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Stephan James
ActingBORN: 1993-12-16Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Top Filmography
7.4
Selma
2014 // MOVIE
6.8
21 Bridges
2019 // MOVIE
7.3
Race
2016 // MOVIE
6.9
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 // MOVIE
7.3
War Machine
2026 // MOVIE
7.0
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010 // MOVIE
6.7
When the Game Stands Tall
2014 // MOVIE
8.1
My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011 // TV
7.0
Homecoming
2018 // TV
6.1
12 Dates of Christmas
2011 // MOVIE
6.0
Night Always Comes
2025 // MOVIE
5.8
Perfect Sisters
2014 // MOVIE
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 // TV
6.9
The Listener
2009 // TV
5.8
Beacon 23
2023 // TV