Sterling K. Brown
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Mentalist
DEA Agent Higgins
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
NCIS
Elijah Banner
Filmography
Is God Is
2026
as Man
The Gallerist
2026
as Tom
Paradise: Official Podcast
2026
as Self
Washington Black
2025
as Medwin Harris
Paradise
2025
as Xavier Collins
Atlas
2024
as Colonel Elias Banks
American Fiction
2023
as Clifford Ellison
Biosphere
2023
as Ray
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
as Lee-Curtis Childs
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Interrupting Chicken
2022
as Papa (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Bug Therapy
2021
as Stick Bug (voice)
The Normal Heart
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
Soul of a Nation
2021
as Self
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646 (voice)
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Angstrom Levy (voice)
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
2021
as Narrator
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self
The Rhythm Section
2020
as Serra
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
as Leo McGarry
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
2020
as Lio Oak (voice)
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
as Self
Solar Opposites
2020
as Halk (voice)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Phone a Friend
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
as Garry (voice)
Waves
2019
as Ronald
Frozen II
2019
as Mattias (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
as Sia
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Self
One Day at Disney
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Black Panther
2018
as N'Jobu
The Predator
2018
as Traeger
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Sherman / Waikiki
Marshall
2017
as Joseph Spell
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Reggie
Big Mouth
2017
as Michael Angelo (voice)
Big Mouth
2017
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as Sgt. Hurd
Spaceman
2016
as Rodney Scott
Mojave
2016
as Detective Fletcher (uncredited)
American Crime Story
2016
as Christopher Darden
This Is Us
2016
as Randall Pearson
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
MLB Network Presents
2015
as Narrator
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Galyntine
2014
as Samhir
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Suspect
2013
as The Other Suspect
Masters of Sex
2013
as Marcus
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Philip Davidson
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Officer Omar
Person of Interest
2011
as Cal Beecher
Harry's Law
2011
as Mr. Thomas
Nikita
2010
as Nick Anson
Castle
2009
as Ed Redley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as Andrew Boylan
Righteous Kill
2008
as Rogers
The Mentalist
2008
as DEA Agent Higgins
Eli Stone
2008
as David Mosley
The Favor
2007
as Policeman #1
Army Wives
2007
as Roland Burton
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
CNN Heroes
2007
as Self - Guest
Shark
2006
as Quenton North
Stay
2005
as Frederick / Devon
Trust the Man
2005
as Rand
Supernatural
2005
as Gordon Walker
Medium
2005
as Todd Gillis
Starved
2005
as Adam Williams
Boston Legal
2004
as Zeke Borns
NCIS
2003
as Elijah Banner
Tarzan
2003
as Detective Carey
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
2002
as Carl Jocelyn
Brown Sugar
2002
as Co-Worker
Hack
2002
as Rasheed Morgan
Without a Trace
2002
as Thomas Biggs
Alias
2001
as Agent Rance
Third Watch
1999
as Officer Dade
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
ER
1994
as Bob Harris
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self