Coy Stewart

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Tyson Coy Stewart
Stewart in 2016
Born (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 25)
Other namesTyson Stewart
KOI (2018–2022)
SWIM (2022–present)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • rapper
  • singer
Years active2010–present

Tyson Coy Stewart (born June 24, 1998) is an American actor, rapper, and singer. He had a role in the

PBS Kids Go series The Electric Company, Troy in the Nickelodeon sitcom Bella and the Bulldogs and Lorenzo in Netflix sitcom Mr. Iglesias.[1]
He voiced Benson in the Netflix animated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

Early life

Stewart was born in Columbia, South Carolina. His interest in acting began after reciting lines from popular television series.[2] He then joined a talent agency in Columbia, DeAbreu Modeling and Consulting, before playing Travis Younger in a stage production of A Raisin in the Sun.[3]

Career

In 2010, Stewart began his career with his role as Kevin Kingston in the

TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?. In March 2011, Coy won the Young Artists Award for Best Supporting Young Actor in a Comedy or Drama for his role as Kevin in Are We There Yet?. In 2011, on the PBS Kids Go! he is best known for, playing the role as Marcus Barnes on the Sesame Workshop comedy sitcom, The Electric Company

In, January 2012, Coy's father, Derek Stewart, published a non-fiction book titled The Unlikely Journey that chronicles Coy's journey into the entertainment business.

He played the role of Troy Dixon in the

Flint.[4] In late 2018, Stewart was cast in a recurring role on the Netflix sitcom Mr. Iglesias.[5]

Stewart, along with friend Tyrel Jackson Williams and girlfriend Jadagrace, formed the music collective "Grouptherapy".[6][7] On April 1, 2020, the collective released their debut EP entitled this is not the album. and later released their debut mixtape, there goes the neighborhood. on October 30, 2020.[6] The trio released their debut album, “I Was Mature for my Age, But I Was Still a Child” on June 27, 2023.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Jingle Hit Factory: Detention Devin Short
2015 Throwing Snowballs Troy Short
2015 Christian Christian Short
2017 Devil's Whisper Gavin
2017 Deadly Detention Kevin
2017 House Of The Witch Dax
2018 The Judgment of Kyle Noble Malik Martin Short
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Glades Declan Episode: "Mucked Up"
2010–13 Are We There Yet? Kevin Kingston-Persons Main cast
2011 The Electric Company Marcus Barnes Main cast (season 3)
2013 Good Luck Charlie Warren Episode: "The Bug Prom"
2015 Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special Himself
2015–16 Bella and the Bulldogs Troy Dixon Main cast
2016 NCIS Brandon Conway Episode: "Home of the Brave"
2016–present WTH: Welcome to Howler Xavier Main cast
2017 House of the Witch Dax TV movie
2017–20 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Flint
9 episodes
2019
The Blacklist
Vontae Jones 6 episodes
2019–2020 Mr. Iglesias Lorenzo 16 episodes
2020 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Benson Main cast (voice role)
2022
Grey’s Anatomy
College Roommate Episode: “Wasn’t Expecting That”
2022 Family Reunion Godz Sun Episode: "Remember the New Addition to the Family?"
Music videos
Year Title Artist
2017 "1-800-273-8255"
Logic ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid

References

  1. ^ Nellie Andreeva (March 13, 2014). "Nickelodeon Greenlights New Comedy From Dan Schneider, Two Other Live-Action Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ Coy Stewart Interview Interview. July 2010. Portrait magazine.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Coy Stewart bio at TBS.com Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Abrams, Natalie (November 2, 2017). "Meet the new season 5 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' cast members — first look". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (October 30, 2018). "'Mr. Iglesias': Megyn Price & Coy Stewart To Recur In Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  6. ^
    ISSN 0028-792X
    . Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  7. ^ "10 things you need to know about LA music collective grouptherapy". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

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