Sterling K. Brown
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Sterling K. Brown | |
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Born | Sterling Kelby Brown |
Occupation(s) | Film, television actor |
Spouse | Ryan Michelle Bathe |
Sterling K. Brown is an American actor, best known for his performance as Christopher Darden in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He portrayed the main character Dr. Roland Burton on the Lifetime Network drama series Army Wives and currently stars as Randall on the NBC hit series This Is Us.
Early life
Brown was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended the prestigious St. Louis Country Day School.[1] Brown is named after his father, Sterling Brown who died when Brown was 10 years old. As a child, he was known by his middle name, Kelby until he was 16 and took on the name Sterling.[2] He then attended Stanford University, where he earned a B.A. in drama, before going on to receive his master's degree in Fine Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Career
After graduation from college, Brown took up a series of roles in regional theatre. He has also since appeared in numerous television shows including ER, NYPD Blue, JAG, Boston Legal, Alias, Without A Trace, Supernatural, and Third Watch. He was a regular in the comedy Starved and has also appeared in movies like Stay with Ewan McGregor, Brown Sugar with Taye Diggs and Trust the Man with David Duchovny and Julianne Moore.
He was a recurring character on the television series Supernatural, where he played vampire hunter Gordon Walker. In June 2007, he married actress Ryan Michelle Bathe, his college sweetheart. Brown played Dr. Roland Burton on Army Wives. He also portrayed Detective Cal Beecher on Person of Interest. In 2008, he played David Mosley on the "Patience" episode of Eli Stone. In 2016, Brown starred in the FX miniseries The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story as Christopher Darden, for which he won the award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie in the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. [3]
Onstage, Brown starred in 2014 as Hero in Suzan-Lori Parks' Odyssey-inspired play Father Comes Home From the Wars at New York's Public Theater.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Brown Sugar | Co-worker | |
2005 | Trust the Man | Rand | |
2005 | Stay | Frederick/Devon | |
2007 | The Favor | Policeman #1 | |
2008 | Righteous Kill | Rogers | |
2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Omar | |
2013 | The Suspect | The Other Suspect | |
2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Sgt. Hurd | |
2016 | Marshall | Joseph Spell | Filming |
2016 | Spaceman | Rodney Scott |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002–04 | Third Watch | Officer Dade | 6 episodes |
2003 | Hack | — | Episode: "Hidden Agenda" |
2003 | Tarzan | Detective Carey | 2 episodes |
2004 | ER | Bob Harris | Episode: "Get Carter" |
2004 | NYPD Blue | Kelvin George | Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang" |
2004 | JAG | Sgt. Harry Smith | Episode: "Coming Home" |
2005 | Boston Legal | Zeke Borns | Episode: "Death Be Not Proud" |
2005 | Starved | Adam Williams | 7 episodes |
2006–07 | Supernatural | Gordon Walker | 4 episodes |
2006 | Alias | Agent Rance | Episode: "There's Only One Sidney Bristow" |
2006 | Smith | Mr. Corey | Episode: "Three" |
2006 | Without a Trace | Thomas Biggs | Episode: "Watch Over Me" |
2007–13 | Army Wives | Roland Burton | 107 episodes |
2007 | Shark | Quenton North | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |
2007 | Standoff | Russell Marsh | Episode: "Lie to Me" |
2008 | Eli Stone | David Mosley | Episode: "Patience" |
2010 | Medium | Todd Gillis | Episode: "The People in Your Neighborhood" |
2011 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Cameron Jones | Episode: "Ice Man/Malibu" |
2011 | The Good Wife | Andrew Boylan | Episode: "Feeding the Rat" |
2011 | Harry's Law | Mr. Thomas | Episode: "American Girl" |
2012 | Nikita | Nick Anson | Episode: "True Believer" |
2012–13 | Person of Interest | Detective Cal Beecher | 6 episodes |
2013 | NCIS | Elijah Banner | Episode: "Devil's Triad" |
2014 | The Mentalist | Agent Higgins | Episode: "White Lies" |
2014 | Masters of Sex | Marcus | Episode: "Story of My Life" |
2015 | Castle | Ed Redley | Episode: "The Wrong Stuff" |
2015 | Criminal Minds | Fitz | Episode: "Beyond Borders" |
2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Christopher Darden | 10 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie |
2016 | This Is Us | Randall | Main cast |
References
- ^ Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School#Sports and Entertainment
- ^ Stone, Natalie (September 21, 2016). "Sterling K. Brown Reveals Why He Changed His Name As a Teenager". People. Time Inc. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "People v. O.J. Simpson Star Sterling K. Brown Chokes Up While Dedicating Emmy to His Late Father". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Green, Jesse (2014-10-28). "Theater Review: Father Comes Home From the Wars". New York.
External links
- Living people
- American male television actors
- African-American male actors
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- Male actors from St. Louis
- People from St. Louis
- Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners
- American screen actor stubs