Booboo Stewart

Booboo Stewart

Boo Boo Stewart at 2014 ComicCon Australia, September 2014
Born Nils Allen Stewart, Jr.
(1994-01-21) January 21, 1994
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Other names Boo Boo Stewart
Boo Boo Torra
Occupation Actor, stuntman, singer-songwriter, dancer, model and film director
Years active 2004–present (actor)
2006–present (singer)

Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart, Jr.[1] (born January 21, 1994) is an American actor, dancer, model, and singer, best known for playing Seth Clearwater, a werewolf in The Twilight Saga, and his role as Jay in Descendants and its upcoming sequel, Descendants 2.

Early life

Nils Allen Stewart, Jr. was born in Beverly Hills, California. His father, Nils Allen Stewart, is a professional stuntman.[2] He has Japanese, Chinese, and Korean ancestry on his mother's side along with Scottish, Russian, and Blackfoot ancestry on his father's side.[3] Stewart was in a band named "Echoes of Angels" and toured with his mother and grandmother, who were known as "TSC" (The Stewart Clan).

Career

Early career

During 2006–2010 Stewart appeared or starred in several independent, direct-to-video, 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 Zoom and the 2007 film Beowulf. He had roles on episodes of Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge, ER, Dante's Cove, Everybody Hates Chris and "RL Stine's The Haunting Hour". Stewart also toured with Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus on her Best of Both Worlds Tour featuring the Jonas Brothers 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 "Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid)" for the Disney recompilation disc DisneyMania 7. He promoted clothes, as well as toys and games such as Wii Fit and Hot Wheels.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 and portrayed Seth Clearwater in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series.

In 2012, Stewart starred in the movie White Frog 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 Brent Ryan Green through Toy Gun Films.[4] Stewart also appeared in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past[5] acting as Warpath.

In 2013 Stewart appeared in Space Warriors along side Danny Glover, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Lucas, Mira Sorvino. Directed by Sean McNamara

Stewart starred in the 2015 Disney Channel original movie Descendants as Jay, the son of Jafar. He is set to reprise his role in the sequel, Descendants 2.[6]

Philanthropic activities

Booboo and Fivel Stewart at the Hollywood Premiere of Disney Channel's "Let It Shine" In June 2012.

In 2010, he was named a Celebrity Ambassador by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 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.[7] He also travelled to Perth, Australia for the Channel 7 Telethon, raising money for the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. Stewart and Fivel also hosted free concerts on behalf of the national non-profit organization Childhelp.[8]

He appeared in a PETA campaign, encouraging people to adopt animals rather than to buy them from pet stores.[9] He is also involved in Four Green Steps, an environmental organization based in Canada.[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 Yard Sale Little Boy
2005 Pit Fighter Vendor Uncredited
2006 18 Fingers of Death! Young Buford
The Conrad Boys Ben Conrad
666: The Child Donald
2007 The Last Sentinel Young Tallis
Uncle P Bike Kid
2008 The Fifth Commandment Young Chance
2009 American Cowslip Cary
How I Survived the Zombie Apocalypse Son Short film
2010 Dark Games Jake Wincott
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Seth Clearwater
Logan Ben Also producer
Smitty Peabo
2011 Jake Stevens: The Last Protector Jake Stevens
2011–12 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Seth Clearwater Release date:
Part 1 – 18 November 2011 (USA)
Part 2 – 16 November 2012 (USA)
2012 White Frog Nick Young
2013 Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft Jonah (Hansel)
2013 Running Deer Tyler Short Film
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Warpath
An Evergreen Christmas Angel
2014 The Last Survivors Dean
2015 Hope Bridge Jackson
He Never Died Jeremy
2016 Honeyglue Bailey
2016 American Satan Vic Lakota
Film made for television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Skeleton Man Child Warrior Sci Fi Pictures original film
2013 Space Warriors Conway Sci Fi Pictures original film
2015 Descendants Jay, son of Jafar Disney Channel Original Movie
2017 Descendants 2 Jay, son of Jafar Disney Channel Original Movie
Television guest appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Big Time Martial artist Unknown episodes
2004–06 Dante's Cove Stephen 5 episodes, 1 episode credit only
Unaired pilot as Boo Boo Torra
2005 ER Power Ranger Episode: "Man with No Name"
2006 Everybody Hates Chris Kid / Ping 2 episodes
Blue Dolphin Kids Himself / Host 11 episodes, 3 episodes as Actor
2010 CSI: Miami Kenny Turner Season 8: Episode 13: "Die by the Sword"
2011 Good Luck Charlie Kai 2 episodes ("Sun Show Part 1", "Sun Show Part 2")
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Kai 1 episode ("Pool Shark")
2012 Kickin' It Carson 1 episode ("New Jack City") season 2 episode20[11]
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Tommy Fa'aloa 1 episode ("Ma Lalo o ka 'ili") season 4 episode17
2015 Grimm Simon George 1 episode ("Mishipeshu") season 4 episode 18
CSI:Cyber Owen Campbell 1 episode (URL, Interrupted) season 1 episode 7
Blue Peter Himself 1 episode
2015–present Descendants: Wicked World Jay Voice role
2016 Lab Rats: Elite Force Roman Recurring role
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arty the Armored Armadillo Voice role
Episode: "Shredder Awakens"
Music videos
Year Music video Artist(s) Notes
2004 Just Lose It Eminem
2005 Keep It Goin' On Daichi Miura
2008 Kung Fu Fighting Cee-Lo Green and Jack Black From the DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda

Discography

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
US
[12]
US
OST

[12]
Descendants Soundtrack
  • Released: July 31, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney
1 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak
chart
positions
Album
US
[13]
CAN
[14]
"Rotten to the Core"
(among Descendants cast)
2015 38 66 Descendants
"Set It Off"
(among Descendants cast)
[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Under the Sea"[16] 2010 None Disneymania 7
"Just So Right"[17] 2012 Fivel Stewart White Frog Soundtrack
"So Good So Strange"[18] Frequency 5 Don't Ring My Doorbell
"Run Away"[19] 2013 Fivel Stewart Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft Soundtrack
"Jolly To The Core"[20] 2016 Descendants Cast Disney Channel Holiday Hits - EP

Footnotes

  1. "Set It Off" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[15]

References

  1. Cambio, Team (2010-01-21). "Is Booboo Stewart Ready For Taylor-Lautner Status? Totally. on Cambio.". Cambio.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  2. "Get to Know X-Men's Booboo Stewart". Audrey Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  3. "Eclipse's BooBoo Stewart". Audrey Magazine. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  4. "Award Winning Oklahoma Short Film Running Deer is Now Available on Vimeo on Demand". News OK. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. "Twitter / BryanSinger: 3 #Oscars, 6 #GoldenGlobes". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  6. Swift, Andy (2016-06-10). "Descendants 2 Premiering in 2017; China Anne McClain Cast as Ursula 2.0". TVLine. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  7. "Twilight Star Takes on Role as MDA Spokesman". MDA.org. Muscular Dystrophy Association. July 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  8. "Twilight star Booboo Stewart and sister Fivel perform FREE Concert for Childhelp". Arizonafoothillsmagazine.com. Arizona Foothills Magazine. August 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. Tara Kelly, "Booboo Stewart PETA Ad: Twilight Star Says 'Adopt, Don't Buy' Cats And Dogs," The Huffington Post, November 16, 2011.
  10. "Reach for the Stars" Archived June 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Four Green Steps. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  11. '+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+' (2012-11-02). "Booboo Stewart Guest Stars on "Kickin' It" & the "Lab Rats" Go to Space This Monday". Clevvertv.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  12. 1 2 List of Cameron's albums and singles on Billboard:
  13. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3Adove%20cameron&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A793&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=dove%20cameron
  14. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3ADove%20cameron&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Dove%20cameron
  15. Disneymania 7, 2010-03-09, retrieved 2015-10-26
  16. "White Frog (Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  17. "Amazon.com: Booboo%20Stewart: Digital Music". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  18. "Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  19. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/disney-channel-holiday-hits/id1175046922

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