Sterling K. Brown
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 5, 1976 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sterling K. Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Defender
Movie · as Scipio Africanus Jones
Double Booked
Movie
Voltron
Movie · as Zarkon
Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Wall: A Solar Opposites Story
Movie · as Halk (seasons 2–3)
The Comebacker
Movie
Is God Is
Movie · as Man
The Gallerist
Movie · as Tom
Paradise: Official Podcast
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Elite: Army Rangers
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Washington Black
TV · as Medwin Harris · 8 eps
Paradise
TV · as Xavier Collins · 16 eps
Atlas
Movie · as Colonel Elias Banks
American Fiction
Movie · as Clifford Ellison
Biosphere
Movie · as Ray
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Movie · as Lee-Curtis Childs
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Interrupting Chicken
TV · as Papa (voice) · 17 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Bug Therapy
Movie · as Stick Bug (voice)
The Normal Heart
Movie
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Movie · as Self
Soul of a Nation
TV · as Self · 1 ep
INVINCIBLE
TV · as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice), Angstrom Levy (voice) · 1 ep
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
Amend: The Fight for America
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Rhythm Section
Movie · as Serra
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Movie · as Leo McGarry
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
TV · as Lio Oak (voice) · 30 eps
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Solar Opposites
TV · as Halk (voice) · 10 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Phone a Friend · 1 ep
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Movie · as Garry (voice)
Waves
Movie · as Ronald
Frozen II
Movie · as Mattias (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Movie · as Sia
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
One Day at Disney
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 5 eps
Black Panther
Movie · as N'Jobu
The Predator
Movie · as Traeger
Hotel Artemis
Movie · as Sherman / Waikiki
Marshall
Movie · as Joseph Spell
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV · as Reggie · 4 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as Michael Angelo (voice) · 1 ep
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Movie · as Sgt. Hurd
Spaceman
Movie · as Rodney Scott
Mojave
Movie · as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
American Crime Story
TV · as Christopher Darden · 10 eps
This Is Us
TV · as Randall Pearson · 105 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
IMDb on the Scene
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MLB Network Presents
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Galyntine
Movie · as Samhir
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Suspect
Movie · as The Other Suspect
Masters of Sex
TV · as Marcus · 1 ep
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Philip Davidson · 1 ep
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Idiot Brother
Movie · as Officer Omar
Person of Interest
TV · as Cal Beecher · 6 eps
Harry's Law
TV · as Mr. Thomas · 1 ep
Nikita
TV · as Nick Anson · 1 ep
Castle
TV · as Ed Redley · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Good Wife
TV · as Andrew Boylan · 1 ep
Righteous Kill
Movie · as Rogers
The Mentalist
TV · as DEA Agent Higgins · 1 ep
Eli Stone
TV · as David Mosley · 1 ep
The Favor
Movie · as Policeman #1
Army Wives
TV · as Roland Burton · 109 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
CNN Heroes
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Shark
TV · as Quenton North · 1 ep
Stay
Movie · as Frederick / Devon
Trust the Man
Movie · as Rand
Supernatural
TV · as Gordon Walker · 4 eps
Medium
TV · as Todd Gillis · 1 ep
Starved
TV · as Adam Williams · 7 eps
Boston Legal
TV · as Zeke Borns · 1 ep
NCIS
TV · as Elijah Banner · 1 ep
Tarzan
TV · as Detective Carey · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Movie · as Carl Jocelyn
Brown Sugar
Movie · as Co-Worker
Hack
TV · as Rasheed Morgan · 1 ep
Without a Trace
TV · as Thomas Biggs · 1 ep
Alias
TV · as Agent Rance · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Officer Dade · 9 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Bob Harris · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep