Sterling K. Brown
Known for Acting · 99 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)
The Mentalist
2008
as DEA Agent Higgins
Supernatural
2005
as Gordon Walker
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
NCIS
2003
as Elijah Banner
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self / Self - Guest
Castle
2009
as Ed Redley
ER
1994
as Bob Harris
Person of Interest
2011
as Cal Beecher
The Good Wife
2009
as Andrew Boylan
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice) / Angstrom Levy (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Philip Davidson
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Without a Trace
2002
as Thomas Biggs
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
This Is Us
2016
as Randall Pearson
Medium
2005
as Todd Gillis
Army Wives
2007
as Roland Burton
Boston Legal
2004
as Zeke Borns
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Paradise
2025
as Xavier Collins
Third Watch
1999
as Officer Dade
American Crime Story
2016
as Christopher Darden
Big Mouth
2017
as Michael Angelo (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Solar Opposites
2020
as Halk (voice)
Hack
2002
as Rasheed Morgan
Masters of Sex
2013
as Marcus
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Shark
2006
as Quenton North
Nikita
2010
as Nick Anson
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Reggie
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Harry's Law
2011
as Mr. Thomas
Eli Stone
2008
as David Mosley
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020
as Lio Oak (voice)
Alias
2001
as Agent Rance
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self
Interrupting Chicken
2022
as Papa (voice)
MLB Network Presents
2015
as Narrator
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Tarzan
2003
as Detective Carey
CNN Heroes
2007
as Self - Guest
Washington Black
2025
as Medwin Harris
IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
Starved
2005
as Adam Williams
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
as Self
Paradise: Official Podcast
2026
as Self
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
as Self
Movies (37)
Black Panther
2018
as N'Jobu
Frozen II
2019
as Mattias (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
as Garry (voice)
Is God Is
2026
as Man
The Predator
2018
as Traeger
Marshall
2017
as Joseph Spell
Atlas
2024
as Colonel Elias Banks
Waves
2019
as Ronald
Stay
2005
as Frederick / Devon
American Fiction
2023
as Clifford Ellison
Righteous Kill
2008
as Rogers
The Gallerist
2026
as Tom
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as Sgt. Hurd
The Rhythm Section
2020
as Serra
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Sherman / Waikiki
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Officer Omar
Brown Sugar
2002
as Co-Worker
Spaceman
2016
as Rodney Scott
Trust the Man
2005
as Rand
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
as Lee-Curtis Childs
Mojave
2016
as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
Galyntine
2014
as Samhir
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
as Sia
The Normal Heart
2021
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002
as Carl Jocelyn
Double Booked
One Day at Disney
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Biosphere
2023
as Ray
Voltron
as Zarkon
The Suspect
2013
as The Other Suspect
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Self
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
as Leo McGarry
The Favor
2007
as Policeman #1
Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL
as Narrator (voice)
Bug Therapy
2021
as Stick Bug (voice)
The Defender
as Scipio Africanus Jones
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 99 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Sterling K. Brown has appeared in 37 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)
- Is God Is (2026) — as Man
- The Predator (2018) — as Traeger
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