Booboo Stewart 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.
Background
Booboo Stewart was born in Beverly Hills, California. His father, Nils Allen Stewart, is a professional stuntman. He has Japanese, Chinese, and Korean ancestry on his mother"s side along with Scottish, Russian, and Blackfoot ancestry on his father"s side.
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
During 2006–2010 Stewart appeared or starred in several independent, direct-to-video, or television 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 has had roles on episodes of Steve Harvey"s Big Time Challenge, Emergency, Dante"s Cove, Everybody Hates Chris and "RL Stine"s The Haunting Hour".Stewart toured with Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus on her Best of Both Worlds Tour featuring the Jonas Brothers and appeared in the Target commercials with the same band and Miley Cyrus Danimals, and also toured 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 could also be seen in various magazines and billboards promoting clothes, as well as promoting Wii Fit and Hot Wheels. In 2010, he appeared in the movie Logan.
In 2012, he starred in the movie White Frog. In 2013, Stewart played the lead role in Running Deer, an award-winning short film produced and directed by Brent Ryan Green through Toy Gun Films.
Also, he starred in the 2015 Disney Channel original movie Descendants as Jay, the son of Jafar.
2010: Theatrical debut
In 2010 he portrayed Seth Clearwater in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series. Stewart"s character played a more important role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Participant 1 and Participant 2. Stewart also appeared in 2014"s X-Men: Days of Future past
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 television advertisements.
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.
He appeared in a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaign, encouraging people to adopt animals rather than to buy them from pet stores.
He is also involved in Four Green Steps, an environmental organization based in Canada.
Membership
During 2006–2008, he was a member of the musical group T-Squadron