Stephan James
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1993
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
- The Railpath Hero
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
Credits from TMDB.