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.
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Stephan James — movies and TV shows
5.1SeriesLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
7.5FilmWar Machine
2026
6.3SeriesSurface
2022
6.2SeriesClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
7.1SeriesThe Oscars
1953
6.9SeriesThe Listener
2009
6.1FilmNight Always Comes
2025
5.7SeriesBeacon 23
2023
6.9SeriesHomecoming
2018
8.2SeriesMy Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
6.9FilmIf Beale Street Could Talk
2018
5.9FilmThe Piano Lesson
2024
6.8Film21 Bridges
2019
5.9FilmBabes
2024
6.7FilmWhen the Game Stands Tall
2014
5.6SeriesShots Fired
2017
FilmI Play Rocky
2026
6.1Film12 Dates of Christmas
2011
7.3FilmRace
2016
6.9Series#FreeRayshawn
2020
7.1FilmMy Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
7.4FilmSelma
2014
5.8FilmPerfect Sisters
2014
4.5FilmLost After Dark
2014
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6.8FilmClue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
6.4FilmNational Champions
2021
5.3SeriesClue
2011
SeriesThe Legacy Lounge
2026
7.4FilmThe Gabby Douglas Story
2014
4.1FilmHome Again
2012
3.1FilmThe Dependables
2014
3.8FilmDelia's Gone
2022
5.8FilmApple Mortgage Cake
2014
5.2FilmAcross the Line
2016
SeriesThe Legacy Awards
2022
4.0FilmRicky
2025