Sterling K. Brown
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1976-04-05 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Sterling K Brown · Sterling 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
TV Shows (62)
Supernatural
2005
as Gordon Walker
NCIS
2003
as Elijah Banner
The Mentalist
2008
as DEA Agent Higgins
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Castle
2009
as Ed Redley
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Person of Interest
2011
as Cal Beecher
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice) / Angstrom Levy (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self / Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Good Wife
2009
as Andrew Boylan
ER
1994
as Bob Harris
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Philip Davidson
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Without a Trace
2002
as Thomas Biggs
Boston Legal
2004
as Zeke Borns
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Medium
2005
as Todd Gillis
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
This Is Us
2016
as Randall Pearson
Third Watch
1999
as Officer Dade
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Paradise
2025
as Xavier Collins
Army Wives
2007
as Roland Burton
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Big Mouth
2017
as Michael Angelo (voice)
Nikita
2010
as Nick Anson
American Crime Story
2016
as Christopher Darden
Masters of Sex
2013
as Marcus
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Reggie
Solar Opposites
2020
as Halk (voice)
Shark
2006
as Quenton North
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
Hack
2002
as Rasheed Morgan
Eli Stone
2008
as David Mosley
Harry's Law
2011
as Mr. Thomas
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020
as Lio Oak (voice)
Alias
2001
as Agent Rance
Tarzan
2003
as Detective Carey
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Starved
2005
as Adam Williams
Interrupting Chicken
2022
as Papa (voice)
MLB Network Presents
2015
as Narrator
CNN Heroes
2007
as Self - Guest
Washington Black
2025
as Medwin Harris
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
as Self
IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
Soul of a Nation
2021
as Self
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
as Self
Movies (36)
Is God Is
2026
as Man
Frozen II
2019
as Mattias (voice)
Black Panther
2018
as N'Jobu
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
as Garry (voice)
The Predator
2018
as Traeger
Waves
2019
as Ronald
Atlas
2024
as Colonel Elias Banks
Stay
2005
as Frederick / Devon
Righteous Kill
2008
as Rogers
American Fiction
2023
as Clifford Ellison
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as Sgt. Hurd
Marshall
2017
as Joseph Spell
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Self
The Gallerist
2026
as Tom
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Sherman / Waikiki
The Rhythm Section
2020
as Serra
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Officer Omar
Brown Sugar
2002
as Co-Worker
Mojave
2016
as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
as Leo McGarry
Trust the Man
2005
as Rand
The Suspect
2013
as The Other Suspect
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
as Sia
The Favor
2007
as Policeman #1
Voltron
as Zarkon
Biosphere
2023
as Ray
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
as Lee-Curtis Childs
Spaceman
2016
as Rodney Scott
Double Booked
One Day at Disney
2019
as Narrator (voice)
The Normal Heart
2021
Bug Therapy
2021
as Stick Bug (voice)
The Defender
as Scipio Africanus Jones
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002
as Carl Jocelyn
Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL
as Narrator (voice)
About Sterling K. Brown
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 Se… With 98 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Sterling K. Brown has appeared in 36 films and 62 TV shows.
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- Is God Is (2026) — as Man
- Frozen II (2019) — as Mattias (voice)
- Black Panther (2018) — as N'Jobu
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) — as Garry (voice)
- The Predator (2018) — as Traeger
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