About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1976-04-05
Place of birth:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Website:
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Sterling K. Brown

Overview

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

2025 Paradise Actor Xavier Collins 73
Good
2024 Atlas Actor Colonel Elias Banks 65
Fair
2023 American Fiction Actor Clifford Ellison 68
Fair
2023 Biosphere Actor Ray 58
Average
2022 Interrupting Chicken Actor Papa (voice) 69
Fair
2022 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Actor Lee-Curtis Childs 58
Average
2021 Bug Therapy Actor Stick Bug (voice) 59
Average
2021 The Normal Heart Actor N/A
N/A
2021 Roll Up Your Sleeves Actor Self 59
Average
2021 Lincoln: Divided We Stand Actor Narrator 70
Good
2020 A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Actor Leo McGarry 59
Average
2020 Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II Actor Self 69
Fair
2020 Junior Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2020 The Rhythm Section Actor Serra 56
Average
2020 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Actor Lio Oak (voice) 79
Good
2019 One Day at Disney Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2019 Frozen II Actor Mattias (voice) 72
Good
2019 Waves Actor Ronald 67
Fair
2019 Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration Actor Self 59
Average
2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Actor Garry (voice) 68
Fair
2019 The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience Actor Sia 59
Average
2018 The Predator Actor Traeger 56
Average
2018 Hotel Artemis Actor Sherman / Waikiki 59
Average
2018 Black Panther Actor N'Jobu 73
Good
2017 Marshall Actor Joseph Spell 66
Fair
2016 This Is Us Actor Randall Pearson 81
Very good
2016 Spaceman Actor Rodney Scott 58
Average
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Actor Sgt. Hurd 61
Fair
2016 Mojave Actor Detective Fletcher (uncredited) 57
Average
2013 The Suspect Actor The Other Suspect 58
Average
2011 Our Idiot Brother Actor Officer Omar 60
Fair
2008 Righteous Kill Actor Rogers 58
Average
2007 The Favor Actor Policeman #1 58
Average
2005 Stay Actor Frederick / Devon 64
Fair
2005 Trust the Man Actor Rand 57
Average
2005 Starved Actor Adam Williams 68
Fair
2002 Brown Sugar Actor Co-Worker 60
Fair
2002 Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon Actor Carl Jocelyn 59
Average
Double Booked Actor N/A
N/A
Voltron Actor N/A
N/A
The Gallerist Actor N/A
N/A
By Any Means Actor N/A
N/A
Is God Is Actor N/A
N/A
The Defender Actor Scipio Africanus Jones N/A
N/A
Washington Black Actor Medwin Harris N/A
N/A

Production

2025 Paradise Production Executive Producer 73
Good
2022 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Production Producer 58
Average
Shadow Force Production Producer N/A
N/A
Washington Black Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A