Sterling K. Brown
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.
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The Defender FutureScipio Africanus Jones★ NR
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Double Booked Future★ NR
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Is God Is Future★ NR
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The Gallerist Future★ NR
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Voltron Future★ NR
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Narrator (voice)★ NR
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Washington Black FutureMedwin Harris★ NR
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Paradise 2025Xavier Collins★ 7.7
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Atlas 2024Colonel Elias Banks★ 6.7
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American Fiction 2023Clifford Ellison★ 7.3
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Biosphere 2023Ray★ 5
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Interrupting Chicken 2022Papa (voice)★ 7.1
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Lee-Curtis Childs★ 5
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Bug Therapy 2021Stick Bug (voice)★ 10
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The Normal Heart 2021★ NR
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Roll Up Your Sleeves 2021Self★ 7.5
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INVINCIBLE 2021Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)★ 8.6
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Soul of a Nation 2021Self★ 4.3
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Narrator★ 9.2
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Leo McGarry★ 8
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Self★ 6.9
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Junior 2020Narrator (voice)★ 8
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The Rhythm Section 2020Serra★ 5.5
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Lio Oak (voice)★ 8.2
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One Day at Disney 2019Narrator (voice)★ 6.9
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Frozen II 2019Mattias (voice)★ 7.2
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Waves 2019Ronald★ 7.4
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Self★ 9.2
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Garry (voice)★ 7.1
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The Predator 2018Traeger★ 5.6
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Hotel Artemis 2018Sherman / Waikiki★ 6.1
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Black Panther 2018N'Jobu★ 7.4
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Marshall 2017Joseph Spell★ 7.3
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Big Mouth 2017★ 7.7
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Reggie★ 8.1
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This Is Us 2016Randall Pearson★ 8.2
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Spaceman 2016Rodney Scott★ 5.9
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Sgt. Hurd★ 6.3
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American Crime Story 2016Christopher Darden★ 7.6
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Mojave 2016Detective Fletcher (uncredited)★ 5
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MLB Network Presents 2015Narrator★ 8
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Self★ 6.8
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Masters of Sex 2013Marcus★ 7.1
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2013Philip Davidson★ 8.2
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The Suspect 2013The Other Suspect★ 5.5
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Finding Your Roots 2012Self★ 6.2
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Person of Interest 2011Cal Beecher★ 8.1
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Our Idiot Brother 2011Officer Omar★ 6.2
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Nikita 2010Nick Anson★ 7.2
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The Good Wife 2009Andrew Boylan★ 7.6
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Castle 2009Ed Redley★ 8
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The Mentalist 2008DEA Agent Higgins★ 8.4
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Righteous Kill 2008Rogers★ 5.9
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The Favor 2007Policeman #1★ 4.3
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Army Wives 2007Roland Burton★ 7.4
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Stay 2005Frederick / Devon★ 6.6
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Supernatural 2005Gordon Walker★ 8.3
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Trust the Man 2005Rand★ 5.2
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Starved 2005Adam Williams★ 4.2
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Medium 2005Todd Gillis★ 7.5
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Tarzan 2003Detective Carey★ 7.5
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NCIS 2003Elijah Banner★ 7.6
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Brown Sugar 2002Co-Worker★ 6.7
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Hack 2002Rasheed Morgan★ 7.9
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Without a Trace 2002Thomas Biggs★ 7.3
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Carl Jocelyn★ 6.8
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Third Watch 1999Officer Dade★ 7.9
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ER 1994Bob Harris★ 7.8
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The Oscars 1953Self★ 6.9