Actor

Stephan James

December 16, 1993 · 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.

Notable work

7.4
Selma (2014)
as John Lewis
7.4
War Machine (2026)
as 7
6.8
21 Bridges (2019)
as Michael Trujillo
7.3
Race (2016)
as Jesse Owens
6.9
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
7
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
as Jock
6.7
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
as T.K. Kelly
8.1
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2011)
as Jock #1
7
Homecoming (2018)
as Walter Cruz
6.1
12 Dates of Christmas (2011)
as Michael

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