Stephan James

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.

Early life
James was born in Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute in 2011. He is the younger brother of actor Shamier Anderson. His family is Jamaican.


Movies