Stephan James
Acting
Born: 1993-12-16 · 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 re
🎬 Movies (20)
I Play Rocky
2026
Carl Weathers
War Machine
2026
7
Night Always Comes
2025
Cody
Ricky
2025
Ricardo Smith
The Piano Lesson
2024
Boy Charles
Babes
2024
Claude
Delia's Gone
2022
Louis
National Champions
2021
LeMarcus James
21 Bridges
2019
Michael Trujillo
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Across the Line
2016
Mattie Slaughter
Race
2016
Jesse Owens
Selma
2014
John Lewis
Lost After Dark
2014
Wesley
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
T.K. Kelly
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
Dmitri
The Dependables
2014
Shane Jones
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
William Logan
Perfect Sisters
2014
Donny
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014
John 16-18 Years
📺 TV Shows (13)
The Legacy Lounge
2026
Self – Host
Beacon 23
2023
Halan Kai Nielsen
The Legacy Awards
2022
Host
Surface
2022
Thomas Baden
#FreeRayshawn
2020
Rayshawn
Homecoming
2018
Walter Cruz
Shots Fired
2017
Preston Terry
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
Clue
2011
Dmitri Grant
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
Jock #1
The Listener
2009
Ibrahim Ayim
The Oscars
1953
Self