Is God Is
2026 · Movie
as Man
Sterling K. Brown
1976-04-05
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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.
Filmography
The Gallerist
2026 · Movie
as Tom
Paradise: Official Podcast
2026 · TV Show
as Self
Washington Black
2025 · TV Show
as Medwin Harris
Paradise
2025 · TV Show
as Xavier Collins
Atlas
2024 · Movie
as Colonel Elias Banks
American Fiction
2023 · Movie
as Clifford Ellison
Biosphere
2023 · Movie
as Ray
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022 · Movie
as Lee-Curtis Childs
Sherri
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Interrupting Chicken
2022 · TV Show
as Papa (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Bug Therapy
2021 · Movie
as Stick Bug (voice)
The Normal Heart
2021 · Movie
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021 · Movie
as Self
Soul of a Nation
2021 · TV Show
as Self
INVINCIBLE
2021 · TV Show
as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice), Angstrom Levy (voice)
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
2021 · TV Show
as Narrator
Amend: The Fight for America
2021 · TV Show
as Self
The Rhythm Section
2020 · Movie
as Serra
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020 · Movie
as Leo McGarry
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020 · TV Show
as Lio Oak (voice)
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020 · TV Show
as Self
Solar Opposites
2020 · TV Show
as Halk (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019 · Movie
as Garry (voice)
Waves
2019 · Movie
as Ronald
Frozen II
2019 · Movie
as Mattias (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019 · Movie
as Sia
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Movie
as Self
One Day at Disney
2019 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019 · TV Show
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Black Panther
2018 · Movie
as N'Jobu
The Predator
2018 · Movie
as Traeger
Hotel Artemis
2018 · Movie
as Sherman / Waikiki
Marshall
2017 · Movie
as Joseph Spell
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017 · TV Show
as Reggie
Big Mouth
2017 · TV Show
as Michael Angelo (voice)
Spaceman
2016 · Movie
as Rodney Scott
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 · Movie
as Sgt. Hurd
Mojave
2016 · Movie
as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
American Crime Story
2016 · TV Show
as Christopher Darden
This Is Us
2016 · TV Show
as Randall Pearson
Hot Ones
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
IMDb on the Scene
2015 · TV Show
as Self
MLB Network Presents
2015 · TV Show
as Narrator
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Galyntine
2014 · Movie
as Samhir
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
The Suspect
2013 · Movie
as The Other Suspect
Masters of Sex
2013 · TV Show
as Marcus
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · TV Show
as Philip Davidson
Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Our Idiot Brother
2011 · Movie
as Officer Omar
Person of Interest
2011 · TV Show
as Cal Beecher
Harry's Law
2011 · TV Show
as Mr. Thomas
Nikita
2010 · TV Show
as Nick Anson
Castle
2009 · TV Show
as Ed Redley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
as Andrew Boylan
Righteous Kill
2008 · Movie
as Rogers
The Mentalist
2008 · TV Show
as DEA Agent Higgins
Eli Stone
2008 · TV Show
as David Mosley
The Favor
2007 · Movie
as Policeman #1
Army Wives
2007 · TV Show
as Roland Burton
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
CNN Heroes
2007 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Shark
2006 · TV Show
as Quenton North
Stay
2005 · Movie
as Frederick / Devon
Trust the Man
2005 · Movie
as Rand
Supernatural
2005 · TV Show
as Gordon Walker
Medium
2005 · TV Show
as Todd Gillis
Starved
2005 · TV Show
as Adam Williams
Boston Legal
2004 · TV Show
as Zeke Borns
NCIS
2003 · TV Show
as Elijah Banner
Tarzan
2003 · TV Show
as Detective Carey
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002 · Movie
as Carl Jocelyn
Brown Sugar
2002 · Movie
as Co-Worker
Hack
2002 · TV Show
as Rasheed Morgan
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
as Thomas Biggs
Alias
2001 · TV Show
as Agent Rance
Third Watch
1999 · TV Show
as Officer Dade
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · TV Show
as Self
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Bob Harris
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Presenter
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV Show
as Self
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The Defender
· Movie
as Scipio Africanus Jones
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Double Booked
· Movie
Voltron
· Movie
as Zarkon
No image
Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL
· Movie
as Narrator (voice)
