Sterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor.
Some of his most well-known roles include portraying Dr. Roland Burton in Army Wives, Christopher Darden in The People v. O. J. Simpson and Randall Pearson in This Is Us.
For his roles, he has received two Emmy Awards for Lead and Supporting Actor, a Golden Globe (being the first African-American to win for Best Actor in a television drama), two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Film roles:
- Brown Sugar
- Trust the Man
- Stay
- Righteous Kill
- Marshall
- Black Panther (2018)
- The Predator
- Frozen II
- American Fiction
Television roles:
- Smallpox 2002
- Third Watch
- ER
- NYPD Blue
- JAG
- Boston Legal
- Supernatural
- Army Wives
- Eli Stone
- Medium
- The Good Wife
- Harry's Law
- NCIS
- Person of Interest
- The People v. O. J. Simpson
- This Is Us
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
- A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Related tropes:
- The Other Darrin: Filled in for the late John Spencer as Leo McGarry in A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote.
- Star-Making Role: Although he was a regular on Army Wives for several seasons, it was his role in The People v. O. J. Simpson that really put him on the map.