Stephan James

Born: 1993-12-16, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

• War Machine (2026)
• The Listener (2009)
• Surface (2022)
• Homecoming (2018)
• Beacon 23 (2023)
• Beacon 23 (2023)
• My Babysitter's a Vampire (2011)
• 21 Bridges (2019)
• If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
• Night Always Comes (2025)
• Race (2016)
• I Play Rocky (2026)
• Babes (2024)
• #FreeRayshawn (2020)
• Selma (2014)
• The Piano Lesson (2024)
• When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
• 12 Dates of Christmas (2011)
• National Champions (2021)
• Perfect Sisters (2014)
• Lost After Dark (2014)
• Delia's Gone (2022)
• The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
• The Legacy Awards (2022)
• The Dependables (2014)
• Apple Mortgage Cake (2014)
• Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure (2014)