Stephan James
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.
38 acting credits
Acting · 38
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
War Machine
2026
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Listener
2009
The Oscars
1953
Homecoming
2018
Surface
2022
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
Beacon 23
2023
Shots Fired
2017
21 Bridges
2019
Night Always Comes
2025
Babes
2024
#FreeRayshawn
2020
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Selma
2014
Race
2016
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
The Piano Lesson
2024
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
National Champions
2021
Clue
2011
I Play Rocky
2026
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014
12 Dates of Christmas
2011
Perfect Sisters
2014
The Legacy Lounge
2026
The Legacy Awards
2022
Ricky
2025
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
Delia's Gone
2022
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
The Dependables
2014
Home Again
2012
American Son
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Lost After Dark
2014
Across the Line
2016
The Railpath Hero
2013