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.

Filmography

12 films

Stephan James

Biography

Filmography

War Machine

Night Always Comes

The Piano Lesson

Babes

21 Bridges

If Beale Street Could Talk

Race

Selma

When the Game Stands Tall

Perfect Sisters

12 Dates of Christmas

My Babysitter's a Vampire