Sterling K. Brown

ActorProducer Apr 5 (age 49) St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1981–2026 (45 year career)

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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 Awar…

Known For

Film

Black Panther

N'Jobu

Film

Frozen II

Mattias (voice)

Film

This Is Us

Randall Pearson

Film

The Angry Birds Movie 2

Garry (voice)

Film

American Crime Story

Christopher Darden

Film

American Fiction

Clifford Ellison

Film

Waves

Ronald

Film

Atlas

Colonel Elias Banks

Filmography

Acting (99)

Movies (38)

Is God Is

2026 Upcoming

as The Monster

May 15

The Gallerist

2026

as Tom

Atlas

2024

as Colonel Elias Banks

American Fiction

as Clifford Ellison

Biosphere

as Ray

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

as Lee-Curtis Childs

The Normal Heart

Roll Up Your Sleeves

as Self

Bug Therapy

as Stick Bug (voice)

The Rhythm Section

as Serra

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

as Leo McGarry

Junior

as Narrator (voice)

Frozen II

as Mattias (voice)

The Angry Birds Movie 2

as Garry (voice)

Waves

as Ronald

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019

as Self

9.3

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

as Sia

One Day at Disney

as Narrator (voice)

Black Panther

as N'Jobu

The Predator

as Traeger

Hotel Artemis

as Sherman / Waikiki

Marshall

as Joseph Spell

Mojave

as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)

5.0

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

as Sgt. Hurd

Spaceman

as Rodney Scott

The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

2016

as Christopher Darden

The Suspect

as The Other Suspect

Our Idiot Brother

as Officer Omar

Righteous Kill

as Rogers

The Favor

as Policeman #1

Stay

as Frederick / Devon

Trust the Man

as Rand

Brown Sugar

as Co-Worker

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon

2002

as Carl Jocelyn

6.8

Better Than They Found It: Black Coaches Who Shaped the Modern NFL

as Narrator (voice)

Voltron

as Zarkon

Double Booked

The Defender

as Scipio Africanus Jones

Television (61)

Paradise

as Xavier Collins

Washington Black

as Medwin Harris

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Interrupting Chicken

as Papa (voice)

Invincible

as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)

8.6

Amend: The Fight for America

2021

as Self

7.1

Lincoln: Divided We Stand

as Narrator

Soul of a Nation

as Self

Solar Opposites

as Halk (voice)

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

2020

as Lio Oak (voice)

8.2

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II

2020

as Self

6.9

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

2019

as Self

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2017

as Reggie

8.0

Big Mouth

2017

as Michael Angelo (voice)

This Is Us

as Randall Pearson

American Crime Story

as Christopher Darden

7.6

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Hot Ones

as Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

MLB Network Presents

as Narrator

IMDb on the Scene

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

as Self

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Philip Davidson

Masters of Sex

as Marcus

Finding Your Roots

as Self

Person of Interest

as Cal Beecher

Harry's Law

as Mr. Thomas

Nikita

as Nick Anson

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Castle

as Ed Redley

The Good Wife

as Andrew Boylan

The Mentalist

as DEA Agent Higgins

Eli Stone

as David Mosley

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Army Wives

as Roland Burton

Army Wives

as Roland Burton

Shark

as Quenton North

Supernatural

as Gordon Walker

Medium

as Todd Gillis

Starved

as Adam Williams

Boston Legal

as Zeke Borns

NCIS

as Elijah Banner

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Tarzan

as Detective Carey

Without a Trace

as Thomas Biggs

Hack

as Rasheed Morgan

Alias

as Agent Rance

Third Watch

as Officer Dade

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

as Self

as Bob Harris

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Oscars

as Self

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Crew (4)

Movies (2)

Shadow Force

2025

Producer

6.3

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

2022

Producer

4.7

Television (2)

Paradise

Executive Producer

Washington Black

Executive Producer