Stephan James
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 16 December 1993 · 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.
Known for
Acting 26
- 2026I Play Rocky as Carl Weathers
- 2026American Son
- 2026War Machine as 7
- 2025Night Always Comes as Cody
- 2025Ricky as Ricardo Smith
- 2024The Piano Lesson as Boy Charles
- 2024Babes as Claude
- 2022Delia's Gone as Louis
- 2021National Champions as LeMarcus James
- 201921 Bridges as Michael Trujillo
- 2018If Beale Street Could Talk as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
- 2016Across the Line as Mattie Slaughter
- 2016Race as Jesse Owens
- 2014Selma as John Lewis
- 2014Lost After Dark as Wesley
- 2014When the Game Stands Tall as T.K. Kelly
- 2014Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure as Dmitri
- 2014The Dependables as Shane Jones
- 2014Apple Mortgage Cake as William Logan
- 2014Perfect Sisters as Donny
- 2014The Gabby Douglas Story as John 16-18 Years
- 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2013The Railpath Hero as Damon Bishop
- 2012Home Again as Everton St.Clair
- 201112 Dates of Christmas as Michael
- 2010My Babysitter's a Vampire as Jock
Production 1
- 2026The Journeyman · executive producer