7.5
Movie
Acting
Stephan James
- Born
- (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 39 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
7.4
Movie
Selma
6.8
Movie
21 Bridges
7.3
Movie
Race
6.9
Movie
If Beale Street Could Talk
7.1
Movie
My Babysitter's a Vampire
6.7
Movie
When the Game Stands Tall
6.9
TV
Homecoming
8.2
TV
My Babysitter's a Vampire
6.1
Movie
12 Dates of Christmas
6.1
Movie
Night Always Comes
5.8
Movie
Perfect Sisters
5.1
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
6.9
TV
The Listener
5.7
TV
Beacon 23
5.9
Movie
The Piano Lesson
5.9
Movie
Babes
6.3
TV
Surface
Acting credits 38
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Discretion TV | Logan (1 ep) |
| 2026 | I Play Rocky Film | Carl Weathers |
| 2026 | War Machine Film | 7 |
| 2026 | The Legacy Lounge TV | Self – Host (4 ep) |
| 2025 | Night Always Comes Film | Cody |
| 2025 | Ricky Film | Ricardo Smith |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson Film | Boy Charles |
| 2024 | Babes Film | Claude |
| 2023 | Beacon 23 TV | Halan Kai Nielsen (16 ep) |
| 2022 | The Legacy Awards TV | Host (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Delia's Gone Film | Louis |
| 2022 | Surface TV | Thomas Baden (8 ep) |
| 2021 | National Champions Film | LeMarcus James |
| 2020 | #FreeRayshawn TV | Rayshawn (15 ep) |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges Film | Michael Trujillo |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk Film | Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt |
| 2018 | Homecoming TV | Walter Cruz (17 ep) |
| 2017 | Shots Fired TV | Preston Terry (10 ep) |
| 2016 | Across the Line Film | Mattie Slaughter |
| 2016 | Race Film | Jesse Owens |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Selma Film | John Lewis |
| 2014 | Lost After Dark Film | Wesley |
| 2014 | When the Game Stands Tall Film | T.K. Kelly |
| 2014 | Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure Film | Dmitri |
| 2014 | The Dependables Film | Shane Jones |
| 2014 | Apple Mortgage Cake Film | William Logan |
| 2014 | Perfect Sisters Film | Donny |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Gabby Douglas Story Film | John 16-18 Years |
| 2013 | The Railpath Hero Film | Damon Bishop |
| 2012 | Home Again Film | Everton St.Clair |
| 2011 | 12 Dates of Christmas Film | Michael |
| 2011 | Clue TV | Dmitri Grant (5 ep) |
| 2011 | My Babysitter's a Vampire TV | Jock #1 (1 ep) |
| 2010 | My Babysitter's a Vampire Film | Jock |
| 2009 | The Listener TV | Ibrahim Ayim (1 ep) |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Journeyman Film | Executive Producer |
| 2026 | The Legacy Lounge TV | Executive Producer, Creator (4 ep) |
| 2023 | Beacon 23 TV | Executive Producer (16 ep) |