Stephan James
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1993, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Movies
- 24
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.
Upcoming Stephan James Movies
I Play Rocky
2026
November 6, 2026
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | I Play Rocky | Carl Weathers |
| 2026 | War Machine | 7 |
| 2025 | Night Always Comes | Cody |
| 2025 | Ricky | Ricardo Smith |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Boy Charles |
| 2024 | Babes | Claude |
| 2022 | Delia's Gone | Louis |
| 2021 | National Champions | LeMarcus James |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | Michael Trujillo |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt |
| 2016 | Across the Line | Mattie Slaughter |
| 2016 | Race | Jesse Owens |
| 2014 | Selma | John Lewis |
| 2014 | Lost After Dark | Wesley |
| 2014 | When the Game Stands Tall | T.K. Kelly |
| 2014 | Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure | Dmitri |
| 2014 | The Dependables | Shane Jones |
| 2014 | Apple Mortgage Cake | William Logan |
| 2014 | Perfect Sisters | Donny |
| 2014 | The Gabby Douglas Story | John 16-18 Years |
| 2013 | The Railpath Hero | Damon Bishop |
| 2012 | Home Again | Everton St.Clair |
| 2011 | 12 Dates of Christmas | Michael |
| 2010 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Jock |
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