Stephan James
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.4777 |
| Birthday | 1993-12-16 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Also Known As | ستيفان جيمس, סטפן ג׳יימס, 史帝芬·詹姆斯, |
2024
The Piano Lesson
5.828/102
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...
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The Piano Lesson
2024
Babes
5.9/90
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 be...
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Babes
2014
When the Game Stands Tall
6.667/387
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
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When the Game Stands Tall
2014
Selma
7.373/2343
"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 stateme...
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Selma
2012
Home Again
4.1/4
Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different...
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Home Again
2016
Race
7.262/1637
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...
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Race
2014
Lost After Dark
4.5/79
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 ro...
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Lost After Dark
2014
Perfect Sisters
5.836/259
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
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Perfect Sisters
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake
5.806/18
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 co...
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Apple Mortgage Cake
2025
Night Always Comes
6.08/292
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 $25,0...
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Night Always Comes
2016
Across the Line
5.2/14
Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community...
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Across the Line
2013
The Railpath Hero
1/1
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 o...
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The Railpath Hero
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
6.881/1238
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
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If Beale Street Could Talk
2011
12 Dates of Christmas
6.103/311
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 wit...
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12 Dates of Christmas
2014
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
6.9/9
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 fi...
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Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2019
21 Bridges
6.8/2183
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...
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21 Bridges
2014
The Dependables
3.1/10
Five retired ex-military men attempt the unthinkable and dust off their old uniforms for one last explosive mission. The team quickly discovers that t...
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The Dependables
2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
7.379/70
The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympi...
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The Gabby Douglas Story
2010
My Babysitter's a Vampire
7/424
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,...
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My Babysitter's a Vampire
American Son
0/0
A man, who after falling under the control of a ruthless mobster while in prison, builds a multiracial crime syndicate, takes down his mentor, and ear...
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American Son
2022
Delia's Gone
3.8/18
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...
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Delia's Gone
2021
National Champions
6.388/85
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...
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National Champions
2026
War Machine
7.44/2232
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...
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War Machine
2025
Ricky
1/2
Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexit...
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Ricky
2026
I Play Rocky
0/0
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....
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