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