Sterling K. Brown

Biography

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

Supernatural

The Mentalist

NCIS

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Medium

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Castle

All Movies (37)

• Is God Is2026 · as Man
• The Gallerist2026 · as Tom
• Atlas2024 · as Colonel Elias Banks
• American Fiction2023 · as Clifford Ellison
• Biosphere2023 · as Ray
• Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.2022 · as Lee-Curtis Childs
• Bug Therapy2021 · as Stick Bug (voice)
• The Normal Heart2021
• Roll Up Your Sleeves2021 · as Self
• A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote2020 · as Leo McGarry
• The Rhythm Section2020 · as Serra
• One Day at Disney2019 · as Narrator (voice)
• Frozen II2019 · as Mattias (voice)
• Waves2019 · as Ronald
• Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration2019 · as Self
• The Angry Birds Movie 22019 · as Garry (voice)
• The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience2019 · as Sia
• The Predator2018 · as Traeger
• Hotel Artemis2018 · as Sherman / Waikiki
• Black Panther2018 · as N'Jobu
• Marshall2017 · as Joseph Spell
• Spaceman2016 · as Rodney Scott
• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot2016 · as Sgt. Hurd
• Mojave2016 · as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
• Galyntine2014 · as Samhir
• The Suspect2013 · as The Other Suspect
• Our Idiot Brother2011 · as Officer Omar
• Righteous Kill2008 · as Rogers
• The Favor2007 · as Policeman #1
• Stay2005 · as Frederick / Devon
• Trust the Man2005 · as Rand
• Brown Sugar2002 · as Co-Worker
• Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon2002 · as Carl Jocelyn
• The Defender— · as Scipio Africanus Jones
• Double Booked—
• Voltron— · as Zarkon
• Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL— · as Narrator (voice)

All TV Shows (69)

• Paradise: Official Podcast2026 · as Self
• Washington Black2025 · as Medwin Harris
• Paradise2025 · as Xavier Collins
• Interrupting Chicken2022 · as Papa (voice)
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• INVINCIBLE2021 · as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
• INVINCIBLE2021 · as Angstrom Levy (voice)
• Soul of a Nation2021 · as Self
• Amend: The Fight for America2021 · as Self
• Lincoln: Divided We Stand2021 · as Narrator
• Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II2020 · as Self
• Solar Opposites2020 · as Halk (voice)
• Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts2020 · as Lio Oak (voice)
• Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways2019 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Big Mouth2017 · as Michael Angelo (voice)
• Big Mouth2017
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017 · as Reggie
• This Is Us2016 · as Randall Pearson
• American Crime Story2016 · as Christopher Darden
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• IMDb on the Scene2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• MLB Network Presents2015 · as Narrator
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Masters of Sex2013 · as Marcus
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Philip Davidson
• Finding Your Roots2012 · as Self
• Person of Interest2011 · as Cal Beecher
• Harry's Law2011 · as Mr. Thomas
• Nikita2010 · as Nick Anson
• The Good Wife2009 · as Andrew Boylan
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Castle2009 · as Ed Redley
• The Mentalist2008 · as DEA Agent Higgins
• Eli Stone2008 · as David Mosley
• CNN Heroes2007 · as Self - Guest
• Army Wives2007 · as Roland Burton
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Shark2006 · as Quenton North
• Supernatural2005 · as Gordon Walker
• Starved2005 · as Adam Williams
• Medium2005 · as Todd Gillis
• Boston Legal2004 · as Zeke Borns
• Tarzan2003 · as Detective Carey
• NCIS2003 · as Elijah Banner
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Hack2002 · as Rasheed Morgan
• Without a Trace2002 · as Thomas Biggs
• Alias2001 · as Agent Rance
• Third Watch1999 · as Officer Dade
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA1995 · as Self
• ER1994 · as Bob Harris
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self