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Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 05, 1976 (49)
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 21, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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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Atlas

Atlas

2024

as Colonel Elias Banks

Biosphere

Biosphere

2023

as Ray

American Fiction

American Fiction

2023

as Clifford Ellison

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

2022

as Lee-Curtis Childs

Bug Therapy

Bug Therapy

2021

as Stick Bug (voice)

The Rhythm Section

The Rhythm Section

2020

as Serra

One Day at Disney

One Day at Disney

2019

as Narrator (voice)

Waves

Waves

2019

as Ronald

Frozen II

Frozen II

2019

as Mattias (voice)

The Angry Birds Movie 2

The Angry Birds Movie 2

2019

as Garry (voice)

Hotel Artemis

Hotel Artemis

2018

as Sherman / Waikiki

The Predator

The Predator

2018

as Traeger

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

as N'Jobu

Marshall

Marshall

2017

as Joseph Spell

Spaceman

Spaceman

2016

as Rodney Scott

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016

as Sgt. Hurd

Mojave

Mojave

2016

as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)

The Suspect

The Suspect

2013

as The Other Suspect

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011

as Officer Omar

Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

2008

as Rogers

The Favor

The Favor

2007

as Policeman #1

Trust the Man

Trust the Man

2005

as Rand

Stay

Stay

2005

as Frederick / Devon

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

2002

as Carl Jocelyn

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002

as Co-Worker

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Shadow Force

Shadow Force

2025

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

This Is Us

as Randall Pearson

Episodes: 105

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Army Wives

as Roland Burton

Episodes: 104

First Aired: Jun 03, 2007

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

as Lio Oak (voice)

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Jan 14, 2020

Interrupting Chicken

as Papa (voice)

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Nov 17, 2022

American Crime Story

as Christopher Darden

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 02, 2016

Third Watch

as Officer Dade

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

Paradise

as Xavier Collins

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 26, 2025

Starved

as Adam Williams

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 04, 2005

Person of Interest

as Detective Cal Beecher

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 22, 2011

Lincoln: Divided We Stand

as Narrator

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 14, 2021

INVINCIBLE

as Angstrom Levy (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 25, 2021

Supernatural

as Gordon Walker

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Reggie

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 16, 2017

Big Mouth

as Michael Angelo (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

Castle

as Ed Redley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2009

Medium

as Todd Gillis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Nikita

as Nick Anson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2010

The Mentalist

as DEA Agent Higgins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2008

NCIS

as Elijah Banner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Washington Black

as Medwin Harris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

INVINCIBLE

as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 2021

Masters of Sex

as Marcus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2013

Tarzan

as Detective Carey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 2003

ER

as Bob Harris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Hack

as Rasheed Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2002

Without a Trace

as Thomas Biggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Philip Davidson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2013

The Good Wife

as Andrew Boylan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 26, 2020

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Amend: The Fight for America

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2021

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Soul of a Nation

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2021

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 10, 2019

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Hot Ones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2015

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2014

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Finding Your Roots

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2012

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

IMDb on the Scene

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 10, 2015

Big Mouth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

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