Sterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, an Academy Award nomination, and a Golden Globe Award. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.
After graduating from college, Brown acted in a series of roles in the regional theater. He has also appeared on numerous television shows such as ER, NYPD Blue, JAG, Boston Legal, Alias, Without A Trace, Supernatural, and Third Watch. He was a regular in the Starved comedy and has also appeared in films, including Stay with Ewan McGregor, Brown Sugar with Taye Diggs and Trust the Man with David Duchovny and Julianne Moore.
He appeared in the television series as a recurring Supernatural, where he portrayed vampire hunter Gordon Walker. Brown played Dr. Roland Burton in Army Wives. He also represented Detective Cal Beecher in Person of Interest. In 2008, he played David Mosley in the episode of "Patience" by Eli Stone. In 2016, Brown starred in the FX miniseries The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story as Christopher Darden, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
2024
as Colonel Elias Banks
2023
as Clifford Ellison
2023
as Ray
2022
as Papa (voice)
2022
as Lee-Curtis Childs
2021
as Stick Bug (voice)
2021
2021
as Self
2021
as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
2021
as Angstrom Levy (voice)
2021
as Self
2021
as Narrator
2020
as Leo McGarry
2020
as Self
2020
as Narrator (voice)
2020
as Serra
2020
as Lio Oak (voice)
2019
as Narrator (voice)
2019
as Mattias (voice)
2019
as Ronald
2019
as Self
2019
as Garry (voice)
2019
as Sia
2018
as Traeger
2018
as Sherman / Waikiki
2018
as N'Jobu
2017
as Joseph Spell
2017
as Michael Angelo (voice)
2017
2017
as Reggie
2016
as Randall Pearson
2016
as Rodney Scott
2016
as Sgt. Hurd
2016
as Christopher Darden
2016
as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
2014
as Self
2013
as Marcus
2013
as Philip Davidson
2013
as The Other Suspect
2012
as Self
2011
as Detective Cal Beecher
2011
as Officer Omar
2010
as Nick Anson
2009
as Andrew Boylan
2009
as Ed Redley
2008
as DEA Agent Higgins
2008
as Rogers
2007
as Policeman #1
2007
as Roland Burton
2005
as Frederick / Devon
2005
as Gordon Walker
2005
as Rand
2005
as Adam Williams
2005
as Todd Gillis
2003
as Detective Carey
2003
as Elijah Banner
2002
as Co-Worker
2002
as Rasheed Morgan
2002
as Thomas Biggs
2002
as Carl Jocelyn
1999
as Officer Dade
1994
as Bob Harris
1953
as Self
as Scipio Africanus Jones
as Medwin Harris