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.

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War Machine

On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.

Release Date2026-02-12

Charactersd 7

Vote Count1514

The Listener

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.

Release Date2009-06-04

Charactersd Ibrahim Ayim

Episode Count1

Vote Count118

Surface

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.

Release Date2022-07-28

Charactersd Thomas Baden

Episode Count8

Vote Count79

Homecoming

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.

Release Date2018-11-01

Charactersd Walter Cruz

Episode Count17

Vote Count340

Beacon 23

Aster Calyx and Halan Kai Nielsen 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.

Release Date2023-11-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Halan Kai Nielsen

Episode Count16

Vote Count93

My Babysitter's a Vampire

Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school.

Release Date2011-06-27

Charactersd Jock #1

Episode Count1

Vote Count356

Shots Fired

A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

Release Date2017-03-22

Charactersd Preston Terry

Episode Count10

Vote Count38

21 Bridges

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.

Release Date2019-10-24

Charactersd Michael Trujillo

Vote Count2138

Babes

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.

Release Date2024-03-09

Charactersd Claude

Vote Count82

Selma

"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.

Release Date2014-12-25

Charactersd John Lewis

Vote Count2315

Night Always Comes

Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.

Release Date2025-08-15

Charactersd Cody

Vote Count264

Race

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.

Release Date2016-02-19

Charactersd Jesse Owens

Vote Count1616

#FreeRayshawn

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.

Release Date2020-04-13

Charactersd Rayshawn

Episode Count15

Vote Count14

If Beale Street Could Talk

After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.

Release Date2018-12-14

Charactersd Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

Vote Count1214

When the Game Stands Tall

A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

Release Date2014-08-22

Charactersd T.K. Kelly

Vote Count379

My Babysitter's a Vampire

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.

Release Date2010-10-09

Charactersd Jock

Vote Count408

National Champions

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.

Release Date2021-12-10

Charactersd LeMarcus James

Vote Count82

12 Dates of Christmas

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!

Release Date2011-12-11

Charactersd Michael

Vote Count307

The Piano Lesson

A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.

Release Date2024-11-07

Charactersd Boy Charles

Vote Count94

Perfect Sisters

Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.

Release Date2014-04-08

Charactersd Donny

Vote Count252

Clue

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.

Release Date2011-11-14

Charactersd Dmitri Grant

Episode Count5

Vote Count6

I Play Rocky

A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie Rocky.

Release Date2026-11-13

Charactersd Carl Weathers

The Gabby Douglas Story

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.

Release Date2014-02-01

Charactersd John 16-18 Years

Vote Count69

Lost After Dark

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.

Release Date2014-09-19

Charactersd Wesley

Vote Count79

Ricky

Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.

Release Date2025-01-24

Charactersd Ricardo Smith

Vote Count2

The Dependables

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.

Release Date2014-06-03

Charactersd Shane Jones

Vote Count10

The Legacy Lounge

The Legacy Lounge

A reimagined format of The Legacy Awards and is part of an ongoing partnership with CBC, four in-depth conversations with a new group of Black Academy honourees, highlighting their contributions to society and the legacies they are creating.

Release Date2026-01-30

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Self – Host

Episode Count4

Apple Mortgage Cake

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.

Release Date2014-05-16

Charactersd William Logan

Vote Count17

Delia's Gone

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.

Release Date2022-08-19

Charactersd Louis

Vote Count18

Home Again

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)

Release Date2012-09-12

Charactersd Everton St.Clair

Vote Count4

Across the Line

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.

Release Date2016-04-08

Charactersd Mattie Slaughter

Vote Count14

Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure

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.

Release Date2014-07-15

Charactersd Dmitri

Vote Count9

The Legacy Awards

The Legacy Awards

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.

Release Date2022-09-25

Charactersd Host

Episode Count1

The Railpath Hero

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.

Release Date2013-03-01

Charactersd Damon Bishop

Vote Count1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

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".

Release Date2014-02-25

Charactersd Self - Guest

Episode Count1

Vote Count123

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

Release Date2015-08-02

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count19

The Oscars

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.

Release Date1953-03-19

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count81

The Journeyman

A struggling pro tennis player is lured into an illegal match-fixing ring to support his family and finds himself trapped in a ruthless world of corruption and violence he may never escape.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

American Son

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.