Stephan James

Stephan James

Known for
Acting
Born
December 16, 1993 (age 32)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Discretion

Discretion

TV · as Logan · 1 ep

2026
War Machine poster

War Machine

Movie · as 7

2026
I Play Rocky poster

I Play Rocky

Movie · as Carl Weathers

2026
The Legacy Lounge poster

The Legacy Lounge

TV · as Self – Host · 4 eps

2025
Night Always Comes poster

Night Always Comes

Movie · as Cody

2025
Ricky poster

Ricky

Movie · as Ricardo Smith

2024
The Piano Lesson poster

The Piano Lesson

Movie · as Boy Charles

2024
Babes poster

Babes

Movie · as Claude

2023
Beacon 23 poster

Beacon 23

TV · as Halan Kai Nielsen · 16 eps

2022
Delia's Gone poster

Delia's Gone

Movie · as Louis

2022
Surface poster

Surface

TV · as Thomas Baden · 8 eps

2022
The Legacy Awards poster

The Legacy Awards

TV · as Host · 1 ep

2021
National Champions poster

National Champions

Movie · as LeMarcus James

2020
#FreeRayshawn poster

#FreeRayshawn

TV · as Rayshawn · 15 eps

2019
21 Bridges poster

21 Bridges

Movie · as Michael Trujillo

2018
If Beale Street Could Talk poster

If Beale Street Could Talk

Movie · as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

2018
Homecoming poster

Homecoming

TV · as Walter Cruz · 17 eps

2017
Shots Fired poster

Shots Fired

TV · as Preston Terry · 10 eps

2016
Race poster

Race

Movie · as Jesse Owens

2016
Across the Line poster

Across the Line

Movie · as Mattie Slaughter

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
When the Game Stands Tall poster

When the Game Stands Tall

Movie · as T.K. Kelly

2014
Selma poster

Selma

Movie · as John Lewis

2014
Lost After Dark poster

Lost After Dark

Movie · as Wesley

2014
Perfect Sisters poster

Perfect Sisters

Movie · as Donny

2014
Apple Mortgage Cake poster

Apple Mortgage Cake

Movie · as William Logan

2014
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure poster

Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure

Movie · as Dmitri

2014
The Dependables poster

The Dependables

Movie · as Shane Jones

2014
The Gabby Douglas Story poster

The Gabby Douglas Story

Movie · as John 16-18 Years

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
The Railpath Hero

The Railpath Hero

Movie · as Damon Bishop

2012
Home Again poster

Home Again

Movie · as Everton St.Clair

2011
12 Dates of Christmas poster

12 Dates of Christmas

Movie · as Michael

2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire poster

My Babysitter's a Vampire

TV · as Jock #1 · 1 ep

2011
Clue poster

Clue

TV · as Dmitri Grant · 5 eps

2010
My Babysitter's a Vampire poster

My Babysitter's a Vampire

Movie · as Jock

2009
The Listener poster

The Listener

TV · as Ibrahim Ayim · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep