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Sterling K. Brown

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Sterling K. Brown

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 5, 1976 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sterling K. Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026Is God IsThe Monster
2026The GalleristTom
2026Paradise: Official PodcastSelf
2025Washington BlackMedwin Harris
2025ParadiseXavier Collins
2024AtlasColonel Elias Banks
2023American FictionClifford Ellison
2023BiosphereRay
2022Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.Lee-Curtis Childs
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022Interrupting ChickenPapa (voice)
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest
2021Bug TherapyStick Bug (voice)
2021The Normal Heart
2021Roll Up Your SleevesSelf
2021Soul of a NationSelf
2021InvincibleAngstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
2021InvincibleAngstrom Levy (voice)
2021Lincoln: Divided We StandNarrator
2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf
2020The Rhythm SectionSerra
2020JuniorNarrator (voice)
2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All VoteLeo McGarry
2020Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsLio Oak (voice)
2020Into the Unknown: Making Frozen IISelf
2020Solar OppositesHalk (voice)
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Garry (voice)
2019WavesRonald
2019Frozen IIMattias (voice)
2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceSia
2019Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
2019One Day at DisneyNarrator (voice)
2019Ellen's Greatest Night of GiveawaysSelf
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest
2018Black PantherN'Jobu
2018The PredatorTraeger
2018Hotel ArtemisSherman / Waikiki
2017MarshallJoseph Spell
2017The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselReggie
2017Big Mouth
2017Big MouthMichael Angelo (voice)
2016SpacemanRodney Scott
2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotSgt. Hurd
2016MojaveDetective Fletcher (uncredited)
2016American Crime StoryChristopher Darden
2016This Is UsRandall Pearson
2015Hot OnesSelf
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2015IMDb on the SceneSelf
2015MLB Network PresentsNarrator
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
2014Running Wild with Bear GryllsSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2013The SuspectThe Other Suspect
2013Masters of SexMarcus
2013Brooklyn Nine-NinePhilip Davidson
2012Finding Your RootsSelf
2011Our Idiot BrotherOfficer Omar
2011Person of InterestCal Beecher
2011Harry's LawMr. Thomas
2010NikitaNick Anson
2009CastleEd Redley
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009The Good WifeAndrew Boylan
2008Righteous KillRogers
2008The MentalistDEA Agent Higgins
2008Eli StoneDavid Mosley
2007The FavorPoliceman #1
2007Army WivesRoland Burton
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006SharkQuenton North
2005StayFrederick / Devon
2005Trust the ManRand
2005SupernaturalGordon Walker
2005MediumTodd Gillis
2005StarvedAdam Williams
2004Boston LegalZeke Borns
2003NCISElijah Banner
2003TarzanDetective Carey
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002Smallpox 2002: Silent WeaponCarl Jocelyn
2002Brown SugarCo-Worker
2002HackRasheed Morgan
2002Without a TraceThomas Biggs
2001AliasAgent Rance
1999Third WatchOfficer Dade
1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf
1994ERBob Harris
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1981Entertainment TonightSelf
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1953The OscarsSelf
1953The OscarsSelf - Presenter
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
-The DefenderScipio Africanus Jones
-Double Booked
-VoltronZarkon
-Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFLNarrator (voice)
Production
2025Shadow ForceProducer
2025Washington BlackExecutive Producer
2025ParadiseExecutive Producer
2022Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.Producer