Biography
Stephan James
Acting
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 Homecom…
Career works
38
Movies
25
Series
13
Career average
5.8/10
Birth date
12/16/1993
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Filmography highlights
Movies
I Play Rocky
2026
War Machine
2026 · 7.4
Night Always Comes
2025 · 6.1
Ricky
2025 · 1.0
The Piano Lesson
2024 · 5.9
Babes
2024 · 5.9
Delia's Gone
2022 · 3.8
National Champions
2021 · 6.4
21 Bridges
2019 · 6.8
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · 6.9
Across the Line
2016 · 5.2
Race
2016 · 7.3
Selma
2014 · 7.4
Lost After Dark
2014 · 4.5
When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · 6.7
Series
The Legacy Lounge
2026
Beacon 23
2023 · 5.7
The Legacy Awards
2022
Surface
2022 · 6.2
#FreeRayshawn
2020 · 6.9
Homecoming
2018 · 7.0
Shots Fired
2017 · 5.7
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · 6.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.1
Clue
2011 · 5.3
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011 · 8.1
The Listener
2009 · 6.9
The Oscars
1953 · 7.0