Stephan James

Stephan James

Born: December 16, 1993
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.

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Babes
Title: Babes
Character: Claude
Released: May 17, 2024
Type: Movie
A single woman who, after getting pregnant from a one-night stand, leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
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Title: Beacon 23
Character: Halan Kai Nelson
Released: November 12, 2023
Type: TV
Aster Calyx and Halan Kai Nelson are inextricably drawn to Beacon 23. Navigating one threat after another, they unravel the beacon’s mysteries, just in time to face their most powerful enemy.
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Title: The Legacy Awards
Character: Host
Released: September 25, 2022
Type: TV
The inaugural edition of The Black Academy’s award show, The Legacy Awards, is the first major Canadian award show to celebrate and showcase Black talent and will be broadcast from Live Nation Canada’s newest entertainment venue HISTORY, in Toronto’s east end.
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Delia's Gone
Title: Delia's Gone
Character: Louis
Released: August 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully accused of the murder of his sister Delia and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Upon release, he is visited by one of the last men to see her alive who implies there is more to her killing than meets the eye. Armed with this new information, Louis embarks on a personal mission to find who is responsible for Delia's mysterious death.
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Title: Surface
Character: Thomas Baden
Released: July 28, 2022
Type: TV
A traumatic head injury leaves Sophie with extreme memory loss. In her quest to put the pieces of her life back together—with help from her husband and friends—Sophie begins to question the truth behind her picture-perfect life.
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National Champions
Title: National Champions
Character: LeMarcus James
Released: December 10, 2021
Type: Movie
A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.
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Title: #FreeRayshawn
Character: Rayshawn
Released: April 13, 2020
Type: TV
Iraq war veteran Rayshawn takes shelter in his apartment building after being set up by New Orleans police on a drug deal. Amid a police standoff and growing media frenzy, a sympathetic cop tries to convince him to surrender.
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21 Bridges
Title: 21 Bridges
Character: Michael Trujillo
Released: October 24, 2019
Type: Movie
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 pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.
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If Beale Street Could Talk
Title: If Beale Street Could Talk
Character: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Released: December 14, 2018
Type: Movie
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
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Title: Homecoming
Character: Walter Cruz
Released: November 1, 2018
Type: TV
Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, living with her mother and working as a waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor questions why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi quickly realizes that there's a whole other story behind the story she's been telling herself.
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Title: Shots Fired
Character: Preston Terry
Released: March 22, 2017
Type: TV
A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.
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Across the Line
Title: Across the Line
Character: Mattie Slaughter
Released: April 8, 2016
Type: Movie
Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.
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Race
Title: Race
Character: Jesse Owens
Released: February 19, 2016
Type: Movie
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 Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Selma
Title: Selma
Character: John Lewis
Released: December 25, 2014
Type: Movie
"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 led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
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Lost After Dark
Title: Lost After Dark
Character: Wesley
Released: September 19, 2014
Type: Movie
A group of teens sneak out of their high school dance to cruise around and have some unsupervised fun. When their car runs out of gas on a deserted road, they discover an old farmhouse and the cannibal killer living inside.
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When the Game Stands Tall
Title: When the Game Stands Tall
Character: T.K. Kelly
Released: August 22, 2014
Type: Movie
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
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Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Title: Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Character: Dmitri
Released: July 15, 2014
Type: Movie
In a new take on the classic 1985 film of the same name, six teens accidentally witness a horrible crime and must work to piece together clues they find to solve the mystery of 'who done it.' They soon find out that there is a lot more than meets the eye as they discover hidden treasure and a secret society.
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Pride of Lions
Title: Pride of Lions
Character: Shane Jones
Released: June 3, 2014
Type: Movie
Five retired ex-military men attempt the unthinkable and dust off their old uniforms for one last explosive mission. The team quickly discovers that they are up against an enemy from their past. This time, The Dependables mission is personal. With guns blazing, the group puts their lives on the line to defeat their arch nemesis and save their grandchildren.
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Apple Mortgage Cake
Title: Apple Mortgage Cake
Character: William Logan
Released: May 16, 2014
Type: Movie
The inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40 each in order to save her home – and how this idea completely changes her and her family.
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Perfect Sisters
Title: Perfect Sisters
Character: Donny
Released: April 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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The Gabby Douglas Story
Title: The Gabby Douglas Story
Character: John 16-18 Years
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
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The Railpath Hero
Title: The Railpath Hero
Character: Damon Bishop
Released: March 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Under the lights of Toronto's Railpath, a rising hockey star tries to bury a painful secret. The Railpath Hero is a gripping portrait of the threads of resilience that hold a young man's life together in the wake of childhood sexual abuse.
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Home Again
Title: Home Again
Character: Everton St.Clair
Released: September 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different backgrounds try to make a new life for themselves, in Jamaica in this gutsy drama from writer-director Sudz Sutherland. (TIFF)
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12 Dates of Christmas
Title: 12 Dates of Christmas
Character: Michael
Released: December 11, 2011
Type: Movie
In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles, a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is magically given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times!
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Title: Clue
Character: Dmitri Grant
Released: November 14, 2011
Type: TV
Clue is an American five-part mystery television miniseries based on the Parker Brothers board game of the same name, which aired on The Hub from November 14, 2011 to November 17, 2011. The series features a youthful, ensemble cast working together, uncovering clues to unravel a mystery. The series was created by Raven Metzner and stars Sterling Beaumon as Seamus, Sarah Desjardins as Whitney, Kendall Amyre Ferguson as Agnes, Ana Golja as Liz, Stephan James as Dmitri, and Zach Mills as Lucas.
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Title: My Babysitter's a Vampire
Character: Jock #1
Released: June 27, 2011
Type: TV
Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school.
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My Babysitter's a Vampire
Title: My Babysitter's a Vampire
Character: Jock
Released: October 9, 2010
Type: Movie
Geeky 14-year old Ethan is left to babysit his younger sister, Jane, with his best friend Benny but after Ethan inadvertently puts Jane in harm's way, his parents hire a professional babysitter, the beautiful yet mysterious 17-year-old Sarah who, unbeknownst to them, is actually a fledgling vampire.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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American Son
Title: American Son
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A man, who after falling under the control of a ruthless mobster while in prison, builds a multiracial crime syndicate, takes down his mentor, and earns a place for his crew alongside the Italian and Russian mafias. It’s a progressive crime saga for a new generation.
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The Things They Carried
Title: The Things They Carried
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The story of the young men of Alpha Company, a platoon of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the Vietnam War. Trekking from village to village amidst chaos and confusion, the young men struggle to navigate a growing labyrinth of physical, mental, and emotional terrains as they battle for the survival of their sanity, innocence, and each other. An adaptation of Tim O'Brien's book of the same name.
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The Piano Lesson
Title: The Piano Lesson
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In 1936, an ornately carved piano - the Charles family's prized possession - has been gathering dust in the parlor of Berniece Charles' Pittsburgh home. When Boy Willie, Berniece's exuberant brother, bursts into her life with his dream of buying the same Mississippi land that his family had worked as slaves, he plans to sell their antique piano for the cash he needs to stake his future. But Berniece refuses to sell, clinging to the piano as a reminder of the history that is their family legacy.