Stephan James

Acting·Dec 16, 1993·Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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.

Film	Credit
I Play Rocky2026 · Carl Weathers	Carl Weathers
War Machine2026 · 7	7
Night Always Comes2025 · Cody	Cody
Ricky2025 · Ricardo Smith	Ricardo Smith
The Piano Lesson2024 · Boy Charles	Boy Charles
Babes2024 · Claude	Claude
Delia's Gone2022 · Louis	Louis
National Champions2021 · LeMarcus James	LeMarcus James
21 Bridges2019 · Michael Trujillo	Michael Trujillo
If Beale Street Could Talk2018 · Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt	Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Across the Line2016 · Mattie Slaughter	Mattie Slaughter
Race2016 · Jesse Owens	Jesse Owens
Selma2014 · John Lewis	John Lewis
Lost After Dark2014 · Wesley	Wesley
When the Game Stands Tall2014 · T.K. Kelly	T.K. Kelly
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure2014 · Dmitri	Dmitri
The Dependables2014 · Shane Jones	Shane Jones
Apple Mortgage Cake2014 · William Logan	William Logan
Perfect Sisters2014 · Donny	Donny
The Gabby Douglas Story2014 · John 16-18 Years	John 16-18 Years
TThe Railpath Hero2013 · Damon Bishop	Damon Bishop
Home Again2012 · Everton St.Clair	Everton St.Clair
12 Dates of Christmas2011 · Michael	Michael
My Babysitter's a Vampire2010 · Jock	Jock
AAmerican SonActor	Actor