American actor Coy Stewart is most recognized for his roles in television shows including “Are We There Yet?” and “Bella and the Bulldogs.” He took an early interest in acting and started his career as a young performer, starring in the American television sitcom “Are We There Yet?” on TBS as Kevin Kingston, the replacement for Philip Daniel Bolden. He was given a Young Artists Award for the part. He continued to be a main cast member of multiple additional programs in the years that followed. These include portraying Troy Dixon in the Nickelodeon series Bella and the Bulldogs, Marcus Barnes in the PBS series The Electric Company, and Xavier in the web series WTH: Welcome to Howler. Along with these roles, he has appeared in the short films The Judgment of Kyle Noble and Jingle Hit Factory: Detention, the movies Devil’s Whisper and Deadly Detention, as well as the music video and short film for the song “1-800-273-8255” by American rapper Logic. A glimpse of Coy’s journey into Hollywood can be seen in his father Derek Stewart’s nonfiction book, “The Unlikely Journey.”
Childhood & Formative Years
On June 24, 1998, Coy Stewart was born in Columbia, South Carolina, in the United States. He was the son of Derek and Keisha Stewart. Tyson Stewart is his other name. Very little is known about his early years and schooling, other than the fact that he took an early interest in acting after beginning to recite lines from well-known TV shows.
His desire to pursue acting as a career drove him to sign with the Columbia-based modeling and acting firm DeAbreu Modeling. In his first acting job, he played Travis Younger in a stage adaptation of the well-known drama “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry.
Career of Coy Stewart
Coy was cast in the American sitcom “Are We There Yet?” for his first on-screen performance. In the series, he took Philip Daniel Bolden’s place to play one of Kevin Kingston-Persons’ key parts. Coy appeared in 72 episodes of the series between 2010 and 2012, starting with the premiere episode, “The Hyphenated Name Episode,” which aired on June 2, 2010. At the Young Artists Award in March 2011, he was awarded Best Supporting Young Actor in a Comedy or Drama for his outstanding performance as Kevin.
He had an appearance as Declan in the “Mucked Up” episode of the action-crime drama television series “The Glades” on August 1, 2010.
In addition to appearing in “Are We There Yet?”, Coy joined the main cast of the comic family TV show “The Electric Company” in the United States. Beginning with the February 7, 2011, episode “Off Target,” he appeared in 12 episodes of the PBS series.
In January 2012, his father wrote a nonfiction book titled “The Unlikely Journey.” The book details how Coy’s career in show business came to be.
He played Warren in the comedy-family drama television series “Good Luck Charlie,” which aired on September 15, 2013. The episode was named “The Bug Prom.”
His role as Troy Dixon in the ensemble cast of the American comedy television series “Bella and the Bulldogs” helped him get even more notoriety. Nickelodeon ran the series for two seasons, from January 17, 2015, to June 25, 2016, with Brec Bassinger, Rio Mangini, Haley Tju, Lilimar, Jackie Radinsky, and Buddy Handleson in starring roles.
In addition to his roles in the short films “Christian,” “Throwing Snowballs,” and “Jingle Hit Factory: Detention,” he made an appearance as himself in Nickelodeon’s Ho Ho Holiday Special in 2015.
He began playing the lead character of Xavier in the comedy horror web series “WTH: Welcome to Howler” on October 23, 2016. In the action-comedy criminal television series “NCIS,” he also made an appearance as Brandon Conway in the “Home of the Brave” episode in 2016. On November 15 of the same year, the episode aired.
Alongside Matthew Modine, Luis Guzmán, Don Cheadle, and Nolan Gould, he was featured in the music video for American rapper Logic’s well-known song “1-800-273-8255,” which is nominated for a Grammy. On August 17, 2017, Logic’s music video had its YouTube debut on the Vevo channel, with Coy playing a prominent part in it.
Coy starred as Kevin in the Blair Hayes-directed thriller “Deadly Detention,” which was released on September 12, 2017. In addition, he played Dax in the October 7th, that year’s television horror film “House of the Witch.” He starred as Gavin in the American-Indonesian supernatural horror film “Devil’s Whisper,” which was directed by Adam Ripp and starred Luca Oriel, and was released on October 19.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., an action adventure drama television series that aired on ABC, announced in November 2017 that Coy had been cast as a young Inhuman named Flint. In the short drama film “The Judgment of Kyle Noble,” which was directed by Danilo Dayani, he again portrayed the primary character of Malik Martin.
Individual Life and Legacy
The gifted actor has not disclosed any information on his love affiliation or dating status, suggesting that he would rather keep his private life out of the public eye. Additionally, there is little information available on Coy’s net worth, even though he has succeeded in making an impression on both big and small screens.
His social media accounts also reflect his rising stardom as an actor. He started using the Twitter handle “coystewart” in May 2010 and has since gained over 25 K followers. He has also amassed an even more amazing following on Instagram, with over 257 K followers.
Net worth of Coy Stewart
The estimated net worth of Coy Stewart is about $1 million.