Sterling K. Brown
Acting
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
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tvWashington Black
2025
Medwin Harris
tvParadise
2025
Xavier Collins
movieAtlas
2024
Colonel Elias Banks
movieAmerican Fiction
2023
Clifford Ellison
tvInterrupting Chicken
2022
Papa (voice)
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self - Guest
movieHonk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
Lee-Curtis Childs
movieBug Therapy
2021
Stick Bug (voice)
tvINVINCIBLE
2021
Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice) / Angstrom Levy (voice)
tvLincoln: Divided We Stand
2021
Narrator
tvSolar Opposites
2020
Halk (voice)
tvKipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020
Lio Oak (voice)
movieOne Day at Disney
2019
Narrator (voice)
movieFrozen II
2019
Mattias (voice)
movieWaves
2019
Ronald
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self / Self - Guest
movieThe Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
Garry (voice)
movieThe Predator
2018
Traeger
movieHotel Artemis
2018
Sherman / Waikiki
movieBlack Panther
2018
N'Jobu
movieMarshall
2017
Joseph Spell
tvBig Mouth
2017
Michael Angelo (voice)
tvThis Is Us
2016
Randall Pearson
movieSpaceman
2016
Rodney Scott
movieWhiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
Sgt. Hurd
tvAmerican Crime Story
2016
Christopher Darden
movieMojave
2016
Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvMLB Network Presents
2015
Narrator
movieGalyntine
2014
Samhir
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self / Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest / Self
tvMasters of Sex
2013
Marcus
tvBrooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Philip Davidson
movieThe Suspect
2013
The Other Suspect
tvPerson of Interest
2011
Cal Beecher
movieOur Idiot Brother
2011
Officer Omar
tvHarry's Law
2011
Mr. Thomas
tvNikita
2010
Nick Anson
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Andrew Boylan
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvCastle
2009
Ed Redley
tvThe Mentalist
2008
DEA Agent Higgins
movieRighteous Kill
2008
Rogers
tvEli Stone
2008
David Mosley
tvCNN Heroes
2007
Self - Guest
movieThe Favor
2007
Policeman #1
tvArmy Wives
2007
Roland Burton
tvShark
2006
Quenton North
movieStay
2005
Frederick / Devon
tvSupernatural
2005
Gordon Walker
tvStarved
2005
Adam Williams
tvMedium
2005
Todd Gillis
tvBoston Legal
2004
Zeke Borns
tvTarzan
2003
Detective Carey
tvNCIS
2003
Elijah Banner
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieBrown Sugar
2002
Co-Worker
tvHack
2002
Rasheed Morgan
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Thomas Biggs
movieSmallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002
Carl Jocelyn
tvAlias
2001
Agent Rance
tvThird Watch
1999
Officer Dade
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvER
1994
Bob Harris
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self / Self - Presenter
The Defender
Scipio Africanus Jones
movieVoltron
Zarkon
Production4
tvWashington Black
2025
Executive Producer
movieShadow Force
2025
Producer
tvParadise
2025
Executive Producer