
Stephan James
Acting
Born 1993-12-16 · 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.
Filmography

I Play Rocky
Nov 13, 2026

War Machine
Feb 12, 2026

Night Always Comes
Aug 15, 2025

Ricky
Jan 24, 2025

The Piano Lesson
Nov 7, 2024

Babes
Mar 9, 2024

Delia's Gone
Aug 19, 2022

National Champions
Dec 10, 2021

21 Bridges
Oct 24, 2019

If Beale Street Could Talk
Dec 14, 2018

Across the Line
Apr 8, 2016

Race
Feb 19, 2016

Selma
Dec 25, 2014

Lost After Dark
Sep 19, 2014

When the Game Stands Tall
Aug 22, 2014

Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Jul 15, 2014

The Dependables
Jun 3, 2014

Apple Mortgage Cake
May 16, 2014

Perfect Sisters
Apr 8, 2014

The Gabby Douglas Story
Feb 1, 2014

Home Again
Sep 12, 2012

12 Dates of Christmas
Dec 11, 2011

My Babysitter's a Vampire
Oct 9, 2010