
Stephan James
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1993-12-16
Place of birth: 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

The Piano Lesson
2024Boy Charles
Babes
2024Claude
When the Game Stands Tall
2014T.K. Kelly
Selma
2014John Lewis
Home Again
2012Everton St.Clair
Race
2016Jesse Owens
Lost After Dark
2014Wesley
Perfect Sisters
2014Donny
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014William Logan
Night Always Comes
2025Cody
Across the Line
2016Mattie SlaughterThe Railpath Hero
2013Damon Bishop
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
12 Dates of Christmas
2011Michael
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014Dmitri
21 Bridges
2019Michael Trujillo
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014John 16-18 Years
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010Jock