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Stephan James

Acting · Born 1993-12-16 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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.

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Filmography

2026I Play RockyCarl Weathers
2026War Machine7
2026The Legacy LoungeSelf – Host
2025Night Always ComesCody
2025RickyRicardo Smith
2024The Piano LessonBoy Charles
2024BabesClaude
2023Beacon 23Halan Kai Nielsen
2022The Legacy AwardsHost
2022Delia's GoneLouis
2022SurfaceThomas Baden
2021National ChampionsLeMarcus James
2020#FreeRayshawnRayshawn
201921 BridgesMichael Trujillo
2018If Beale Street Could TalkAlonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2018HomecomingWalter Cruz
2017Shots FiredPreston Terry
2016Across the LineMattie Slaughter
2016RaceJesse Owens
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2014SelmaJohn Lewis
2014Lost After DarkWesley
2014When the Game Stands TallT.K. Kelly
2014Clue: A Movie Mystery AdventureDmitri
2014The DependablesShane Jones
2014Apple Mortgage CakeWilliam Logan
2014Perfect SistersDonny
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2014The Gabby Douglas StoryJohn 16-18 Years
2013The Railpath HeroDamon Bishop
2012Home AgainEverton St.Clair
201112 Dates of ChristmasMichael
2011ClueDmitri Grant
2011My Babysitter's a VampireJock #1
2010My Babysitter's a VampireJock
2009The ListenerIbrahim Ayim
1953The OscarsSelf
—American Son
—The JourneymanExecutive Producer

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