Stephan James
Acting
Born December 16, 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
Filmography
War Machine
2026 · 7
I Play Rocky
2026 · Carl Weathers
Night Always Comes
2025 · Cody
The Piano Lesson
2024 · Boy Charles
Babes
2024 · Claude
Delia's Gone
2022 · Louis
National Champions
2021 · LeMarcus James
21 Bridges
2019 · Michael Trujillo
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Race
2016 · Jesse Owens
Across the Line
2016 · Mattie Slaughter
When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · T.K. Kelly
Selma
2014 · John Lewis
Lost After Dark
2014 · Wesley
Perfect Sisters
2014 · Donny
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014 · William Logan
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · John 16-18 Years
The Dependables
2014 · Shane Jones
12 Dates of Christmas
2011 · Michael
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010 · Jock