Acting
Stephan James
Born 1993-12-16
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Stephan James
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War Machine
2026
TMDB3.8
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
TMDB2.5
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Selma
2014
TMDB3.7
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21 Bridges
2019
TMDB3.4
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Race
2016
TMDB3.6
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If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
TMDB3.5
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Homecoming
2018
TMDB3.5
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My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
TMDB4.0
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My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
TMDB3.5
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When the Game Stands Tall
2014
TMDB3.4
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (42 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | I Play Rocky | Carl Weathers | Movie | 2026 |
 | War Machine | 7 | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Legacy Lounge | Self – Host | TV Series | 2026 |
| The Legacy Lounge | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
| The Legacy Lounge | Creator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Night Always Comes | Cody | Movie | 2025 |
 | Ricky | Ricardo Smith | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Piano Lesson | Boy Charles | Movie | 2024 |
 | Babes | Claude | Movie | 2024 |
 | Beacon 23 | Halan Kai Nielsen | TV Series | 2023 |
| Beacon 23 | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Legacy Awards | Host | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Delia's Gone | Louis | Movie | 2022 |
 | Surface | Thomas Baden | TV Series | 2022 |
 | National Champions | LeMarcus James | Movie | 2021 |
 | #FreeRayshawn | Rayshawn | TV Series | 2020 |
 | 21 Bridges | Michael Trujillo | Movie | 2019 |
 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt | Movie | 2018 |
 | Homecoming | Walter Cruz | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Shots Fired | Preston Terry | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Across the Line | Mattie Slaughter | Movie | 2016 |
 | Race | Jesse Owens | Movie | 2016 |
 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Selma | John Lewis | Movie | 2014 |
 | Lost After Dark | Wesley | Movie | 2014 |
 | When the Game Stands Tall | T.K. Kelly | Movie | 2014 |
 | Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure | Dmitri | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Dependables | Shane Jones | Movie | 2014 |
 | Apple Mortgage Cake | William Logan | Movie | 2014 |
 | Perfect Sisters | Donny | Movie | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Gabby Douglas Story | John 16-18 Years | Movie | 2014 |
| The Railpath Hero | Damon Bishop | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Home Again | Everton St.Clair | Movie | 2012 |
 | 12 Dates of Christmas | Michael | Movie | 2011 |
 | Clue | Dmitri Grant | TV Series | 2011 |
 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Jock #1 | TV Series | 2011 |
 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Jock | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Listener | Ibrahim Ayim | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
| Discretion | Logan | TV Series | — | |
| The Journeyman | Executive Producer | Movie | — |