- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1993
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stephan James
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.
Filmography
movieI Play Rocky
2026 · Carl Weathers
movieWar Machine
2026 · 7
tvThe Legacy Lounge
2026 · Self – Host, Executive Producer, Creator
movieNight Always Comes
2025 · Cody
movieRicky
2025 · Ricardo Smith
movieThe Piano Lesson
2024 · Boy Charles
movieBabes
2024 · Claude
tvBeacon 23
2023 · Halan Kai Nielsen, Executive Producer
tvThe Legacy Awards
2022 · Host
movieDelia's Gone
2022 · Louis
tvSurface
2022 · Thomas Baden
movieNational Champions
2021 · LeMarcus James
tv#FreeRayshawn
2020 · Rayshawn
movie21 Bridges
2019 · Michael Trujillo
movieIf Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
tvHomecoming
2018 · Walter Cruz
tvShots Fired
2017 · Preston Terry
movieAcross the Line
2016 · Mattie Slaughter
movieRace
2016 · Jesse Owens
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieSelma
2014 · John Lewis
movieLost After Dark
2014 · Wesley
movieWhen the Game Stands Tall
2014 · T.K. Kelly
movieClue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014 · Dmitri
movieThe Dependables
2014 · Shane Jones
movieApple Mortgage Cake
2014 · William Logan
moviePerfect Sisters
2014 · Donny
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
movieThe Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · John 16-18 Years
The Railpath Hero
movieThe Railpath Hero
2013 · Damon Bishop
movieHome Again
2012 · Everton St.Clair
movie12 Dates of Christmas
2011 · Michael
tvClue
2011 · Dmitri Grant
tvMy Babysitter's a Vampire
2011 · Jock #1
movieMy Babysitter's a Vampire
2010 · Jock
tvThe Listener
2009 · Ibrahim Ayim
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
American Son
movieAmerican Son
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The Journeyman
movieThe Journeyman
— · Executive Producer