Stephan James
Acting
Biography
Stephan James (born December 16, 1993) is a Canadian actor. After starring in a string of television series as a teenager, he rose to prominence upon winning a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role as track and field sprinter Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race. In 2018, he starred in Barry Jenkins' acclaimed drama film If Beale Street Could Talk, based on the James Baldwin novel of the same name. Also that year, he portrayed Walter Cruz in the Amazon series Homecoming, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination.
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Movies (25)
I Play Rocky2026Carl Weathers
War Machine20267
Night Always Comes2025Cody
Ricky2025Ricardo Smith
The Piano Lesson2024Boy Charles
Babes2024Claude
Delia's Gone2022Louis
National Champions2021LeMarcus James
21 Bridges2019Michael Trujillo
If Beale Street Could Talk2018Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Across the Line2016Mattie Slaughter
Race2016Jesse Owens
Selma2014John Lewis
Lost After Dark2014Wesley
When the Game Stands Tall2014T.K. Kelly
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure2014Dmitri
The Dependables2014Shane Jones
Apple Mortgage Cake2014William Logan
Perfect Sisters2014Donny
The Gabby Douglas Story2014John 16-18 Years- The Railpath Hero2013Damon Bishop
Home Again2012Everton St.Clair
12 Dates of Christmas2011Michael
My Babysitter's a Vampire2010Jock- American Son
Shows (13)
The Legacy Lounge2026Self – Host
Beacon 232023Halan Kai Nielsen
The Legacy Awards2022Host
Surface2022Thomas Baden
#FreeRayshawn2020Rayshawn
Homecoming2018Walter Cruz
Shots Fired2017Preston Terry
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014Self - Guest
Clue2011Dmitri Grant
My Babysitter's a Vampire2011Jock #1
The Listener2009Ibrahim Ayim
The Oscars1953Self