
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 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest

The Daily Show
1996
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

Person of Interest
2011
as Cal Beecher

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self / Self - Guest

INVINCIBLE
2021
as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice) / Angstrom Levy (voice)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

Medium
2005
as Todd Gillis

ER
1994
as Bob Harris

The Good Wife
2009
as Andrew Boylan

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Philip Davidson

Without a Trace
2002
as Thomas Biggs

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Boston Legal
2004
as Zeke Borns

This Is Us
2016
as Randall Pearson

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest

Third Watch
1999
as Officer Dade

Hot Ones
2015
as Self

Shark
2006
as Quenton North

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Paradise
2025
as Xavier Collins

Big Mouth
2017
as Michael Angelo (voice)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

Masters of Sex
2013
as Marcus

Army Wives
2007
as Roland Burton

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self

American Crime Story
2016
as Christopher Darden

Nikita
2010
as Nick Anson

Solar Opposites
2020
as Halk (voice)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Reggie

Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter

Harry's Law
2011
as Mr. Thomas

Eli Stone
2008
as David Mosley

Hack
2002
as Rasheed Morgan

Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self

Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self

Alias
2001
as Agent Rance

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020
as Lio Oak (voice)

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self

Amend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self

Tarzan
2003
as Detective Carey

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self

MLB Network Presents
2015
as Narrator

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
as Self

Washington Black
2025
as Medwin Harris

Starved
2005
as Adam Williams

Interrupting Chicken
2022
as Papa (voice)

CNN Heroes
2007
as Self - Guest

Soul of a Nation
2021
as Self

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
as Self

IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
Movies (36)

Black Panther
2018
as N'Jobu

Frozen II
2019
as Mattias (voice)

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

American Fiction
2023
as Clifford Ellison

Is God Is
2026
as Man

Righteous Kill
2008
as Rogers

Hotel Artemis
2018
as Sherman / Waikiki

Marshall
2017
as Joseph Spell

The Gallerist
2026
as Tom

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as Sgt. Hurd

The Rhythm Section
2020
as Serra

Brown Sugar
2002
as Co-Worker

Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Officer Omar

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Self

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
as Sia

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
as Lee-Curtis Childs

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
as Leo McGarry

The Favor
2007
as Policeman #1

Mojave
2016
as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)

Trust the Man
2005
as Rand
Double Booked

Voltron
as Zarkon

The Suspect
2013
as The Other Suspect

Spaceman
2016
as Rodney Scott

Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self

Bug Therapy
2021
as Stick Bug (voice)

Biosphere
2023
as Ray

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002
as Carl Jocelyn
The Defender
as Scipio Africanus Jones

One Day at Disney
2019
as Narrator (voice)

The Normal Heart
2021
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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Most Popular Sterling K. Brown Movies
- Black Panther (2018) — as N'Jobu
- Frozen II (2019) — as Mattias (voice)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) — as Garry (voice)
- The Predator (2018) — as Traeger
- Waves (2019) — as Ronald
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