Sterling K. Brown
Known for: Acting
Born: April 5, 1976
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
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Filmography
38 movies · 63 TV shows, newest first
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The Gallerist
2026
5.9
Is God Is
2026
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Paradise: Official Podcast
2026
6.0
Washington Black
2025
6.3
Shadow Force
2025
7.5
Paradise
2025
6.6
Atlas
2024
7.2
American Fiction
2023
5.1
Biosphere
2023
7.1
Interrupting Chicken
2022
2.6
Sherri
2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
4.6
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
9.5
Bug Therapy
2021
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The Normal Heart
2021
7.5
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
8.6
INVINCIBLE
2021
5.0
Soul of a Nation
2021
7.1
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
9.2
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
2021
7.9
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
7.0
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
7.8
Solar Opposites
2020
9.9
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
5.5
The Rhythm Section
2020
8.2
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020
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Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
6.8
One Day at Disney
2019
7.2
Frozen II
2019
7.4
Waves
2019
9.3
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
7.1
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
6.4
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
5.6
The Predator
2018
6.1
Hotel Artemis
2018
7.4
Black Panther
2018
7.2
Marshall
2017
7.6
Big Mouth
2017
8.1
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
8.2
This Is Us
2016
5.8
Spaceman
2016
6.3
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
7.6
American Crime Story
2016
5.0
Mojave
2016
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
6.5
IMDb on the Scene
2015
7.1
Hot Ones
2015
8.0
MLB Network Presents
2015
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
6.9
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
0.5
Galyntine
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.1
Masters of Sex
2013
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
5.3
The Suspect
2013
6.5
Finding Your Roots
2012
8.1
Person of Interest
2011
6.1
Our Idiot Brother
2011
7.5
Harry's Law
2011
7.3
Nikita
2010
7.6
The Good Wife
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
8.0
Castle
2009
8.4
The Mentalist
2008
5.9
Righteous Kill
2008
6.7
Eli Stone
2008
1.0
CNN Heroes
2007
6.0
The Favor
2007
7.5
Army Wives
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
6.7
Shark
2006
6.6
Stay
2005
8.3
Supernatural
2005
5.2
Trust the Man
2005
4.7
Starved
2005
7.5
Medium
2005
7.9
Boston Legal
2004
7.5
Tarzan
2003
7.6
NCIS
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
6.6
Brown Sugar
2002
7.7
Hack
2002
7.2
Without a Trace
2002
7.2
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002
6.8
Alias
2001
7.9
Third Watch
1999
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
6.0
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
7.8
ER
1994
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
4.3
Entertainment Tonight
1981
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.9
The Emmy Awards
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The Defender
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Double Booked
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Voltron
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