
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.

War Machine
2026 · as 7

Babes
2024 · as Claude

21 Bridges
2019 · as Michael Trujillo

Selma
2014 · as John Lewis

Race
2016 · as Jesse Owens

The Piano Lesson
2024 · as Boy Charles

Night Always Comes
2025 · as Cody

My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010 · as Jock

If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · as T.K. Kelly

Delia's Gone
2022 · as Louis

I Play Rocky
2026 · as Carl Weathers

12 Dates of Christmas
2011 · as Michael

National Champions
2021 · as LeMarcus James

Perfect Sisters
2014 · as Donny

The Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · as John 16-18 Years

Lost After Dark
2014 · as Wesley

Home Again
2012 · as Everton St.Clair