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Stephan James

Child Actor / Actor | * 12/16/1993 (30) | Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence. ...

If Beale Street Could Talk

R

2018 | 3.5/5 | 2h
Romance / Love, Drama
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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 p ...

21 Bridges

R

2019 | 3.4/5 | 1h 39min
Crime, Action, Drama
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"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 ...

Selma

PG-13

2014 | 3.7/5 | 2h 7min
History, Drama
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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 A ...

Race

PG-13

2016 | 3.6/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, History
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A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town. ...

Shots Fired

TV-14

2017 | 3.1/5 | 45min per episode
Crime, Drama
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Movies with Stephan James as Actor(21)

2023 The Things They Carried
2023 American Son
2023 Untitled Pamela Adlon Project
as Louis2022 Delia's Gone
as LeMarcus James2021 National Champions
as Michael Trujillo2019 21 Bridges
as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt2018 If Beale Street Could Talk
as Jesse Owens2016 Race
as Mattie Slaughter2016 Across the Line
as Wesley2014 Lost After Dark
as John (16-18 yrs.)2014 The Gabby Douglas Story
as William Logan2014 Apple Mortgage Cake
as Dmitri2014 Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
as John Lewis2014 Selma
as Shane Jones2014 Pride of Lions
as T.K. Kelly2014 When the Game Stands Tall
as Donny2014 Perfect Sisters
as Damon Bishop2013 The Railpath Hero
as Everton St.Clair2012 Home Again
as Michael2011 12 Dates of Christmas
as Jock2010 My Babysitter's a Vampire

TV Shows/Series with Stephan James as Actor(10)

as Halan Kai Nelson2023 Beacon 23
as Thomas Baden2022 Surface
as Host2022 The Legacy Awards
as Rayshawn2020 #FreeRayshawn
as Walter Cruz2018 Homecoming
as Preston Terry2017 Shots Fired
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Jock #12011 My Babysitter's a Vampire
as Dmitri Grant2011 Clue

TV Shows/Series with Stephan James as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Beacon 23

Additional Information

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Full Name: Stephan James
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Thursday, 12/16 1993 (December) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) (current age: 30 years + 126 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Jarvis Collegiate Institute
Other names for Stephan James (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"스테판 제임스"
Stephan James frequently works together with these people:
Gina Prince-Bythewood (5x, Crew)
Reggie Rock Bythewood (5x, Crew)
Micah Bloomberg (4x, Crew)
Sam Esmail (4x, Crew)
Mike Kiss (4x, Crew)
Adam Mervis (4x, Crew)
Eli Horowitz (4x, Crew)
Ava DuVernay (3x, Crew)
Ilana Glazer (3x, Actress)
Ian Kessner (3x, Crew)
Barry Jenkins (3x, Crew)
Robert Budreau (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1153108, Added: 12/28/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024