Stephan James

Acting

Stephan James

Born December 16, 1993Toronto, Ontario, Canada39 credits

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

I Play Rocky
2026I Play Rocky
as Carl WeathersMovie
The Legacy Lounge
2026The Legacy Lounge
as Self – HostTV
Ricky
2025Ricky
as Ricardo SmithMovie
The Piano Lesson
2024The Piano Lesson
as Boy CharlesMovie
Babes
2024Babes
as ClaudeMovie
Beacon 23
2023Beacon 23
as Halan Kai NielsenTV
Delia's Gone
2022Delia's Gone
as LouisMovie
Surface
2022Surface
as Thomas BadenTV
National Champions
2021National Champions
as LeMarcus JamesMovie
#FreeRayshawn
2020#FreeRayshawn
as RayshawnTV
21 Bridges
201921 Bridges
as Michael TrujilloMovie
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" HuntMovie
Homecoming
2018Homecoming
as Walter CruzTV
Shots Fired
2017Shots Fired
as Preston TerryTV
Across the Line
2016Across the Line
as Mattie SlaughterMovie
Race
2016Race
as Jesse OwensMovie
Selma
2014Selma
as John LewisMovie
Lost After Dark
2014Lost After Dark
as WesleyMovie
The Dependables
2014The Dependables
as Shane JonesMovie
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014Apple Mortgage Cake
as William LoganMovie
Perfect Sisters
2014Perfect Sisters
as DonnyMovie
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 YearsMovie
T
2013The Railpath Hero
as Damon BishopMovie
Home Again
2012Home Again
as Everton St.ClairMovie
Clue
2011Clue
as Dmitri GrantTV
The Listener
2009The Listener
as Ibrahim AyimTV
T
The Journeyman
Executive ProducerMovie