Myles McCoy

Myles McCoy
Biographical Information
Occupation	Professional Jazz player
Status	Deceased
Cause of Death	Heart attack (suspected murder)
Relationships
Relatives	Sierra McCoy (ex-wife) Josie McCoy (daughter)
Appearances
Actor	Reese Alexander
First Appearance	"Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!"
Last Appearance	"Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats" (flashback and hallucination)

“	Well, yes and no. The real struggle is always art versus commerce.	”
	— Myles to Fred Andrews[src]

Myles McCoy is a recurring character on The CW's Riverdale. He is portrayed by Reese Alexander

He is the father of Josie McCoy and the ex-husband of Sierra McCoy. Myles is an overbearing if distant father, much to Josie's dismay.

Early Life

Myles spent a great deal of time in Riverdale, having married and had a child with Sierra McCoy, a daughter who they named Josephine, after the French singer, Josephine Baker.

For a long time, Myles also struggled with a drug addiction.

Throughout Riverdale

Season 1

Variety Show

Myles and Sierra at the Variety show

Myles returns to town to see Josie and the Pussycats perform at the 75th annual Variety Show. In the days leading up to the event, he joins Josie, and his wife, Sierra for dinner with Fred Andrews, his son, Archie Andrews, and the host of that evening's dinner, Hermione Lodge. With him being a professional jazz player, Fred asks if he is living his dream, to which Myles replies, yes and no. The real struggle is always art vs commerce. He is disappointed to learn that Val quit the Pussycats. She was the real deal, giving the group some much-needed integrity. It's more than just about having fun, which is what he explains to Fred, then addressing Josie by her first name, that being Josephine; she was named after Josephine Baker, and to no surprise of his own, Archie has no idea who that is. After dinner, they sit in on Fred's proposal for the vacant land, a proposal that leads Myles to believe Fred was just another "dollar chasing gentrifier." The night of the Variety Show has arrived. Myles and Sierra sits in the audience as the Pussycats perform their song, Myles is undoubtedly unimpressed, so much so that he leaves the event before the Pussycats even finishes their performance.

Season 3

Taking Josie on Tour

Myles and Josie on the floor of Pop's

Myles grabs dinner with Josie at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe. Myles was more than willing as his next tour will be a long one. This is precisely why Josie wanted to meet up. She explains how recently she’s been the headlining act downstairs at La Bonne Nuit, but Riverdale is a small town, and she wants to go on tour with him to broaden her musical horizons. Myles explains that it’s a hard life being on the road. Josie begs, asking that he at least come see her perform. Before he can answer, Gladys, Jughead, and FP barge into Pop’s disguised with their identity shielded behind Serpent masks, with guns pointed. They empty the register and head for the door. As they do, Pop Tate comes from behind the counter with a shotgun and opens fire, hitting FP. As he prepares to shoot again, Jughead rips off his mask and tells Pop Tate to stop shooting as it’s not what he thinks. Jughead attempts to tend to his father, who lays on the floor bleeding, but is pulled away by his mother, as it is now up to the two of them to continue the game. Myles and Josie watch from the floor as this unfolds. Josie lends to this incident as yet another reason why she needs to get out of town.

Myles applauds Josie

At La Bonne Nuit, Josie performs. As her performance concludes, the crowd erupts in applause. The loudest applause of them all coming from Myles, her father, who little did Josie know, was there for her entire performance.

Myles complements Josie on her performance. Josie says that she thought he bailed on her again. Myles explains that was his intention. When you’re on the road, gig after gig, you have to get on stage and give it your all no matter what. Josie has to want to play music more than anything else. With that, Myles agrees to allow Josie to tour with him.

Season 5

Myles Death

Myles passes away from what was supposedly a heart attack. Josie gets the news from Sierra while on tour in Berlin. The news of his death causes Josie to flee to Riverdale, where she reunites with the Pussycats for a one-night concert, at which point she performs Nina Simone's "Stars" as Sierra watches from the crowd with tear-filled eyes. Josie then looks out into the crowd, where she imagines her father watching her sing.

The following day, while preparing to honor Myles wishes and resume the tour, Josie and Sierra are approached by a New Orleans musician named Toots Sweet. He toured with Myles in New Orleans before he passed. According to Toots, Myles got mixed in with some bad stuff, including petty crimes and voodoo. Toots Sweet reveals that there's a possibility Myles was murdered, which doesn't come as too much of a surprise to Sierra, whose always come to expect foul play. That said, Josie's first stop will be in New Orleans. They then board the tour bus, leaving Riverdale behind.

Physical Appearance

Myles is a tall, middle-aged man with a lean, but athletic build. He has a dark brown skin, a shaved head, dark brown eyes with a graying, trimmed beard. He's also a well-dressed man, who happens to be quite fond of fedoras.

Personality

Myles is a stubborn and intolerant man. He speaks what's on his mind without the fear of consequences. This is made known when he tells Fred Andrews that he is just another dollar chasing gentrifier. Despite being a man of music, even naming his daughter after the late singer and entertainer, Josephine Baker, Myles has no love for Josie and the Pussycats, or their style of music, which he refers to as pop music. However, he is admittedly quite impressed with Valerie Brown, and the talent she brought to the group. Beyond that, he sees Josie pursuit as a pointless waste of time, demonstrated when he walks out of her performance during the Variety Show.

Relationships

Josie McCoy

The father-daughter relationship between Myles and Josie McCoy is rather complicated. The two of them are not very close due to the fact that Myles is often on the road. He is quite hard on Josie and puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on her regarding her music choices and career. Because of this, Josie tries even harder to please him, but it appears that Myles continues to be unimpressed by her efforts, proven when he left the 75th annual Variety Show during her performance with her band Josie and the Pussycats, which while on the subject, he views as child's play and pop music, with the exception of Valerie Brown, who he believes is the real deal, as she provided the group with some much-needed integrity.

Sierra McCoy

At Some point, Sierra and Myles met, presumably in Riverdale, later getting married and having a daughter together, Josie. Due to Myles's career as a professional jazz player, he is often not present, causing the relationship between him and Sierra to be quite distant and strained. It also appears that they often have disagreements with each other, as Myles is quite strict on their daughter Josie when it comes to her band, Josie and the Pussycats, looking at it as nothing more than child's play, whereas Sierra is more calm with Josie and proud of what she's accomplished, pushing Josie to achieve her goals. Myles' absences caused Sierra to lose interest in Myles.

Appearances

Riverdale

Season 1

• "Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!"

Season 2

• "Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof" (mentioned)
• "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes" (mentioned)

Season 3

• "Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear The Reaper"

Season 5

• "Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats" (flashback and hallucination)

Katy Keene

Season 1

• "Chapter One: Once Upon a Time in New York" (mentioned)
• "Chapter Six: Mama Said" (mentioned)
• "Chapter Thirteen: Come Together" (mentioned)

Trivia

• He is an Archie Comics character whose name is Mr. Jones, Mr. McCoy or Mr. James depending on the source. McCoy was Josie's surname for the 2001 movie, later acknowledged in the comics and other adaptations.
• Contrary to Riverdale, Josie's dad is totally supportive of her music career in the comics.
• Neither Josie or her parents are African-American in the comics. He's depicted as a slim, middle-aged man who has dark hair with a wisp of gray.

Gallery

See also: Category:Images of Myles McCoy

• Season 3
• Season 5