Stephan James
Acting
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.
As actor 38
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
War Machine
2026
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Listener
2009
The Oscars
1953
Surface
2022
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
Homecoming
2018
21 Bridges
2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Beacon 23
2023
Night Always Comes
2025
Race
2016
Babes
2024
Shots Fired
2017
Discretion
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
Selma
2014
#FreeRayshawn
2020
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
I Play Rocky
2026
The Piano Lesson
2024
12 Dates of Christmas
2011
Perfect Sisters
2014
Clue
2011
National Champions
2021
Lost After Dark
2014
The Legacy Lounge
2026
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014
Delia's Gone
2022
The Dependables
2014
Home Again
2012
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
The Railpath Hero
2013
The Legacy Awards
2022
Ricky
2025
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
Across the Line
2016