Sterling K. Brown
Biography
Sterling K. Brown is an American actor who trained at Stanford University, where he switched from economics to acting, and later earned an MFA from New York University. He started out in regional theater and took early stage roles in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Twelfth Night, then built a long television resume with guest spots before his Emmy-winning portrayal of Christopher Darden in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016. From 2016 to 2022 he starred as Randall Pearson on This Is Us, collecting a second Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe. His film work includes Marshall (2017), Black Panther (2018), Waves (2019) and American Fiction (2023), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, as well as voice roles in The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Frozen II (2019).
50years old
Turns 51 on April 5in 145 days
- Born St. Louis
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Sterling Kelby Brown and Sterling Brown
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 21 years2005 to 2026
First and latest
Share
Sterling K. Brown movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Josh Gad appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Josh Gad's page
Alfred Molina's page
Maya Rudolph's page
Martin Freeman's page
Jenny Slate's page
Erika Alexander's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Chadwick BosemanBlack Panther (2018) and Marshall (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Sterling K. Brown's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.3 billion
16 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 16 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.5B43.7% of the total
- 2$1.3B40.6% of the total
- 3$161M4.8% of the total
- 4$138M4.1% of the total
- 5$79M2.4% of the total
- 6$48M1.4% of the total
- 7$25M0.7% of the total
- 8$22M0.7% of the total
$46.8 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2016 to 2018, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2018 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | This Is Us | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2017 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | This Is Us | Won |
| 2016 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | Time 100 | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.