Stephan James
Acting1993Toronto, 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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
The Journeyman
Executive Producer
2026
2025
Night Always Comes
as Cody
Ricky
as Ricardo Smith
2024
Babes
as Claude
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles
2022
2021
National Champions
as LeMarcus James
2020
#FreeRayshawn
TVas Rayshawn
2019
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Homecoming
TVas Walter Cruz• 17 eps
2017
Shots Fired
TVas Preston Terry
2016
Across the Line
as Mattie Slaughter
Race
as Jesse Owens
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
as William Logan
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years
The Dependables
as Shane Jones
Perfect Sisters
as Donny
Lost After Dark
as Wesley
Selma
as John Lewis
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
as Dmitri
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self - Guest
2013
The Railpath Hero
as Damon Bishop
2012
Home Again
as Everton St.Clair
The Listener
TVas Ibrahim Ayim• 1 eps
2011
2010
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock