2026Nominee
Best Performance
War Machine
Stephan James
Actor · Producer
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
December 16, 1993
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2019Nominee
Best Performance
21 Bridges
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Night Always Comes
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Performance
I Play Rocky
2018Highlight
Best Performance
If Beale Street Could Talk
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War Machine
21 Bridges
Night Always Comes