Stephan James
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 · 36
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
War Machine
2026 · 7
The Listener
2009 · Ibrahim Ayim
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Surface
2022 · Thomas Baden
Homecoming
2018 · Walter Cruz
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011 · Jock #1
Beacon 23
2023 · Halan Kai Nielsen
Babes
2024 · Claude
Night Always Comes
2025 · Cody
21 Bridges
2019 · Michael Trujillo
I Play Rocky
2026 · Carl Weathers
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Shots Fired
2017 · Preston Terry
#FreeRayshawn
2020 · Rayshawn
Selma
2014 · John Lewis
When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · T.K. Kelly
The Piano Lesson
2024 · Boy Charles
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010 · Jock
Race
2016 · Jesse Owens
Clue
2011 · Dmitri Grant
Ricky
2025 · Ricardo Smith
12 Dates of Christmas
2011 · Michael
The Legacy Lounge
2026 · Self – Host
Perfect Sisters
2014 · Donny
National Champions
2021 · LeMarcus James
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · John 16-18 Years
The Dependables
2014 · Shane Jones
Home Again
2012 · Everton St.Clair
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014 · William Logan
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014 · Dmitri
Lost After Dark
2014 · Wesley
Delia's Gone
2022 · Louis
The Legacy Awards
2022 · Host
Across the Line
2016 · Mattie Slaughter