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Sterling K. Brown
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American actor
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Sterling K. Brown is an American stage, film, and television actor who began his career in 2001. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1976, he resides in Los Angeles. He is married to Ryan Michelle Bathe, and they have two children. Brown speaks English and was educated at Stanford University, New York University, and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
His acting credits include roles in various productions, earning him recognition such as inclusion in the Time 100 collection. He has received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and two Primetime Emmy Awards: one for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and another for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Additionally, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Film & TV
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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…
Known for
- Is God Is — Man2026
- The Gallerist — Tom2026
- Paradise: Official Podcast — Self2026
- Washington Black — Medwin Harris2025
- Paradise — Xavier Collins2025
- Atlas — Colonel Elias Banks2024
- American Fiction — Clifford Ellison2023
- Biosphere — Ray2023
- Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. — Lee-Curtis Childs2022
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Sterling Kelby Brown , ( 1976-04-05 ) April 5, 1976 (age 50) , St. Louis , Missouri, U.S.
- Education
- Stanford University ( BA ) New York University ( MFA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2001–present
- Spouse
- Ryan Michelle Bathe , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Spouse
- Ryan Michelle Bathe
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Time 100
- Image
- Sterling K Brown - Paradise.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1976-04-05
- Commons category
- Sterling K. Brown
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- social media followers
- 422839
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Encyclopedic overview
Sterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. He was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.
Brown portrayed Christopher Darden in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) earning 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 in 2017. He has also starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019) and the Hulu thriller series Paradise (2025).
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