Coby Bell

 Bell was the child of a white mother and an African-American father named Broadway actor Michel Bell. Bell was born in the city of Orange County in California, to an white mother as well as an African-American father, the actor from Broadway Michel Bell. In 1999, he appeared as the character of Officer Ty Davis, Jr. in the NBC drama Third Watch. Bell was among five cast members from the beginning who continued to appear on the show throughout the duration of its six seasons. He was a part of Safe, that was critically acclaimed and written by Anthony Ruivivar, Third Watch actor. Third Watch actors Jason Wiles, Yvonne Jung and Yvonne Jung played the lead roles in the show. Bell was in the Third Watch American edition of The Weakest Link. In 2005, Bell landed a recurring role on UPN's comedy show Half & Half. Bell is Glen Stallworth, a San Francisco firefighter. He's initially scheduled for an evening with Mona but is later found to be loving her mother, Phyllis (played beautifully by Telma Hopkins). Although he only appeared for three episodes, his character was mentioned throughout the final season and fourth.