Actor
Stephan James
Born 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.
Acting
Selma
John Lewis · 2014
War Machine
7 · 2026
Race
Jesse Owens · 2016
21 Bridges
Michael Trujillo · 2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt · 2018
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock #1 · 2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock · 2010
Homecoming
Walter Cruz · 2018
When the Game Stands Tall
T.K. Kelly · 2014
12 Dates of Christmas
Michael · 2011
Night Always Comes
Cody · 2025
The Listener
Ibrahim Ayim · 2009
Perfect Sisters
Donny · 2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
John 16-18 Years · 2014
The Oscars
Self · 1953
National Champions
LeMarcus James · 2021
Surface
Thomas Baden · 2022
The Piano Lesson
Boy Charles · 2024
Babes
Claude · 2024
Beacon 23
Halan Kai Nielsen · 2023
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2014
Shots Fired
Preston Terry · 2017
#FreeRayshawn
Rayshawn · 2020
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2015