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Stephan James is a film actor, television actor and child actor. Stephan James was born on December 16, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The age as of 2026 is 32.
My Take
Stephan James strikes me as one of the most quietly substantial actors of his generation. Playing Jesse Owens in Race could have been a trap — biopics of icons often flatten their leads — yet he won a Canadian Screen Award for it. Then, instead of cashing in on franchise work, he anchored Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, a film built almost entirely on stillness and tenderness. That choice tells me he values material over visibility. Toronto keeps producing performers with this kind of unflashy discipline, and James may be the finest of them. I suspect his best roles are still ahead, and I intend to keep watching.
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- Name (English)
- Stephan James
- Name (Japanese)
- ステファン・ジェームズ
- Reading
- すてふぁん・じぇーむず
- Born
- December 16, 1993 (age 32)
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / child actor / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Stephan James born?
Born December 16, 1993 (age 32).
Where is Stephan James from?
Stephan James is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What does Stephan James do?
Stephan James works as film actor, television actor, child actor, actor.
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