Stephan James
Acting
Born December 16, 1993 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For · 38 titles
Late Night with Seth Meyers
War Machine
The Listener
The Oscars
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Surface
Homecoming
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Beacon 23
I Play Rocky
21 Bridges
Babes
If Beale Street Could Talk
Night Always Comes
#FreeRayshawn
Shots Fired
Selma
When the Game Stands Tall
The Piano Lesson
12 Dates of Christmas
Race
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Ricky
Clue
The Legacy Lounge
National Champions
Perfect Sisters
The Gabby Douglas Story
Apple Mortgage Cake
Lost After Dark
Home Again
Delia's Gone
The Dependables
The Legacy Awards
Across the Line
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
American Son
The Railpath Hero