Cast & creator
Stephan James
Best known for Late Night with Seth Meyers, Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter, War Machine
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.
Also known as: ستيفان جيمس, סטפן ג׳יימס, 史帝芬·詹姆斯
25
film credits
17
television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
5.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (42)
Showing 42 of 42 credits
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
War Machine
7
2026
The Listener
Ibrahim Ayim
2009
The Oscars
Self
1953
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock #1
2011
Surface
Thomas Baden
2022
Homecoming
Walter Cruz
2018
Beacon 23
Halan Kai Nielsen
2023Beacon 23
Executive Producer
2023
21 Bridges
Michael Trujillo
2019
Shots Fired
Preston Terry
2017
If Beale Street Could Talk
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
2018
Night Always Comes
Cody
2025
Race
Jesse Owens
2016
#FreeRayshawn
Rayshawn
2020
I Play Rocky
Carl Weathers
2026
Babes
Claude
2024
The Piano Lesson
Boy Charles
2024
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock
2010
When the Game Stands Tall
T.K. Kelly
2014Discretion
Logan
Selma
John Lewis
2014
12 Dates of Christmas
Michael
2011
Perfect Sisters
Donny
2014
National Champions
LeMarcus James
2021
The Gabby Douglas Story
John 16-18 Years
2014
Clue
Dmitri Grant
2011
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Dmitri
2014
The Legacy Lounge
Self – Host
2026The Legacy Lounge
Executive Producer
2026The Legacy Lounge
Creator
2026
Across the Line
Mattie Slaughter
2016
Lost After Dark
Wesley
2014
Delia's Gone
Louis
2022
The Dependables
Shane Jones
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
William Logan
2014
Home Again
Everton St.Clair
2012
Ricky
Ricardo Smith
2025The Railpath Hero
Damon Bishop
2013
The Legacy Awards
Host
2022The Journeyman
Executive Producer