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Sterling K. Brown
Actor, ProducerBorn April 5, 1976 (48 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 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 (2021) (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 |
| 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 | Black Love (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 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) |
| 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 Detective 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 | |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Captain Fellows |
| 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 |