Sterling K. Brown
American actor (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976)[1] is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award in addition to 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.[2]
Sterling K. Brown | |
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Born | Sterling Kelby Brown (1976-04-05) April 5, 1976 (age 48) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Full list |
Brown portrayed Christopher Darden in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) and starred as Randall Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us (2016–2022). Both roles earned him Primetime Emmy Awards in addition to a Golden Globe for the latter. He received further Emmy nominations for his roles in the NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2018) and the Amazon Prime comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019).
Brown is also known for his leading roles in the drama film Hotel Artemis (2019) and the mockumentary film Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022), as well as his voice roles in the 2019 animated films The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Frozen II. He also had supporting roles in several critically acclaimed films such as Marshall (2017), Black Panther (2018), Waves (2019), and American Fiction (2023); for the lattermost, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.