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Stephan James

Dec 16, 1993 (31 years old) in 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.

Known For

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The Listener
Ibrahim Ayim
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The Oscars
Self
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My Babysitter's a Vampire
Jock #1
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Homecoming
Walter Cruz
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Night Always Comes
Cody
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Surface
Thomas Baden
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Beacon 23
Halan Kai Nielsen
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Selma
John Lewis
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The Gabby Douglas Story
John 16-18 Years
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If Beale Street Could Talk
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

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