Stephan James
Born Dec 16, 1993 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known for
War Machine
2026
I Play Rocky
2026
Night Always Comes
2025
Ricky
2025
Babes
2024
The Piano Lesson
2024
Beacon 23
2023
Surface
2022
Delia's Gone
2022
The Legacy Awards
2022
National Champions
2021
#FreeRayshawn
2020
21 Bridges
2019
Homecoming
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Shots Fired
2017
Race
2016
Across the Line
2016
The Dependables
2014
Selma
2014
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014
Perfect Sisters
2014
Lost After Dark
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
Home Again
2012
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
Clue
2011
12 Dates of Christmas
2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
The Listener
2009