Stephan James
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles
2024
Babes
as Claude
2024
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly
2014
Selma
as John Lewis
2014
Home Again
as Everton St.Clair
2012
Race
as Jesse Owens
2016
Lost After Dark
as Wesley
2014
Perfect Sisters
as Donny
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
as William Logan
2014
Night Always Comes
as Cody
2025
Across the Line
as Mattie Slaughter
2016
The Railpath Hero
as Damon Bishop
2013
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2018
12 Dates of Christmas
as Michael
2011
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
as Dmitri
2014
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo
2019
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years
2014
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock
2010
The Dependables
as Shane Jones
2014
American Son
TBA
TV Appearances
Surface
as Thomas Baden
2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Shots Fired
as Preston Terry
2017
Homecoming
as Walter Cruz
2018
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock #1
2011
The Legacy Awards
as Host
2022
Beacon 23
as Halan Kai Nielsen
2023
Clue
as Dmitri Grant
2011
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
#FreeRayshawn
as Rayshawn
2020
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Listener
as Ibrahim Ayim
2009