Sterling K. Brown
Acting Born Apr 5, 1976 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 110 credits
Biography
Sterling K. Brown is an American actor born on April 5, 1976, in St. Louis, Missouri. He is known for his leading roles on stage and screen. Brown has received numerous accolades for his performances. He portrayed Christopher Darden in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Randall Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us. Brown earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in This Is Us.
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Career overview
Sterling K. Brown is an American actor known for his leading roles on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades for his performances. Brown has been included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Brown has portrayed notable characters in television series. He played a significant role in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. For his portrayal of Randall Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us, Brown earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His performance in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Kristen Bell
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Erika Alexander
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Career timeline
Is God IsThe GalleristParadise: Official Podcast
ParadiseParadise · Executive ProducerShadow Force · ProducerWashington BlackWashington Black · Executive Producer
Atlas
American FictionBiosphere
The Jennifer Hudson ShowSherriInterrupting ChickenHonk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. · Producer
INVINCIBLEINVINCIBLEAmend: The Fight for AmericaRoll Up Your SleevesThe Normal Heart
Solar OppositesKipo and the Age of WonderbeastsThe Rhythm SectionInto the Unknown: Making Frozen IIA West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
The Kelly Clarkson ShowThe Kelly Clarkson ShowFrozen IIThe Angry Birds Movie 2Waves
Black PantherThe PredatorHotel Artemis
Big MouthBig MouthThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselMarshall
This Is UsAmerican Crime StoryWhiskey Tango FoxtrotSpacemanMojave
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertHot OnesClose Up with The Hollywood ReporterMLB Network PresentsIMDb on the Scene
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersLate Night with Seth MeyersVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
Brooklyn Nine-NineMasters of SexThe Suspect
Finding Your Roots
Person of InterestHarry's LawOur Idiot Brother
Nikita
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenCastleThe Good Wife
The MentalistEli StoneRighteous Kill
The Graham Norton ShowArmy WivesCNN HeroesThe Favor
Shark
SupernaturalMediumStayStarvedTrust the Man
Boston Legal
NCISJimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!Tarzan
Without a TraceHackBrown SugarSmallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Alias
Third Watch
The Daily Show
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
ER
Full filmography
- Is God Is (2026) as Man
- The Gallerist (2026) as Tom
- Paradise: Official Podcast (2026) as Self
- Paradise (2025) as Xavier Collins
- Paradise (2025) Executive Producer
- Shadow Force (2025) Producer
- Washington Black (2025) as Medwin Harris
- Washington Black (2025) Executive Producer
- Atlas (2024) as Colonel Elias Banks
- American Fiction (2023) as Clifford Ellison
- Biosphere (2023) as Ray
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - Guest
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Interrupting Chicken (2022) as Papa (voice)
- Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) as Lee-Curtis Childs
- Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) Producer
- INVINCIBLE (2021) as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
- INVINCIBLE (2021) as Angstrom Levy (voice)
- Amend: The Fight for America (2021) as Self
- Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021) as Self
- The Normal Heart (2021)
- Bug Therapy (2021) as Stick Bug (voice)
- Soul of a Nation (2021) as Self
- Lincoln: Divided We Stand (2021) as Narrator
- Solar Opposites (2020) as Halk (voice)
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) as Lio Oak (voice)
- The Rhythm Section (2020) as Serra
- Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II (2020) as Self
- A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) as Leo McGarry
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- Frozen II (2019) as Mattias (voice)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) as Garry (voice)
- Waves (2019) as Ronald
- Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways (2019) as Self
- The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019) as Sia
- One Day at Disney (2019) as Narrator (voice)
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019) as Self
- Black Panther (2018) as N'Jobu
- The Predator (2018) as Traeger
- Hotel Artemis (2018) as Sherman / Waikiki
- Big Mouth (2017) as Michael Angelo (voice)
- Big Mouth (2017)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) as Reggie
- Marshall (2017) as Joseph Spell
- This Is Us (2016) as Randall Pearson
- American Crime Story (2016) as Christopher Darden
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) as Sgt. Hurd
- Spaceman (2016) as Rodney Scott
- Mojave (2016) as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- MLB Network Presents (2015) as Narrator
- IMDb on the Scene (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014) as Self
- Galyntine (2014) as Samhir
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) as Philip Davidson
- Masters of Sex (2013) as Marcus
- The Suspect (2013) as The Other Suspect
- Finding Your Roots (2012) as Self
- Person of Interest (2011) as Cal Beecher
- Harry's Law (2011) as Mr. Thomas
- Our Idiot Brother (2011) as Officer Omar
- Nikita (2010) as Nick Anson
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Castle (2009) as Ed Redley
- The Good Wife (2009) as Andrew Boylan
- The Mentalist (2008) as DEA Agent Higgins
- Eli Stone (2008) as David Mosley
- Righteous Kill (2008) as Rogers
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Army Wives (2007) as Roland Burton
- CNN Heroes (2007) as Self - Guest
- The Favor (2007) as Policeman #1
- Shark (2006) as Quenton North
- Supernatural (2005) as Gordon Walker
- Medium (2005) as Todd Gillis
- Stay (2005) as Frederick / Devon
- Starved (2005) as Adam Williams
- Trust the Man (2005) as Rand
- Boston Legal (2004) as Zeke Borns
- NCIS (2003) as Elijah Banner
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Tarzan (2003) as Detective Carey
- Without a Trace (2002) as Thomas Biggs
- Hack (2002) as Rasheed Morgan
- Brown Sugar (2002) as Co-Worker
- Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon (2002) as Carl Jocelyn
- Alias (2001) as Agent Rance
- Third Watch (1999) as Officer Dade
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
- ER (1994) as Bob Harris
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
- The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self
- Double Booked
- Voltron as Zarkon
- The Defender as Scipio Africanus Jones
- Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL as Narrator (voice)