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.
Filmography (37 titles)
MovieI Play Rocky
Carl Weathers · 2026
7.5MovieWar Machine
7 · 2026
ShowThe Legacy Lounge
Self – Host · 2026
6.1MovieNight Always Comes
Cody · 2025
1.0MovieRicky
Ricardo Smith · 2025
5.8MovieThe Piano Lesson
Boy Charles · 2024
5.9MovieBabes
Claude · 2024
5.7ShowBeacon 23
Halan Kai Nielsen · 2023
ShowThe Legacy Awards
Host · 2022
3.8MovieDelia's Gone
Louis · 2022
6.3ShowSurface
Thomas Baden · 2022
6.4MovieNational Champions
LeMarcus James · 2021
6.9Show#FreeRayshawn
Rayshawn · 2020
6.8Movie21 Bridges
Michael Trujillo · 2019
6.9MovieIf Beale Street Could Talk
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt · 2018
7.0ShowHomecoming
Walter Cruz · 2018
5.6ShowShots Fired
Preston Terry · 2017
5.2MovieAcross the Line
Mattie Slaughter · 2016
7.3MovieRace
Jesse Owens · 2016
6.2ShowClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2015
7.4MovieSelma
John Lewis · 2014
4.5MovieLost After Dark
Wesley · 2014
6.7MovieWhen the Game Stands Tall
T.K. Kelly · 2014
6.9MovieClue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Dmitri · 2014