
Sterling K. Brown
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2026
Is God Is
2026The Gallerist
2025Washington Black as Medwin Harris
2025Paradise as Xavier Collins
2024Atlas as Colonel Elias Banks
2023American Fiction as Clifford Ellison
2023Biosphere as Ray
2022Interrupting Chicken as Papa (voice)
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2022Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. as Lee-Curtis Childs
2021Bug Therapy as Stick Bug (voice)
2021The Normal Heart
2021Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
2021INVINCIBLE as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
2021INVINCIBLE as Angstrom Levy (voice)
2021Soul of a Nation as Self
2021Amend: The Fight for America as Self
2021Lincoln: Divided We Stand as Narrator
2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote as Leo McGarry
2020Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II as Self
2020Junior as Narrator (voice)
2020Solar Opposites as Halk (voice)
2020The Rhythm Section as Serra
2020Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts as Lio Oak (voice)
2019Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways as Self
2019One Day at Disney as Narrator (voice)
2019Frozen II as Mattias (voice)
2019Waves as Ronald
2019Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Garry (voice)
2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience as Sia
2018The Predator as Traeger
2018Hotel Artemis as Sherman / Waikiki
2018Black Panther as N'Jobu
2017Marshall as Joseph Spell
2017Big Mouth
2017Big Mouth as Michael Angelo (voice)
2017The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Reggie
2016This Is Us as Randall Pearson
2016Spaceman as Rodney Scott
2016Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Sgt. Hurd
2016American Crime Story as Christopher Darden
2016Mojave as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015IMDb on the Scene as Self
2015Hot Ones as Self
2015MLB Network Presents as Narrator
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Masters of Sex as Marcus
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Philip Davidson
2013The Suspect as The Other Suspect
2012Finding Your Roots as Self
2011Person of Interest as Cal Beecher
2011Our Idiot Brother as Officer Omar
2011Harry's Law as Mr. Thomas
2010Nikita as Nick Anson
2009The Good Wife as Andrew Boylan
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Castle as Ed Redley
2008The Mentalist as DEA Agent Higgins
2008Righteous Kill as Rogers
2008Eli Stone as David Mosley
2007The Favor as Policeman #1
2007Army Wives as Roland Burton
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006Shark as Quenton North
2005Stay as Frederick / Devon
2005Supernatural as Gordon Walker
2005Trust the Man as Rand
2005Starved as Adam Williams
2005Medium as Todd Gillis
2004Boston Legal as Zeke Borns
2003Tarzan as Detective Carey
2003NCIS as Elijah Banner
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Brown Sugar as Co-Worker
2002Hack as Rasheed Morgan
2002Without a Trace as Thomas Biggs
2002Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon as Carl Jocelyn
2001Alias as Agent Rance
1999Third Watch as Officer Dade
1996The Daily Show as Self
1994ER as Bob Harris
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953The Oscars as Self
1953The Oscars as Self - Presenter
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
—Double Booked
—Voltron
—Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL as Narrator (voice)
—The Defender as Scipio Africanus Jones







