Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 5, 1976
Place of Birth:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Sterling K. Brown
Biography
Sterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976) is an American actor. Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.
Brown portrayed Christopher Darden in the FXlimited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016), which earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. For his role as Randall Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us (2016–2022), he earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He was further Emmy-nominated for his comedic roles in the Fox Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2018) and the Amazon Prime comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019).
For his role in American Fiction (2023), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Brown is also known for his leading roles in films such as Hotel Artemis (2019), Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022), and Biosphere (2023) as well as supporting roles in Marshall (2017), Black Panther (2018), and Waves (2019). He has voiced roles in the 2019 animated films The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Frozen II.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington Black | Medwin Harris |
| 2025 | Paradise | Xavier Collins |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Interrupting Chicken | Papa (voice) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2021 | Soul of a Nation | Self |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE | Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice) |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE | Angstrom Levy (voice) |
| 2021 | Lincoln: Divided We Stand | Narrator |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America | Self |
| 2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Lio Oak (voice) |
| 2020 | Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II | Self |
| 2020 | Solar Opposites | Halk (voice) |
| 2019 | Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Reggie |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Michael Angelo (voice) |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | |
| 2016 | American Crime Story | Christopher Darden |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Randall Pearson |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2015 | IMDb on the Scene | Self |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents | Narrator |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Marcus |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Philip Davidson |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Cal Beecher |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Mr. Thomas |
| 2010 | Nikita | Nick Anson |
| 2009 | Castle | Ed Redley |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Andrew Boylan |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | DEA Agent Higgins |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | David Mosley |
| 2007 | Army Wives | Roland Burton |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | Shark | Quenton North |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Gordon Walker |
| 2005 | Medium | Todd Gillis |
| 2005 | Starved | Adam Williams |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Zeke Borns |
| 2003 | NCIS | Elijah Banner |
| 2003 | Tarzan | Detective Carey |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2002 | Hack | Rasheed Morgan |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Thomas Biggs |
| 2001 | Alias | Agent Rance |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Officer Dade |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1994 | ER | Bob Harris |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Presenter |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self |