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