Coy Stewart


Tyson Coy Stewart is an American actor. He had a role in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet? as Kevin Kingston-Persons, taking Philip Bolden's place, Troy in the Nickelodeon sitcom Bella and the Bulldogs and Lorenzo in Netflix sitcom Mr. Iglesias.
He currently voices 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. 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.

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, he appeared in 12 episodes of the PBS series The Electric Company, playing Marcus Barnes. 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 Nickelodeon series, Bella and the Bulldogs. He starred as Xavier in the 2016 comedy horror web series WTH: Welcome to Howler. In August 2017, Coy Stewart played the primary role in the music video and short film of the song "1-800-273-8255" by rapper Logic which deals with the issues of homosexuality and suicide. In November 2017, it was announced that Stewart had been cast in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a young Inhuman called Flint. In late 2018, Stewart was cast in a recurring role on the Netflix sitcom Mr. Iglesias.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Jingle Hit Factory: DetentionDevinShort
2015Throwing SnowballsTroyShort
2015ChristianChristianShort
2017Devil's WhisperGavin
2017Deadly DetentionKevin
2018The Judgment of Kyle NobleMalik MartinShort

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010The GladesDeclanEpisode: "Mucked Up"
2010–12Are We There Yet?Kevin Kingston-PersonsMain cast
2011The Electric CompanyMarcus BarnesMain cast
2013Good Luck CharlieWarrenEpisode: "The Bug Prom"
2015Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday SpecialHimself
2015–16Bella and the BulldogsTroy DixonMain cast
2016NCISBrandon ConwayEpisode: "Home of the Brave"
2016–presentWTH: Welcome to HowlerXavierMain cast
2017House of the WitchDaxTV Movie
2017–19Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.FlintRecurring role, 8 episodes
2019The BlacklistVontae Jones6 episodes
2019–presentMr. IglesiasLorenzo16 episodes
2020Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsBensonMain cast

YearTitleArtist
2017"1-800-273-8255"Logic ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid