Stephan James
Acting
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
Acting38
movieI Play Rocky
2026
Carl Weathers
tvThe Legacy Lounge
2026
Self – Host
movieRicky
2025
Ricardo Smith
movieThe Piano Lesson
2024
Boy Charles
movieBabes
2024
Claude
tvBeacon 23
2023
Halan Kai Nielsen
tvSurface
2022
Thomas Baden
movieNational Champions
2021
LeMarcus James
tv#FreeRayshawn
2020
Rayshawn
movie21 Bridges
2019
Michael Trujillo
movieIf Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
tvHomecoming
2018
Walter Cruz
tvShots Fired
2017
Preston Terry
movieAcross the Line
2016
Mattie Slaughter
movieRace
2016
Jesse Owens
movieSelma
2014
John Lewis
movieLost After Dark
2014
Wesley
movieWhen the Game Stands Tall
2014
T.K. Kelly
movieThe Dependables
2014
Shane Jones
movieApple Mortgage Cake
2014
William Logan
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieThe Gabby Douglas Story
2014
John 16-18 Years
The Railpath Hero
2013
Damon Bishop
movieHome Again
2012
Everton St.Clair
tvClue
2011
Dmitri Grant
tvThe Listener
2009
Ibrahim Ayim
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Production3
tvThe Legacy Lounge
2026
Executive Producer
tvBeacon 23
2023
Executive Producer
The Journeyman
Executive Producer
Creator1
tvThe Legacy Lounge
2026
Creator