
Highest rated as cast or director
This Is Us
2016 · 6 Seasons
American Fiction
2023
Paradise
Since 2025 · 2 Seasons
Waves
2019
Is God Is
2026
Marshall
2017
Sterling K. Brown's 6 titles from the 2010s have a median Balasaur Score of 72, led by This Is Us (86) and Waves (78), against 62 for those from the 2020s.
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.
Acted in 64
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
Bug Therapy
Stick Bug (voice)
The Normal Heart
Movie
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2014
Galyntine
Samhir
- 2013
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
The Favor
Policeman #1
- 2006
- 2005
Trust the Man
Rand
Starved
Adam Williams · 7 episodes
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Carl Jocelyn
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1994
No release date
Voltron
Zarkon
The Wall: A Solar Opposites Story
Halk (seasons 2–3)
Produced 4
Appearances34
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
- 2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self · 1 episode
- 2015
IMDb on the Scene
Self · 1 episode
- 2014
- 2012
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
CNN Heroes
Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2003
1990s
- 1996
- 1995
1980s
- 1988
- 1981
1970s
- 1975
1940s
- 1949
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 episode





