---
name: "Stephan James"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephan-james"
fi1m_id: "stephan-james"
imdb_id: "nm4150847"
tmdb_id: 1388314
wikidata_id: "Q16235476"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 December 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-22T04:23:41.193095+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Stephan James

## Identity

Stephan James

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephan-james
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephan-james
- **IMDb ID:** nm4150847
- **TMDB ID:** 1388314
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16235476
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_James_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16235476, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4150847/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1388314

Actor. Born 16 December 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 December 1993, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Also known as:** ستيفان جيمس, סטפן ג׳יימס, 史帝芬·詹姆斯
- **Frequently works with:** [Dede Gardner](https://film.one/person/dede-gardner.md), [Jeremy Kleiner](https://film.one/person/jeremy-kleiner.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 1, History 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $87m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_James_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16235476, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4150847/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1388314

## Coming up

- *I Play Rocky* (2026-11-06), as Carl Weathers — [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Selma*](https://film.one/film/selma.md) (84), [*The Piano Lesson*](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md) (65), [*War Machine*](https://film.one/film/war-machine.md) (63)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*If Beale Street Could Talk*](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Stephan James is a Canadian actor. Born in Toronto in 1993, he began his career with a recurring role in the television series *Degrassi: The Next Generation* and went on to appear in other Canadian productions including *My Babysitter's a Vampire*.

He rose to prominence with his portrayal of John Lewis in *Selma* (2014) and as Jesse Owens in *Race* (2016), for which he received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor. Further notable roles include Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt in *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018) and Walter Cruz in the series *Homecoming* (2018), earning a Golden Globe nomination. He has also appeared in *21 Bridges* (2019) and played Boy Charles in *The Piano Lesson* (2024). His brother, Shamier Anderson, is also an actor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *War Machine* (2026), Fi1m 63, as 7 — [page](https://film.one/film/war-machine.md)
- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), Fi1m 65, as Boy Charles — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018), Fi1m 81, as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt — [page](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md)
- *Selma* (2014), Fi1m 84, as John Lewis — [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *I Play Rocky* (2026), as Carl Weathers — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)
- *War Machine* (2026), as 7 — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/war-machine.md)
- *Night Always Comes* (2025), as Cody
- *Ricky* (2025), as Ricardo Smith
- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), as Boy Charles — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *Babes* (2024), as Claude
- *Beacon 23* (2023), series, as Halan Kai Nielsen · Executive Producer
- *Delia's Gone* (2022), as Louis
- *Surface* (2022), series, as Thomas Baden
- *National Champions* (2021), as LeMarcus James
- *#FreeRayshawn* (2020), series, as Rayshawn
- *21 Bridges* (2019), as Michael Trujillo
- *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018), as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md)
- *Homecoming* (2018), series, as Walter Cruz
- *Shots Fired* (2017), series, as Preston Terry
- *Across the Line* (2016), as Mattie Slaughter
- *Race* (2016), as Jesse Owens
- *Selma* (2014), as John Lewis — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *Lost After Dark* (2014), as Wesley
- *When the Game Stands Tall* (2014), as T.K. Kelly
- *Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure* (2014), as Dmitri
- *The Dependables* (2014), as Shane Jones
- *Apple Mortgage Cake* (2014), as William Logan
- *Perfect Sisters* (2014), as Donny
- *The Gabby Douglas Story* (2014), as John 16-18 Years
- *The Railpath Hero* (2013), as Damon Bishop
- *Home Again* (2012), as Everton St.Clair
- *12 Dates of Christmas* (2011), as Michael
- *Clue* (2011), series, as Dmitri Grant
- *My Babysitter's a Vampire* (2011), series, as Jock #1
- *My Babysitter's a Vampire* (2010), as Jock
- *The Listener* (2009), series, as Ibrahim Ayim
- *The Journeyman*, Executive Producer
- *Discretion*, series, as Logan

## Gallery

- ![Attending the TIFF 2026 Tribute Awards](https://film.one/media/person/10445/gallery-6d6376948616.jpg) Attending the TIFF 2026 Tribute Awards — Sarran Hamilton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Stephan_James_-_Tribute_Awards_-_TIFF_2026-2.jpg/1280px-Stephan_James_-_Tribute_Awards_-_TIFF_2026-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Attending the TIFF 2026 Tribute Awards](https://film.one/media/person/10445/gallery-3f17fa5f5a79.jpg) Attending the TIFF 2026 Tribute Awards — Sarran Hamilton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Stephan_James_-_Tribute_Awards_-_TIFF_2026-3.jpg/1280px-Stephan_James_-_Tribute_Awards_-_TIFF_2026-3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Attending the TIFF 2026 Tribute Awards](https://film.one/media/person/10445/gallery-e80fe336f857.jpg) Attending the TIFF 2026 Tribute Awards — Sarran Hamilton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Stephan_James_-_Tribute_Awards_-_TIFF_2026.jpg/1280px-Stephan_James_-_Tribute_Awards_-_TIFF_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stephan James](https://film.one/media/person/10445/gallery-f0c4722ae1b4.jpg) Stephan James — Canadian Film Centre, Jesse Grant, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Stephan_James.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Stephan James](https://film.one/media/person/10445/gallery-c79ecb7aa696.jpg) Stephan James — Image via TMDB
- ![Stephan James](https://film.one/media/person/10445/gallery-81255bae3b49.jpg) Stephan James — Image via TMDB

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