Stephan James
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.
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Movies (22)
Night Always Comes
as Cody
2025
Ricky
as Ricardo Smith
2025
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles
2024
Babes
as Claude
2024
Delia's Gone
as Louis
2022
National Champions
as LeMarcus James
2021
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo
2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2018
Across the Line
as Mattie Slaughter
2016
Race
as Jesse Owens
2016
Selma
as John Lewis
2014
Lost After Dark
as Wesley
2014
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly
2014
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
as Dmitri
2014
The Dependables
as Shane Jones
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
as William Logan
2014
Perfect Sisters
as Donny
2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years
2014
The Railpath Hero
as Damon Bishop
2013
Home Again
as Everton St.Clair
2012
12 Dates of Christmas
as Michael
2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock
2010
TV Shows (12)
Beacon 23
as Halan Kai Nielsen
2023
The Legacy Awards
as Host
2022
Surface
as Thomas Baden
2022
#FreeRayshawn
as Rayshawn
2020
Homecoming
as Walter Cruz
2018
Shots Fired
as Preston Terry
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Clue
as Dmitri Grant
2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock #1
2011
The Listener
as Ibrahim Ayim
2009
The Oscars
as Self
1953