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Stephan James
Born
16 December 1993
Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acting

Stephan James

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.

As actor

War Machine

2026 · 7

I Play Rocky

2026 · Carl Weathers

Night Always Comes

2025 · Cody

Ricky

2025 · Ricardo Smith

The Piano Lesson

2024 · Boy Charles

Babes

2024 · Claude

Delia's Gone

2022 · Louis

National Champions

2021 · LeMarcus James

21 Bridges

2019 · Michael Trujillo

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018 · Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

Race

2016 · Jesse Owens

Across the Line

2016 · Mattie Slaughter

When the Game Stands Tall

2014 · T.K. Kelly

Selma

2014 · John Lewis

Lost After Dark

2014 · Wesley

Perfect Sisters

2014 · Donny

Apple Mortgage Cake

2014 · William Logan

Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure

2014 · Dmitri

The Gabby Douglas Story

2014 · John 16-18 Years

The Dependables

2014 · Shane Jones

The Railpath Hero

2013 · Damon Bishop

Home Again

2012 · Everton St.Clair

12 Dates of Christmas

2011 · Michael

My Babysitter's a Vampire

2010 · Jock