Tyson Coy Stewart (born June 24, 1998), also known under the stage name SWIM (formerly KOI) is an American actor, rapper, and singer. He had a role in the TBS

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'' Are We There Yet?'', as

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in the ABC superhero drama series ''

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'', Marcus in the

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series ''

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'', Troy in the

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sitcom ''

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'' and Lorenzo in Netflix sitcom '' Mr. Iglesias''. He voiced Benson in the Netflix animated series ''

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''. In 2019, Stewart founded the hip-hop collective

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(now

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), alongside fellow former child actors

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, and Elijah Johnson.

Early life

Stewart was born in

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. 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 ''

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''.

Career

Acting career

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

'' 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 the same year, he played Marcus Barnes on the

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comedy edutainment sitcom,

. 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

series ''

''. 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

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which deals with the issues of homosexuality and suicide. In November 2017, it was announced that Stewart had been cast in ''

'' as a young

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called

. In late 2018, Stewart was cast in a recurring role on the Netflix sitcom '' Mr. Iglesias''.

Musical career

Stewart, along with friend

and girlfriend

, formed the music collective "

". 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''.'' The trio released their debut album, "''I Was Mature for my Age, But I Was Still a Child''" on June 27, 2023.

Filmography

References

External links

Stewart's page on his family's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Coy 1998 births Living people 21st-century American male actors African-American male child actors 21st-century African-American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from Columbia, South Carolina PartyOf2 members