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