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.
Known for
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
- War Machine (2026)
- I Play Rocky (2026)
- The Listener (2009)
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
- The Oscars (1953)
- My Babysitter's a Vampire (2011)
- Surface (2022)
- Homecoming (2018)
- Beacon 23 (2023)
- Shots Fired (2017)
- 21 Bridges (2019)
- Selma (2014)
- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
- Race (2016)
- Babes (2024)
- 12 Dates of Christmas (2011)
- #FreeRayshawn (2020)
- The Piano Lesson (2024)
- When the Game Stands Tall (2014)