Sterling K. Brown
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Supernatural
Gordon Walker
2005
Series
NCIS
Elijah Banner
2003
Series
The Mentalist
DEA Agent Higgins
2008
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Castle
Ed Redley
2009
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Person of Interest
Cal Beecher
2011
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
INVINCIBLE
Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
2021
Series
INVINCIBLE
Angstrom Levy (voice)
2021
Series
The Good Wife
Andrew Boylan
2009
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
ER
Bob Harris
1994
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Philip Davidson
2013
Series
Without a Trace
Thomas Biggs
2002
Series
Medium
Todd Gillis
2005
Series
Boston Legal
Zeke Borns
2004
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
This Is Us
Randall Pearson
2016
Series
Third Watch
Officer Dade
1999
Series
Paradise
Xavier Collins
2025
Series
Army Wives
Roland Burton
2007
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Big Mouth
2017
Series
Big Mouth
Michael Angelo (voice)
2017
Series
Masters of Sex
Marcus
2013
Series
American Crime Story
Christopher Darden
2016
Series
Nikita
Nick Anson
2010
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Solar Opposites
Halk (voice)
2020
Series
Shark
Quenton North
2006
Film
Is God Is
Man
2026
Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Reggie
2017
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Film
Frozen II
Mattias (voice)
2019
Film
Black Panther
N'Jobu
2018
Series
Eli Stone
David Mosley
2008
Series
Hack
Rasheed Morgan
2002
Series
Harry's Law
Mr. Thomas
2011
Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Film
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Garry (voice)
2019
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Lio Oak (voice)
2020
Series
Alias
Agent Rance
2001
Film
The Predator
Traeger
2018
Film
Waves
Ronald
2019
Series
Tarzan
Detective Carey
2003
Series
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
2021
Series
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995
Film
Atlas
Colonel Elias Banks
2024
Film
Stay
Frederick / Devon
2005
Film
Righteous Kill
Rogers
2008
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
American Fiction
Clifford Ellison
2023
Series
MLB Network Presents
Narrator
2015
Series
Interrupting Chicken
Papa (voice)
2022
Film
The Gallerist
Tom
2026
Film
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Sgt. Hurd
2016
Series
Starved
Adam Williams
2005
Series
CNN Heroes
Self - Guest
2007
Film
Marshall
Joseph Spell
2017
Series
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
Self
2020
Film
Hotel Artemis
Sherman / Waikiki
2018
Film
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2019
Series
Washington Black
Medwin Harris
2025
Film
The Rhythm Section
Serra
2020
Film
Our Idiot Brother
Officer Omar
2011
Series
IMDb on the Scene
Self
2015
Film
The Favor
Policeman #1
2007
Film
Brown Sugar
Co-Worker
2002
Film
Mojave
Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
2016
Series
Soul of a Nation
Self
2021
Film
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Leo McGarry
2020
Film
Trust the Man
Rand
2005
Series
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self
2019
Film
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Sia
2019
Film
The Suspect
The Other Suspect
2013
Series
Paradise: Official Podcast
Self
2026
Film
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Lee-Curtis Childs
2022
Film
Biosphere
Ray
2023
Double Booked
Film
Spaceman
Rodney Scott
2016
Film
Voltron
Zarkon
Series
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
Narrator
2021
Film
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Film
The Normal Heart
2021
Film
One Day at Disney
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
Bug Therapy
Stick Bug (voice)
2021
The Defender
Scipio Africanus Jones
Film
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Carl Jocelyn
2002
Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL
Narrator (voice)