Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. (born January 21, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing

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in '' The Twilight Saga'',

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in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'',

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in the Disney television film franchise '' Descendants'' and Willie in ''

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''.

Early life

Booboo Stewart was born in

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. His father, Nils Allen Stewart, is a professional stuntman. His mother is of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean descent while his father is of Russian, Scottish, and Native American (

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) descent. Stewart is the older brother of actress

Fivel Stewart Trente Heavyn "Fivel" Stewart (born November 4, 1996) is an American actress and singer who first came to attention in her main cast role as Izzie in three seasons of the Netflix series '' Atypical'' (2018–2021). , she is in the main cast of ...

. He was a former member of T-Squad, a Disney hip-hop/pop group, and performed with his sisters, Fivel and Maegan, as part of "TSC" (The Stewart Clan).

Career

Early career

During 2006–2010 Stewart appeared or starred in several

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, or TV films. He also hosted six episodes of the children's show ''Blue Dolphin Kids'' in Hawaii, and did stunt work on several films including the 2006 film ''

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'' and the 2007 film ''

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''. He had roles on episodes of ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Stewart also toured with

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on her

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featuring the

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and in the Camp Rock Freestyle Jam concert series. He recorded the opening theme for the '' Disney Channel Games 2008'' titled "Let's Go!", and in 2010 "

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" (from ''

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'') for the Disney recompilation disc ''

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''. He promoted clothes, as well as toys and games such as ''

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'' and

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. He also played Roman in '' Lab Rats: Elite Force''. During 2006–2008, he was a member of the musical group T-Squad.

2010–present: Theatrical debut

In 2010, Stewart appeared in the movie ''Logan'', a coming of age story about two brothers. He portrayed

in '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'', the third installment of ''The Twilight Saga'' film series, as well as '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1'' in 2011 and '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2'' in 2012. In 2012, Stewart starred in the movie

White Frog ''White Frog'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Quentin Lee and written by Fabienne Wen. The film's plot follows neglected 16-year-old Nick Young, played by Booboo Stewart, a teenager with autism spectrum disorder whose life is chan ...

as Nick Young, a teen with Asperger's syndrome. In 2013, he played the lead role in '' Running Deer'', an award-winning short film produced and directed by

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through Toy Gun Films. Stewart also appeared in 2014's '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'' acting as

. In 2013, Stewart appeared in ''Space Warriors'' alongside

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, directed by Sean McNamara. Stewart starred in the 2015 Disney Channel original movie '' Descendants'' as Jay, the son of Jafar. He reprised his role in the 2017 and 2019 sequels, ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2020, Stewart appeared as Willie in the

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series ''

'', and as Peter Dragswolf in the film ''

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''.

Philanthropic activities

In 2010, he was named a Celebrity Ambassador by the

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. In his role, Stewart is helping raise awareness in the fight against muscle diseases. He is also part of MDA's "Make a Muscle, Make a Difference" PSA campaign, being featured in print and TV advertisements. He also travelled to

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, Australia for the

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Telethon, raising money for the

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. Stewart and his sister Fivel also hosted free concerts on behalf of the national non-profit organization

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. He appeared in a

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campaign, encouraging people to adopt animals rather than to buy them from pet stores. He is also involved in

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, an environmental organization based in

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Filmography

References

External links

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