Stephan James
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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
Credits
War Machine (2026)
as 7
I Play Rocky (2026)
as Carl Weathers
Babes (2024)
as Claude
Night Always Comes (2025)
as Cody
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
21 Bridges (2019)
as Michael Trujillo
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
as Jock
Selma (2014)
as John Lewis
12 Dates of Christmas (2011)
as Michael
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
as T.K. Kelly
The Piano Lesson (2024)
as Boy Charles
Race (2016)
as Jesse Owens
Perfect Sisters (2014)
as Donny
National Champions (2021)
as LeMarcus James
The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
as John 16-18 Years
Lost After Dark (2014)
as Wesley
Apple Mortgage Cake (2014)
as William Logan
Delia's Gone (2022)
as Louis
Home Again (2012)
as Everton St.Clair
The Dependables (2014)
as Shane Jones
The Railpath Hero (2013)
as Damon Bishop
Ricky (2025)
as Ricardo Smith
American Son (—)
Actor
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure (2014)
as Dmitri
Across the Line (2016)
as Mattie Slaughter