Stephan James
Known for 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.
Filmography
War Machine
2026
as 7
Night Always Comes
2025
as Cody
Babes
2024
as Claude
Selma
2014
as John Lewis
21 Bridges
2019
as Michael Trujillo
Race
2016
as Jesse Owens
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
The Piano Lesson
2024
as Boy Charles
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
as T.K. Kelly
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
as Jock
12 Dates of Christmas
2011
as Michael
Perfect Sisters
2014
as Donny
National Champions
2021
as LeMarcus James
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
as Dmitri
Across the Line
2016
as Mattie Slaughter
I Play Rocky
2026
as Carl Weathers
Lost After Dark
2014
as Wesley
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014
as John 16-18 Years
American Son
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Delia's Gone
2022
as Louis