Stephan James
Acting
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.
TV Shows(13)
The Legacy Lounge
Self – Host
2026
Beacon 23
Halan Kai Nielsen
2023
The Legacy Awards
Host
2022
Surface
Thomas Baden
2022
#FreeRayshawn
Rayshawn
2020
Homecoming
Walter Cruz
2018
Shots Fired
Preston Terry
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Clue
Dmitri Grant
2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock #1
2011
The Listener
Ibrahim Ayim
2009
The Oscars
Self
1953
Movies(25)
I Play Rocky
Carl Weathers
2026
War Machine
7
2026
Night Always Comes
Cody
2025
Ricky
Ricardo Smith
2025
The Piano Lesson
Boy Charles
2024
Babes
Claude
2024
Delia's Gone
Louis
2022
National Champions
LeMarcus James
2021
21 Bridges
Michael Trujillo
2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2018
Across the Line
Mattie Slaughter
2016
Race
Jesse Owens
2016
Selma
John Lewis
2014
Lost After Dark
Wesley
2014
When the Game Stands Tall
T.K. Kelly
2014
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Dmitri
2014
The Dependables
Shane Jones
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
William Logan
2014
Perfect Sisters
Donny
2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
John 16-18 Years
2014
The Railpath Hero
Damon Bishop
2013
Home Again
Everton St.Clair
2012
12 Dates of Christmas
Michael
2011
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock
2010
American Son