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Actor
Stephan James
- Born December 16, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
War Machine2026
Selma2014
21 Bridges2019
Race2016
If Beale Street Could Talk2018
My Babysitter's a Vampire2010
When the Game Stands Tall2014
Homecoming2018
Filmography
- TBADiscretionSeriesLogan
- 2026War MachineFilm7
- 2026I Play RockyFilmCarl Weathers
- 2026The Legacy LoungeSeriesSelf – Host, Executive Producer, Creator
- 2025Night Always ComesFilmCody
- 2025RickyFilmRicardo Smith
- 2024The Piano LessonFilmBoy Charles
- 2024BabesFilmClaude
- 2023Beacon 23SeriesHalan Kai Nielsen, Executive Producer
- 2022SurfaceSeriesThomas Baden
- 2022Delia's GoneFilmLouis
- 2022The Legacy AwardsSeriesHost
- 2021National ChampionsFilmLeMarcus James
- 2020#FreeRayshawnSeriesRayshawn
- 201921 BridgesFilmMichael Trujillo
- 2018If Beale Street Could TalkFilmAlonzo "Fonny" Hunt
- 2018HomecomingSeriesWalter Cruz
- 2017Shots FiredSeriesPreston Terry
- 2016RaceFilmJesse Owens
- 2016Across the LineFilmMattie Slaughter
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeriesSelf
- 2014SelmaFilmJohn Lewis
- 2014When the Game Stands TallFilmT.K. Kelly
- 2014Perfect SistersFilmDonny
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2014Lost After DarkFilmWesley
- 2014The Gabby Douglas StoryFilmJohn 16-18 Years
- 2014Apple Mortgage CakeFilmWilliam Logan
- 2014Clue: A Movie Mystery AdventureFilmDmitri
- 2014The DependablesFilmShane Jones
- 2013The Railpath HeroFilmDamon Bishop
- 2012Home AgainFilmEverton St.Clair
- 2011My Babysitter's a VampireSeriesJock #1
- 201112 Dates of ChristmasFilmMichael
- 2011ClueSeriesDmitri Grant
- 2010My Babysitter's a VampireFilmJock
- 2009The ListenerSeriesIbrahim Ayim
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf