Stephan James
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1993-12-16 (31 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stephan James
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.
Acting
(2025)
Night Always Comes
as Cody
(2025)
Ricky
as Ricardo Smith
(2024)
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles
(2024)
Babes
as Claude
(2022)
Delia's Gone
as Louis
(2021)
National Champions
as LeMarcus James
(2019)
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo
(2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
(2016)
Race
as Jesse Owens
(2016)
Across the Line
as Mattie Slaughter
(2014)
Selma
as John Lewis
(2014)
The Dependables
as Shane Jones
(2014)
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years
(2014)
Perfect Sisters
as Donny
(2014)
Lost After Dark
as Wesley
(2014)
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly
(2014)
Apple Mortgage Cake
as William Logan
(2014)
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
as Dmitri
(2013)
The Railpath Hero
as Damon Bishop
(2012)
Home Again
as Everton St.Clair
(2011)
12 Dates of Christmas
as Michael
(2010)
My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Jock
Crew
The Journeyman
Executive Producer