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Stephan James
Actor

Stephan James

Born December 16, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

12 films

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 12

War Machine (2026) movie poster
War Machine2026
Night Always Comes (2025) movie poster
Night Always Comes2025
Babes (2024) movie poster
Babes2024
The Piano Lesson (2024) movie poster
The Piano Lesson2024
National Champions (2021) movie poster
National Champions2021
21 Bridges (2019) movie poster
21 Bridges2019
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) movie poster
If Beale Street Could Talk2018
Race (2016) movie poster
Race2016
Lost After Dark (2014) movie poster
Lost After Dark2014
Perfect Sisters (2014) movie poster
Perfect Sisters2014
Selma (2014) movie poster
Selma2014
When the Game Stands Tall (2014) movie poster
When the Game Stands Tall2014