About
Sterling K. Brown
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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2025 | Paradise | Actor | Xavier Collins | N/A N/A |
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 |
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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) | 71 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 | 60 Fair |
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 | 59 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 |
Is God Is | Actor | N/A N/A |
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The Gallerist | Actor | N/A N/A |
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By Any Means | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Double Booked | Actor | N/A N/A |
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The Defender | Actor | Scipio Africanus Jones | N/A N/A |
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Washington Black | Actor | Medwin Harris | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2025 | Paradise | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2022 | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
Shadow Force | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Washington Black | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |