# Charlie Stewart (actor)
**Charlie Stewart** (born 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American former child actor best known for playing Charlie Molloy on the ABC sitcom *Life with Bonnie* (2002–2004) and Bob, Zack and Cody's friend, on the [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) sitcom *[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-suite-life-of-zack-and-cody)* (2005–2007).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) |
| Discovery | Spotted by his future manager in a fast food restaurant after the family moved to Los Angeles[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) |
| Television debut | 2000, at age seven, as Albert in *ER* (episode "Mars Attacks", October 26, 2000)[2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/31860/charlie-stewart) |
| Signature roles | Charlie Molloy in *Life with Bonnie* (2002–2004, 43 episodes); Bob in *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005–2007, 16 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) |
| Film work | *The Animal* (2001), *Dawg* (2002), *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), *The Dog Who Saved Christmas* (2009), *The Secret Lives of Dorks* (2013)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) |
| Recognition | Young Artist Award nominations for *Life with Bonnie*; IMDb lists 3 nominations in total[2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) |
| Trademark | His red hair[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) |
## Early life and discovery
Stewart was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his family moved to Los Angeles while he was young.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) According to his IMDb biography, he was discovered by his manager in a fast food restaurant, and his gregarious nature and distinctive look soon brought him work with both commercial and theatrical casting directors.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) An Apple TV profile describes the discovery as happening while he was dining with his parents at a Los Angeles restaurant, where the manager-to-be was taken by his appearance and youthful charm.[2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth) His red hair and freckles are repeatedly noted as his identifying features.[2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth)
His earliest credited commercial work was a TV spot for Lay's Potato Chips in 2001.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/)
## Television career
**Debut and guest roles.** Stewart's television debut came in 2000, when he was seven years old, on the medical drama *ER*, playing Albert in the season 7 episode "Mars Attacks".[2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/31860/charlie-stewart) Through the early 2000s he took single-episode guest parts on a series of network shows: *The Drew Carey Show* ("Little Boy", February 2001), *Malcolm in the Middle* ("Kid #2", November 2001), *Becker* ("Charlie", March 2002), *7th Heaven* ("Pee Wee #2"), *Yes, Dear*, *Gilmore Girls* ("Kid #3" and later "Bobby" across two episodes), and *My Wife and Kids*.[4](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=2004) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/31860/charlie-stewart)
**Life with Bonnie.** In 2002 he joined the cast of *Life with Bonnie*, the ABC sitcom created by [Bonnie Hunt](https://www.edgepedia.org/bonnie-hunt) and Don Lake, playing Charlie Molloy, the son of Hunt's talk-show-host character. He appeared in 43 episodes until the series ended in 2004, and the role earned him [Young Artist Award](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-artist-award) nominations.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth)
**The Suite Life.** By 2005 he had found his next recurring part as Bob, a student at the show's hotel-set school, on the Disney Channel sitcom *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody*, appearing in 16 episodes from 2005 to 2007.[2](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/31860/charlie-stewart) He reprised Bob once more on the spin-off *The Suite Life on Deck* in the 2008 episode "Flowers and Chocolate".[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/31860/charlie-stewart)
**Later guest parts.** In 2009 he appeared twice in single episodes, as Kenny in *How I Met Your Mother* ("Murtaugh", March 30, 2009) and as Trev the Mage in *Bones* ("The Princess and the Pear", February 19, 2009).[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/31860/charlie-stewart)
## Film work
Stewart's film roles were mostly smaller character parts. He played the Evidence Room Kid in the [Rob Schneider](https://www.edgepedia.org/rob-schneider) comedy *The Animal* (2001) and Dawg's friend in *Dawg* (2002).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) In *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), the Tim Allen Christmas film, he played Dr. Hismus.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) Family television films followed: *The Dog Who Saved Christmas* (2009), as Ben Bannister, and *My Dog's Christmas Miracle* (2011), as Sam.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) Other credits include Fritz in *The Least of These* (2008), Cliff in *Adventures in Appletown* (2008), Junior in *The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie* (2007), and Zeus in one episode of *Out of Jimmy's Head* (2007).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) His most recent listed film role is Ollie in the 2013 comedy *The Secret Lives of Dorks*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/)
## Personal life
Stewart has one older sister, and his listed interests include basketball, swimming, and video games.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/) According to his Famous Birthdays profile, he is of Scottish, Irish, and Australian descent.[5](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/charlie-stewart.html) His IMDb-listed height is 5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/)
## Disambiguation
At least two working actors share the name. A British child performer named Charlie Stewart, represented by Mark Jermin Management, voices Danny Dog and Freddy Fox in the animated series *Peppa Pig* and is a different person.[6](https://markjerminmanagement.co.uk/actor/charlie-stewart/) Credits databases also sometimes mix the American actor's filmography with that of an older British character actor of the same name whose credits include *When Eight Bells Toll* (1971) and *Confessions from a Holiday Camp* (1977); the filmography given here follows the IMDb record for the American actor.[7](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1183670-charlie-stewart)
## References
1. [Charlie Stewart (II), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992306/)
2. [Charlie Stewart, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/charlie-stewart/umc.cpc.68nr9859smile8x9du3xgwqth)
3. [Charlie Stewart, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/31860/charlie-stewart)
4. [Charlie Stewart, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=2004)
5. [Charlie Stewart, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/charlie-stewart.html)
6. [Charlie Stewart, Mark Jermin Management](https://markjerminmanagement.co.uk/actor/charlie-stewart/)
7. [Charlie Stewart, The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1183670-charlie-stewart)
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