Known for 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.
Born
December 16, 1993 (age 32)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Filmography
24 films, 16 shows


I Play Rocky
2026 · 2h 8m
country: United States
The electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds.


War Machine
2026 · 1h 50m
country: Australia
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.


Night Always Comes
2025 · 1h 48m
country: United Kingdom
Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.


Ricky
2025 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.


The Piano Lesson
2024 · 2h 7m
country: United States
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.


Babes
2024 · 1h 44m
country: United States
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.


Delia's Gone
2022 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully accused of the murder of his sister Delia and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Upon release, he is visited by one of the last men to see her alive who implies there is more to her killing than meets the eye. Armed with this new information, Louis embarks on a personal mission to find who is responsible for Delia's mysterious death.


National Champions
2021 · 1h 56m
country: United States
A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.


21 Bridges
2019 · 1h 40m
country: United States
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.


If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · 2h
country: United States
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.


Across the Line
2016 · 1h 28m
country: Canada
Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.


Race
2016 · 2h 14m
country: Canada
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.


Selma
2014 · 2h 8m
country: United Kingdom
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.


Lost After Dark
2014 · 1h 25m
country: Canada
A group of teens sneak out of their high school dance to cruise around and have some unsupervised fun. When their car runs out of gas on a deserted road, they discover an old farmhouse and the cannibal killer living inside.


When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · 1h 55m
country: United States
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.


Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014 · 1h 45m
country: Canada
In a new take on the classic 1985 film of the same name, six teens accidentally witness a horrible crime and must work to piece together clues they find to solve the mystery of 'who done it.' They soon find out that there is a lot more than meets the eye as they discover hidden treasure and a secret society.


The Dependables
2014 · 1h 40m
country: Canada
Five retired ex-military men attempt the unthinkable and dust off their old uniforms for one last explosive mission. The team quickly discovers that they are up against an enemy from their past. This time, The Dependables mission is personal. With guns blazing, the group puts their lives on the line to defeat their arch nemesis and save their grandchildren.


Apple Mortgage Cake
2014 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
The inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40 each in order to save her home – and how this idea completely changes her and her family.


Perfect Sisters
2014 · 1h 40m
country: Canada
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.


The Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · 1h 30m
country: United States
The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
The Railpath Hero
The Railpath Hero
2013 · 11m
country: Canada
Under the lights of Toronto's Railpath, a rising hockey star tries to bury a painful secret. The Railpath Hero is a gripping portrait of the threads of resilience that hold a young man's life together in the wake of childhood sexual abuse.


Home Again
2012 · 1h 41m
country: Canada
Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different backgrounds try to make a new life for themselves, in Jamaica in this gutsy drama from writer-director Sudz Sutherland. (TIFF)


12 Dates of Christmas
2011 · 1h 29m
country: Canada
In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles, a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is magically given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times!


My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010 · 1h 20m
country: Canada
Geeky 14-year old Ethan is left to babysit his younger sister, Jane, with his best friend Benny but after Ethan inadvertently puts Jane in harm's way, his parents hire a professional babysitter, the beautiful yet mysterious 17-year-old Sarah who, unbeknownst to them, is actually a fledgling vampire.