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Coby Bell

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Ava Bailey

Published May 15, 2026

Coby Bell – 2012 USA Network’s Upfront – Photo Credit: Charles Norfleet / PR Photos 

Birth Name: Coby Scott Bell

Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States

Date of Birth: May 11, 1975

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – English, possibly other

Coby Bell is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the shows Third Watch, The Game, Burn Notice, and Mad Dogs. He is also a musician and songwriter in a reggae band. He is also known as Colby Bell and Cobins Robins Rue.

Coby is the son of Kathy and Michel Bell, a Broadway actor. His father is African-American. His mother is white, and her surname is of English origin. Coby is married to Aviss Pinkney-Bell, with whom he has four children.

Coby’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Lathrop.

Sources:

Marriage record of Coby’s parents –