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.
Acting
Movie
Selma
as John Lewis
2014
Movie
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo
2019
Movie
War Machine
as 7
2026
Movie
Race
as Jesse Owens
2016
Movie
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2018
Movie
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock
2010
Movie
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly
2014
TV
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock #1
2011
TV
Homecoming
as Walter Cruz
2018
Movie
12 Dates of Christmas
as Michael
2011
Movie
Night Always Comes
as Cody
2025
Movie
Perfect Sisters
as Donny
2014
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
TV
The Listener
as Ibrahim Ayim
2009
Movie
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles
2024
TV
Beacon 23
as Halan Kai Nielsen
2023
Movie
Babes
as Claude
2024
Movie
National Champions
as LeMarcus James
2021
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
Surface
as Thomas Baden
2022
Movie
Lost After Dark
as Wesley
2014
Movie
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years
2014
TV
Shots Fired
as Preston Terry
2017
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
