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.
Known for
2026War Machine
7
2026I Play Rocky
Carl Weathers
2025Night Always Comes
Cody
2025Ricky
Ricardo Smith
2024The Piano Lesson
Boy Charles
2024Babes
Claude
2022Delia's Gone
Louis
2021National Champions
LeMarcus James
201921 Bridges
Michael Trujillo
2018If Beale Street Could Talk
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2016Race
Jesse Owens
2016Across the Line
Mattie Slaughter
2014When the Game Stands Tall
T.K. Kelly
2014Selma
John Lewis
2014Lost After Dark
Wesley
2014Perfect Sisters
Donny
2014Apple Mortgage Cake
William Logan
2014Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Dmitri
2014The Gabby Douglas Story
John 16-18 Years
2014The Dependables
Shane Jones
2012Home Again
Everton St.Clair
201112 Dates of Christmas
Michael
2010My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock