
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

Babes (2024)
as Claude

21 Bridges (2019)
as Michael Trujillo

Selma (2014)
as John Lewis

The Piano Lesson (2024)
as Boy Charles

Night Always Comes (2025)
as Cody

Race (2016)
as Jesse Owens

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

Perfect Sisters (2014)
as Donny

My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
as Jock

When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
as T.K. Kelly

12 Dates of Christmas (2011)
as Michael

National Champions (2021)
as LeMarcus James

Delia's Gone (2022)
as Louis

I Play Rocky (2026)
as Carl Weathers
American Son (—)
Actor

Home Again (2012)
as Everton St.Clair

The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
as John 16-18 Years

Lost After Dark (2014)
as Wesley

Apple Mortgage Cake (2014)
as William Logan

Ricky (2025)
as Ricardo Smith

Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure (2014)
as Dmitri

The Dependables (2014)
as Shane Jones

Across the Line (2016)
as Mattie Slaughter
The Railpath Hero (2013)
as Damon Bishop





