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.
Filmography
I Play Rocky
2026
as Carl Weathers
War Machine
2026
as 7
Night Always Comes
2025
as Cody
Ricky
2025
as Ricardo Smith
The Piano Lesson
2024
as Boy Charles
Babes
2024
as Claude
Delia's Gone
2022
as Louis
National Champions
2021
as LeMarcus James
21 Bridges
2019
as Michael Trujillo
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Across the Line
2016
as Mattie Slaughter
Race
2016
as Jesse Owens
Selma
2014
as John Lewis
Lost After Dark
2014
as Wesley
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
as T.K. Kelly
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
as Dmitri
The Dependables
2014
as Shane Jones
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
as William Logan
Perfect Sisters
2014
as Donny
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014
as John 16-18 Years
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The Railpath Hero
2013
as Damon Bishop
Home Again
2012
as Everton St.Clair
12 Dates of Christmas
2011
as Michael
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
as Jock