college baseball for
the Birminghamâ€"Southern Panthers baseball team, competing in the Big
South Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's
(NCAA) Division I. After his junior year at Birmingham-Southern, the
school's president decided to move the Panthers' athletic programs
from Division I to Division III, which required the team to take a
hiatus for a season. This ultimately ended the baseball program at
Birmingham-Southern as most players left to find a new program where
they would be able to continue their college careers.
and retired professional baseball player. He is most noted for playing
Chad Bradford in the 2011 film Moneyball. Before becoming an actor,
Bond played as an outfielder within the San Francisco Giants
organization.Bond attended Birminghamâ€"Southern College and Lipscomb
University, playing college baseball for both schools, before he was
drafted by the Giants in 2007. After playing in minor league baseball
for two seasons, the Giants released Bond in 2009. Rather than
continue to pursue his baseball career, Bond chose to become an actor.
In addition to Moneyball, Bond has appeared in Nashville, Ring the
Bell, Undrafted, My Many Sons, I Saw the Light, Gene Simmons Family
Jewels and various other films and commercials.Bond was raised in
Peachtree City, Georgia. He attended Starr's Mill High School in
Fayetteville, Georgia. He then enrolled at Birminghamâ€"Southern
College in Birmingham, Alabama, where he played college baseball for
the Birminghamâ€"Southern Panthers baseball team, competing in the Big
South Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's
(NCAA) Division I. After his junior year at Birmingham-Southern, the
school's president decided to move the Panthers' athletic programs
from Division I to Division III, which required the team to take a
hiatus for a season. This ultimately ended the baseball program at
Birmingham-Southern as most players left to find a new program where
they would be able to continue their college careers.
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