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Sterling K. Brown

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  • Producer
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IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000525
Sterling K. Brown
Piper has a habit of interrupting story time by asking questions and letting her imagination run wild as she tries to get all the details into the middle of the action to help save the day.
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Emmy Award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown stars in NBC's Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama series THIS IS US. For his role as Randall Pearson, Brown won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Golden Globe, becoming the first African American actor to win his category in the award show's 75-year history. Additionally, Brown made history by becoming the first African American actor to receive the SAG Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama, and also received a SAG award alongside his cast for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. He has also won an NAACP Image Award and Critics Choice Award, and has been nominated for a TCA Award and a Teen Choice Award. In 2016, Brown portrayed prosecutor Christopher Darden in FX's highly-rated award-winning television event series THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY. He won an Emmy Award and Critics Choice Award for the role and was nominated for a Golden Globe, SAG Award and NAACP Image Award.

Sterling Kelby Brown was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Aralean Banks and Sterling Brown. His father died when he was ten, after a heart attack. Sterling graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from Stanford University, before receiving his Master's Degree in Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.

Brown can be seen in Marvel's record breaking film BLACK PANTHER. Later in the year, he co-starred in Fox's THE PREDATOR (September) and HOTEL ARTEMIS, with Jodie Foster and Brian Tyree Henry. In 2017, Brown co-starred in Open Road's MARSHALL, for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination for his role. In 2016, Brown co-starred with Tina Fey in Paramount's WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT.

A lover of theater, Brown has performed in a variety of staged shows, including NY and LA productions of FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3), for which he won an NAACP Theatre Award and was nominated for an Ovation Award. His additional stage credits include MACBETH, THE BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS and THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI opposite Al Pacino.

For seven years, Brown portrayed Dr. Roland Burton in the critically acclaimed Lifetime series ARMY WIVES. Additional television credits include SUPERNATURAL, PERSON OF INTEREST, MASTERS OF SEX, THE MENTALIST, CASTLE and CRIMINAL MINDS. His film credits include OUR IDIOT BROTHER, THE SUSPECT, RIGHTEOUS KILL, TRUST THE MAN and SPACEMAN.
BornApril 5, 1976
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BornApril 5, 1976
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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 25 wins & 75 nominations total

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Sterling K. Brown in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson in Heart and Soul (2022)
Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson in This Is Us (2016)
Bradley Whitford and Sterling K. Brown in A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
Sterling K. Brown in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Sterling K. Brown in Army Wives (2007)
Sterling K. Brown in The Rhythm Section (2020)
Blake Lively and Sterling K. Brown in The Rhythm Section (2020)
Sterling K. Brown in The Rhythm Section (2020)
Blake Lively and Sterling K. Brown in The Rhythm Section (2020)
William Allen Young, Sterling K. Brown, Tom Yi, and Merrick McCartha in The Club (2019)

Known for

Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther
7.3
  • N'Jobu
  • 2018
Sterling K. Brown and Taylor Russell in Waves (2019)
Waves
7.5
  • Ronald
  • 2019
Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Day, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, and Sterling K. Brown in Hotel Artemis (2018)
Hotel Artemis
6.1
  • Waikiki
  • 2018
The Predator (2018)
The Predator
5.3
  • Traeger
  • 2018

Credits

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Actor

  • Washington Black
    • Medwin Harris
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Atlas
    • Post-production
  • The Psalm of Howard Thurman
    • Narration
    • Post-production
  • Untitled MRC and T-Street/Cord Jefferson Project
    • Cliff
    • Post-production
  • The Defender
    • Scipio Africanus Jones
    • Pre-production
  • Interrupting Chicken (2022)
    Interrupting Chicken
    • Papa (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Biosphere
    • Ray
    • 2022
  • Solar Opposites (2020)
    Solar Opposites
    • Halk (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
    • Randall Pearson
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2022
  • Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
    Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • Lee-Curtis Childs
    • 2022
  • Nancie Greene, Chad Johnson, Fred Taylor, Brandon Marshall, and Channing Crowder in I Am Athlete (2020)
    I Am Athlete
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Normal Heart (2021)
    The Normal Heart
    • Ned Weeks
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Lincoln: Divided We Stand (2021)
    Lincoln: Divided We Stand
    • Narrator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Andrew Rannells, Pamela Adlon, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Brandon Kyle Goodman, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    • Michael Angelo (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Rob Lowe and Martin Sheen in A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
    A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
    • Leo McGarry
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020)
    Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
    • Lio Oak
    • Lio Oak (2020) (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Blake Lively in The Rhythm Section (2020)
    The Rhythm Section
    • Mark Serra
    • 2020
  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • Reggie
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
    Frozen II
    • Mattias (voice)
    • 2019
  • Sterling K. Brown and Taylor Russell in Waves (2019)
    Waves
    • Ronald
    • 2019

Producer

  • Washington Black
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Shadow Force
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • The Defender
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
    Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Ryan Michelle Bathe, Adrienne Carter, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, David Cade, Colleen Schneider, Michael Vlamis, Christian A. Pierce, and Warren S.L. Burke in Every Other Weekend (2018)
    Every Other Weekend
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Soundtrack

  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • performer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?"
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Jimmy Fallon in The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)
    The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017
    • performer: "Another Day of Sun"
    • TV Special
    • 2017
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall Ask Each Other Anything
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Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall Ask Each Other Anything
The 'Frozen II' Cast Can't Stop Heading 'Into the Unknown'
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The 'Frozen II' Cast Can't Stop Heading 'Into the Unknown'
Josh Gad and 'Frozen II' Cast's Favorite Disney Animated Characters
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Josh Gad and 'Frozen II' Cast's Favorite Disney Animated Characters
What We Know About 'Frozen 2' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'Frozen 2' ... So Far
IMDbrief: Golden Globes 2019 Snubs & Surprises
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IMDbrief: Golden Globes 2019 Snubs & Surprises
What 'The Predator' Trailer Doesn't Show
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What 'The Predator' Trailer Doesn't Show
Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
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Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
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Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
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Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
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Army Wives: Season Six Part 2
Army Wives: Season Six Part 1
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Army Wives: Season Six Part 1
Army Wives: Season Six Part 1
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Army Wives: Season Six Part 1

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  • Alternative names
    • Sterling K Brown
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • April 5, 1976
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ryan Michelle BatheJune 2007 - present (2 children)
  • Children
    • Child
  • Parents
      Aralean Banks
  • Other works
    Plays in "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" play by Bertolt Brecht (Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University, New York City, New York, USA).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Self-verified on IMDbPro

  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Drama TV series for This Is Us (2016) made him the first black man to win this category in the ceremony's 75-year history.
  • Quotes
    [on the standing ovation he received on being awarded an Emmy for "The People vs O.J. Simpson : American Crime Story"] It feels like a strange thing to say, but you try to reap what you sow, and I try to put good vibes out into the world - and I thought they all came flooding back to me at that one time.
  • Salaries
      This Is Us
      (2016)
      $115,000 per episode (season 1)

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