Sterling K. Brown
Acting • Born 1976-04-05
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.
Filmography
104 credits
Bug Therapy
Movie • 2021
Stick Bug (voice)
The Defender
Movie
Scipio Africanus Jones
The Suspect
Movie • 2013
The Other Suspect
The Normal Heart
Movie • 2021
Atlas
Movie • 2024
Colonel Elias Banks
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Movie • 2002
Carl Jocelyn
American Fiction
Movie • 2023
Clifford Ellison
Double Booked
Movie
Stay
Movie • 2005
Frederick / Devon
Marshall
Movie • 2017
Joseph Spell
Our Idiot Brother
Movie • 2011
Officer Omar
Spaceman
Movie • 2016
Rodney Scott
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Movie • 2016
Sgt. Hurd
Trust the Man
Movie • 2005
Rand
Righteous Kill
Movie • 2008
Rogers
Brown Sugar
Movie • 2002
Co-Worker
Black Panther
Movie • 2018
N'Jobu
The Favor
Movie • 2007
Policeman #1
The Predator
Movie • 2018
Traeger
Hotel Artemis
Movie • 2018
Sherman / Waikiki
Mojave
Movie • 2016
Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Movie • 2019
Garry (voice)
The Rhythm Section
Movie • 2020
Serra
Waves
Movie • 2019
Ronald
Frozen II
Movie • 2019
Mattias (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Movie • 2019
Sia
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2019
Self
One Day at Disney
Movie • 2019
Narrator (voice)
Junior
Movie • 2020
Narrator (voice)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Movie • 2020
Leo McGarry
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Movie • 2021
Self
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Movie • 2022
Lee-Curtis Childs
Biosphere
Movie • 2023
Ray
Is God Is
Movie • 2026
The Monster
The Gallerist
Movie • 2026
Tom
Voltron
Movie
Zarkon
Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Movie • 2016
Christopher Darden
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Gordon Walker
Castle
TV • 2009
Ed Redley
Medium
TV • 2005
Todd Gillis
Army Wives
TV • 2007
Roland Burton
Soul of a Nation
TV • 2021
Self
Starved
TV • 2005
Adam Williams
Nikita
TV • 2010
Nick Anson
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
DEA Agent Higgins
NCIS
TV • 2003
Elijah Banner
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Cal Beecher
American Crime Story
TV • 2016
Christopher Darden
This Is Us
TV • 2016
Randall Pearson
Washington Black
TV • 2025
Medwin Harris
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
TV • 2020
Lio Oak (voice)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
TV • 2019
Self
Invincible
TV • 2021
Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Invincible
TV • 2021
Angstrom Levy (voice)
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
TV • 2020
Self
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
TV • 2021
Narrator
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Masters of Sex
TV • 2013
Marcus
Interrupting Chicken
TV • 2022
Papa (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Paradise
TV • 2025
Xavier Collins
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Tarzan
TV • 2003
Detective Carey
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV • 2017
Reggie
ER
TV • 1994
Bob Harris
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Hack
TV • 2002
Rasheed Morgan
Amend: The Fight for America
TV • 2021
Self
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Thomas Biggs
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Philip Davidson
Third Watch
TV • 1999
Officer Dade
IMDb on the Scene
TV • 2015
Self
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Michael Angelo (voice)
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Andrew Boylan
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
MLB Network Presents
TV • 2015
Narrator
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Alias
TV • 2001
Agent Rance
Eli Stone
TV • 2008
David Mosley
Harry's Law
TV • 2011
Mr. Thomas
Solar Opposites
TV • 2020
Halk (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Zeke Borns
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Shark
TV • 2006
Quenton North
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self