Acting
Stephan James
EN cinema · 24 credits
Born
16 December 1993 (age 32)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as ستيفان جيمس · סטפן ג׳יימס · 史帝芬·詹姆斯
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
Filmography
I Play Rocky
as Carl Weathers
Ricky
as Ricardo Smith
The Piano Lesson
as Boy Charles
Babes
as Claude
Delia's Gone
as Louis
National Champions
as LeMarcus James
21 Bridges
as Michael Trujillo
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Race
as Jesse Owens
Across the Line
as Mattie Slaughter
When the Game Stands Tall
as T.K. Kelly
Selma
as John Lewis
Lost After Dark
as Wesley
Perfect Sisters
as Donny
Apple Mortgage Cake
as William Logan
The Dependables
as Shane Jones
The Gabby Douglas Story
as John 16-18 Years
The Railpath Hero
2013
The Railpath Hero
as Damon Bishop
Home Again
as Everton St.Clair
12 Dates of Christmas
as Michael