Stephan James
Born: 1993-12-16 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For: Acting
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
2026
- War Machine as 7
- I Play Rocky as Carl Weathers
- The Legacy Lounge as Self – Host
2025
- Night Always Comes as Cody
- Ricky as Ricardo Smith
2024
- Babes as Claude
- The Piano Lesson as Boy Charles
2023
- Beacon 23 as Halan Kai Nielsen
2022
- Surface as Thomas Baden
- Delia's Gone as Louis
- The Legacy Awards as Host
2021
- National Champions as LeMarcus James
2020
- #FreeRayshawn as Rayshawn
2019
- 21 Bridges as Michael Trujillo
2018
- Homecoming as Walter Cruz
- If Beale Street Could Talk as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2017
- Shots Fired as Preston Terry
2016
- Race as Jesse Owens
- Across the Line as Mattie Slaughter
2015
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- When the Game Stands Tall as T.K. Kelly
- Selma as John Lewis
- Perfect Sisters as Donny
- The Gabby Douglas Story as John 16-18 Years
- The Dependables as Shane Jones
- Lost After Dark as Wesley
- Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure as Dmitri
- Apple Mortgage Cake as William Logan
2013
- The Railpath Hero as Damon Bishop
2012
- Home Again as Everton St.Clair
2011
- My Babysitter's a Vampire as Jock #1
- 12 Dates of Christmas as Michael
- Clue as Dmitri Grant
2010
- My Babysitter's a Vampire as Jock
2009
- The Listener as Ibrahim Ayim
1953
- The Oscars as Self