Portrait of Stephan James

Acting

Stephan James

Career

Active from 2011 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for #FreeRayshawn
#FreeRayshawn
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stephan James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sports Drama 2
  • Social Justice Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Systemic Injustice 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Racial Prejudice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Discretion
Discretion

TV show ยท as Logan

The Journeyman
The Journeyman

Executive Producer

2020s

11 titles ยท average score 61
War Machine
War Machine (2026)
GoodWatch score 64

as 7

I Play Rocky
I Play Rocky (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

as Carl Weathers

Night Always Comes
Night Always Comes (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cody

Ricky
Ricky (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ricardo Smith

Babes
Babes (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

as Claude

The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

as Boy Charles

Beacon 23
Beacon 23 (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Halan Kai Nielsen

Surface
Surface (2022)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Thomas Baden

Delia's Gone
Delia's Gone (2022)
GoodWatch score 32

as Louis

National Champions
National Champions (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

as LeMarcus James

#FreeRayshawn
#FreeRayshawn (2020)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Rayshawn

2010s

20 titles ยท average score 61
21 Bridges
21 Bridges (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

as Michael Trujillo

Homecoming
Homecoming (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Walter Cruz

If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

Shots Fired
Shots Fired (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Preston Terry

Race
Race (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jesse Owens

Across the Line
Across the Line (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mattie Slaughter

When the Game Stands Tall
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as T.K. Kelly

Apple Mortgage Cake
Apple Mortgage Cake (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

as William Logan

Lost After Dark
Lost After Dark (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

as Wesley

The Dependables
The Dependables (2014)
GoodWatch score 22

as Shane Jones

Home Again
Home Again (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

as Everton St.Clair

Clue
Clue (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Dmitri Grant

2000s

1 title ยท average score 57
The Listener
The Listener (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Ibrahim Ayim