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.
Filmography27 titles
War Machine
Selma
The Gabby Douglas Story
Race
Homecoming
My Babysitter's a Vampire
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Listener
21 Bridges
When the Game Stands Tall
National Champions
Surface
Night Always Comes
12 Dates of Christmas
Babes
Perfect Sisters
The Piano Lesson
Beacon 23
Apple Mortgage Cake
Shots Fired
Clue
Across the Line
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Lost After Dark
Home Again
Delia's Gone
Ricky