Stephan James
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November 13, 2026 Drama
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
Selma
as John Lewis
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo
War Machine
as 7
Race
as Jesse Owens
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly
12 Dates of Christmas
as Michael
Night Always Comes
as Cody
Perfect Sisters
as Donny
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles
Babes
as Claude
National Champions
as LeMarcus James
Lost After Dark
as Wesley
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years
Delia's Gone
as Louis
Apple Mortgage Cake
as William Logan
Across the Line
as Mattie Slaughter
The Dependables
as Shane Jones
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
as Dmitri