Sterling K. Brown

Acting · Born 1976-04-05 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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…

Filmography

• American Fiction as Clifford Ellison
• Marshall as Joseph Spell
• Black Panther as N'Jobu
• The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Garry (voice)
• Waves as Ronald
• Frozen II as Mattias (voice)
• Bug Therapy as Stick Bug (voice)
• The Suspect as The Other Suspect
• Atlas as Colonel Elias Banks
• Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon as Carl Jocelyn

TV

• Supernatural as Gordon Walker
• Castle as Ed Redley
• The Mentalist as DEA Agent Higgins
• NCIS as Elijah Banner
• Person of Interest as Cal Beecher
• This Is Us as Randall Pearson
• Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts as Lio Oak (voice)
• Invincible as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
• Invincible as Angstrom Levy (voice)
• Paradise as Xavier Collins