Stephan James
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
Film
War Machine
7
2026
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
TV
The Listener
Ibrahim Ayim
2009
TV
The Oscars
Self
1953
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
TV
Surface
Thomas Baden
2022
TV
Homecoming
Walter Cruz
2018
TV
Beacon 23
Halan Kai Nielsen
2023
TV
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock #1
2011
TV
Shots Fired
Preston Terry
2017
Film
Babes
Claude
2024
TV
#FreeRayshawn
Rayshawn
2020
Film
Selma
John Lewis
2014
Film
21 Bridges
Michael Trujillo
2019
Film
Night Always Comes
Cody
2025
Film
Race
Jesse Owens
2016
Film
I Play Rocky
Carl Weathers
2026
Film
If Beale Street Could Talk
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2018
Film
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock
2010
TV
Clue
Dmitri Grant
2011
Filmography
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