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Sterling K. Brown
Actor, ProducerBorn April 5, 1976 (49 years)
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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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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| 2025 | Washington Black (TV Series) · as Medwin Harris |
| 2025 | Paradise (2025) (TV Series) · as Xavier Collins |
| 2024 | Atlas · as Colonel Elias Banks |
| 2023 | American Fiction · as Clifford Ellison |
| 2022 | Biosphere · as Ray |
| 2022 | Interrupting Chicken (TV Series) · as Papa (voice) |
| 2022 | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. · as Lee-Curtis Childs |
| 2021 | Invincible (TV Series) · as Angstrom Levy (voice) |
| 2021 | Lincoln: Divided We Stand (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote · as Leo Mcgarry |
| 2020 | Solar Opposites (TV Series) · as Halk (voice) |
| 2020 | The Rhythm Section · as Serra |
| 2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (TV Series) · as Lio Oak (voice) |
| 2019 | Waves · as Ronald |
| 2019 | One Day at Disney Shorts (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | One Day at Disney · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Frozen II · as Mattias (voice) |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 · as Garry (voice) |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | The Predator · as Traeger |
| 2018 | Hotel Artemis · as Sherman / Waikiki |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as N'jobu |
| 2017 | Marshall · as Joseph Spell |
| 2017 | Big Mouth (TV Series) · as Michael Angelo (voice) |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Series) · as Reggie |
| 2016 | Insecure (TV Series) · as Lionel |
| 2016 | This Is Us (TV Series) · as Randall Pearson |
| 2016 | Spaceman · as Rodney Scott |
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot · as Sgt. Hurd |
| 2016 | American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Christopher Darden |
| 2015 | Mojave · as Detective Fletcher (uncredited) |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Galyntine · as Samhir |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex (TV Series) · as Marcus |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) · as Philip Davidson |
| 2013 | The Suspect · as The Other Suspect |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Cal Beecher |
| 2011 | Our Idiot Brother · as Officer Omar |
| 2011 | Harry's Law (TV Series) · as Mr. Thomas |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 (TV Series) · as Cameron Jones |
| 2010 | Nikita (TV Series) · as Nick Anson |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Andrew Boylan |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Ed Redley |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Dea Agent Higgins |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill · as Rogers |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) · as David Mosley |
| 2007 | Army Wives (TV Series) · as Roland Burton |
| 2006 | The Favor · as Policeman #1 |
| 2006 | Shark (TV Series) · as Quenton North |
| 2006 | Smith (TV Series) · as Mr. Corey |
| 2006 | Standoff (TV Series) · as Russell Marsh |
| 2005 | Stay · as Frederick / Devon |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Fitz |
| 2005 | Supernatural (TV Series) · as Gordon Walker |
| 2005 | Trust the Man · as Rand |
| 2005 | Starved (TV Series) · as Adam Williams |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Captain Fellows |
| 2005 | Medium (TV Series) · as Todd Gillis |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Zeke Borns |
| 2003 | Tarzan (TV Series) · as Detective Carey |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Elijah Banner |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Co-Worker |
| 2002 | Hack (TV Series) · as Rasheed Morgan |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Thomas Biggs |
| 2002 | Smallpox · as Carl Jocelyn |
| 2001 | Alias (TV Series) · as Agent Rance |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Officer Dade |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Sgt. Harry Smith |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Bob Harris |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Kelvin George |