
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

7.0
Homecoming
2018 · TV

5.7
Beacon 23
2023 · TV

6.9
#FreeRayshawn
2020 · TV

5.7
Shots Fired
2017 · TV

6.2
Surface
2022 · TV

5.3
Clue
2011 · TV

The Legacy Lounge
2026 · TV

6.9
The Listener
2009 · TV

8.1
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011 · TV

7.0
The Oscars
1953 · TV

5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV

6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV

The Legacy Awards
2022 · TV