About

Known credits:
48
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. 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

2025 Paradise Actor Xavier Collins N/A
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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
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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
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The Gallerist Actor N/A
N/A
By Any Means Actor N/A
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Double Booked Actor N/A
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The Defender Actor Scipio Africanus Jones N/A
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Washington Black Actor Medwin Harris N/A
N/A

Production

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
Washington Black Production Executive Producer N/A
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