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.
Known for
War Machine
2026 · Movie
21 Bridges
2019 · Movie
Babes
2024 · Movie
Selma
2014 · Movie
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Movie
Race
2016 · Movie
Night Always Comes
2025 · Movie
Perfect Sisters
2014 · Movie
When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · Movie
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010 · Movie
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · Movie
The Piano Lesson
2024 · Movie
12 Dates of Christmas
2011 · Movie
National Champions
2021 · Movie
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014 · Movie
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014 · Movie
Lost After Dark
2014 · Movie
Across the Line
2016 · Movie
Home Again
2012 · Movie
Delia's Gone
2022 · Movie
The Dependables
2014 · Movie
Ricky
2025 · Movie
I Play Rocky
Releases Nov 13, 2026