Sterling K. Brown

Actor
BirthdayApr 5, 1976 (49 years old)
Place of birthSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
GenderMale

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.

Known for

N'Jobu

Feb 13, 2018

Mattias (voice)

Nov 20, 2019

Gordon Walker

Sep 13, 2005

Traeger

Sep 5, 2018

Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice), Angstrom Levy (voice)

Mar 25, 2021

DEA Agent Higgins

Sep 23, 2008

Philip Davidson

Sep 17, 2013

NCIS

7.6

Elijah Banner

Sep 23, 2003

Ed Redley

Mar 9, 2009

Detective Cal Beecher

Sep 22, 2011

Garry (voice)

Aug 2, 2019

Sherman / Waikiki

Jun 7, 2018

Randall Pearson

Sep 20, 2016

Stay

6.6

Frederick / Devon

Sep 24, 2005

Colonel Elias Banks

May 23, 2024

Rogers

Sep 11, 2008

Michael Angelo (voice)

Sep 29, 2017

Clifford Ellison

Nov 10, 2023

Sgt. Hurd

Mar 4, 2016

Officer Omar

Aug 26, 2011

N'Jobu

Feb 13, 2018

Mattias (voice)

Nov 20, 2019

Gordon Walker

Sep 13, 2005

Traeger

Sep 5, 2018

Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice), Angstrom Levy (voice)

Mar 25, 2021

DEA Agent Higgins

Sep 23, 2008

Acting


Participated in 38 movies, 48 TV series

2025

Xavier Collins, Executive Producer


2024

Colonel Elias Banks


2023

Clifford Ellison


2023


2022

Papa (voice)


2022

Self - Guest



2022

Lee-Curtis Childs, Producer


2021

Stick Bug (voice)



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