Stephan James
Known for: Acting
Born: December 16, 1993
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
25 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
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I Play Rocky
2026
7.5
War Machine
2026
NR
The Legacy Lounge
2026
6.1
Night Always Comes
2025
1.0
Ricky
2025
5.8
The Piano Lesson
2024
5.9
Babes
2024
5.7
Beacon 23
2023
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The Legacy Awards
2022
3.8
Delia's Gone
2022
6.3
Surface
2022
6.4
National Champions
2021
6.9
#FreeRayshawn
2020
6.8
21 Bridges
2019
6.9
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
7.0
Homecoming
2018
5.6
Shots Fired
2017
5.2
Across the Line
2016
7.3
Race
2016
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
7.4
Selma
2014
4.5
Lost After Dark
2014
6.7
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
6.9
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
3.1
The Dependables
2014
5.8
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
5.8
Perfect Sisters
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
7.4
The Gabby Douglas Story
20141.0
The Railpath Hero
2013
4.1
Home Again
2012
6.1
12 Dates of Christmas
2011
5.3
Clue
2011
8.1
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
7.1
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
6.9
The Listener
2009
7.0
The Oscars
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Discretion
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The Journeyman
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