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 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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Acted in
Paradise
2025
as Xavier Collins
Atlas
2024
as Colonel Elias Banks
American Fiction
2023
as Clifford Ellison
Biosphere
2023
as Ray
Interrupting Chicken
2022
as Papa (voice)
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
as Lee-Curtis Childs
Bug Therapy
2021
as Stick Bug (voice)
The Normal Heart
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Angstrom Levy (voice)
Soul of a Nation
2021
as Self
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
2021
as Narrator
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
as Leo McGarry
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
as Self
Junior
2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Rhythm Section
2020
as Serra
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020
as Lio Oak (voice)
One Day at Disney
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Frozen II
2019
as Mattias (voice)
Waves
2019
as Ronald
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Self
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
as Garry (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
as Sia
The Predator
2018
as Traeger
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Sherman / Waikiki
Black Panther
2018
as N'Jobu
Marshall
2017
as Joseph Spell
Big Mouth
2017
as Michael Angelo (voice)
Big Mouth
2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Reggie
This Is Us
2016
as Randall Pearson
Spaceman
2016
as Rodney Scott
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as Sgt. Hurd
American Crime Story
2016
as Christopher Darden
Mojave
2016
as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
MLB Network Presents
2015
as Narrator
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
Masters of Sex
2013
as Marcus
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Philip Davidson
The Suspect
2013
as The Other Suspect
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Person of Interest
2011
as Cal Beecher
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Officer Omar
Nikita
2010
as Nick Anson
The Good Wife
2009
as Andrew Boylan
Castle
2009
as Ed Redley
The Mentalist
2008
as DEA Agent Higgins
Righteous Kill
2008
as Rogers
The Favor
2007
as Policeman #1
Army Wives
2007
as Roland Burton
Stay
2005
as Frederick / Devon
Supernatural
2005
as Gordon Walker
Trust the Man
2005
as Rand
Starved
2005
as Adam Williams
Medium
2005
as Todd Gillis
Tarzan
2003
as Detective Carey
NCIS
2003
as Elijah Banner
Brown Sugar
2002
as Co-Worker
Hack
2002
as Rasheed Morgan
Without a Trace
2002
as Thomas Biggs
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002
as Carl Jocelyn
Third Watch
1999
as Officer Dade
ER
1994
as Bob Harris
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
The Defender
as Scipio Africanus Jones
Double Booked
Is God Is
The Gallerist
Voltron
Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL
as Narrator (voice)
Washington Black
as Medwin Harris