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Aliases: Sterling K Brown , Sterling Brown

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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Movie Involvements: 21

TV Involvements: 21


Most Famous Work

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 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.

Most Famous Work

NCIS
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8

NCIS

(2003) Elijah Banner
The Mentalist
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8

The Mentalist

(2008) DEA Agent Higgins
Supernatural
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8

Supernatural

(2005) Gordon Walker
Castle
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8

Castle

(2009) Ed Redley
Person of Interest
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8

Person of Interest

(2011) Detective Cal Beecher
This Is Us
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8

This Is Us

(2016) Randall Pearson
Without a Trace
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7

Without a Trace

(2002) Thomas Biggs
Nikita
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7

Nikita

(2010) Nick Anson

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Clifford Ellison
Ray
2022 Papa (voice)
Lee-Curtis Childs
2021 Stick Bug (voice)
N/A
Self
Self
N/A
Narrator
2020 Leo McGarry
Narrator (voice)
Serra
Lio Oak (voice)
2019 Narrator
Mattias (voice)
Ronald Williams
Self
Garry (voice)
Sia
2018 Traeger
Sherman / Waikiki
N'Jobu
2017 Joseph Spell
Michael Angelo (voice)
N/A
2016 Randall Pearson
Rodney Scott
Sgt. Hurd
Christopher Darden
Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
2015 Self
2014 Self
Self
Self - Guest
2013 Marcus
Philip Davidson
The Other Suspect
2012 Self
2011 Detective Cal Beecher
Omar
2010 Nick Anson
2009 Ed Redley
2008 DEA Agent Higgins
Rogers
2007 Policeman #1
Roland Burton
2005 Frederick / Devon
Gordon Walker
Rand
N/A
Todd Gillis
2003 Elijah Banner
2002 Co-Worker
Rasheed Morgan
Thomas Biggs
Carl Jocelyn
1996 Self
1975 Self - Host
Scipio Africanus Jones
Medwin Harris
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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