Stephan James
Birthday: Born in 1993-12-16 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Deathday: Alive
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephan James (actor), licensed under CC BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Surface
Character: Thomas Baden
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....
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
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 ...
Shots Fired
Character: Preston Terry
A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town....
Homecoming
Character: Walter Cruz
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....
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Character: Jock #1
Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school....
The Legacy Awards
Character: Host
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....
Beacon 23
Character: Halan Kai Nielsen
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....
Clue
Character: Dmitri Grant
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....
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances....
#FreeRayshawn
Character: Rayshawn
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....
The Oscars
Character: Self
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....
The Listener
Character: Ibrahim Ayim
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....
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The Piano Lesson
Character: Boy Charles
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....
Babes
Character: Claude
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....
When the Game Stands Tall
Character: T.K. Kelly
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons....
Selma
Character: John Lewis
"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....
Home Again
Character: Everton St.Clair
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)...
Race
Character: Jesse Owens
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....
Lost After Dark
Character: Wesley
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....
Perfect Sisters
Character: Donny
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her....
Apple Mortgage Cake
Character: William Logan
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....
Across the Line
Character: Mattie Slaughter
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....
If Beale Street Could Talk
Character: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence....
12 Dates of Christmas
Character: Michael
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!...
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Character: Dmitri
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....
21 Bridges
Character: Michael Trujillo
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....
The Gabby Douglas Story
Character: John 16-18 Years
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....
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Character: Jock
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....
The Dependables
Character: Shane Jones
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....
Delia's Gone
Character: Louis
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....
The Things They Carried
Character:
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....
National Champions
Character: LeMarcus James
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....
Ricky
Character: 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....