Stephan James
Actor
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.
Filmography
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo 2019
Race
as Jesse Owens 2016
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt 2018
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock 2010
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly 2014
12 Dates of Christmas
as Michael 2011
Perfect Sisters
as Donny 2014
Night Always Comes
as Cody 2025
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles 2024
National Champions
as LeMarcus James 2021
Lost After Dark
as Wesley 2014
Babes
as Claude 2024
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years 2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
as William Logan 2014
Delia's Gone
as Louis 2022
Across the Line
as Mattie Slaughter 2016