Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayApr. 5, 1976
BiographySterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. He was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.

Brown portrayed Christopher Darden in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) earning 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 has also starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019) and the Hulu thriller series Paradise (2025).

For his role in American Fiction (2023), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Brown had leading roles in films such as Hotel Artemis (2019), Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022), and Biosphere (2023); supporting roles in Marshall (2017), Black Panther (2018), and Waves (2019); and voice roles in the 2019 animated films The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Frozen II.

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Known For

Paradise
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Paradise

as TBD
American Crime Story
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American Crime Story

as Christopher Darden
Army Wives
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Army Wives

as Dr. Roland Burton
Interrupting Chicken
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Interrupting Chicken

as Papa
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
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Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

as Lio Oak
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
Ended

Lincoln: Divided We Stand

as Narrator
One Day at Disney
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One Day at Disney

as Narrator
Starved
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Starved

as Adam Williams
This Is Us
Ended

This Is Us

as Randall Pearson
Washington Black
Ended

Washington Black

as Medwin Harris

Part of Crew

Paradise
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Paradise

as Executive Producer
Washington Black
Ended

Washington Black

as Executive Producer

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