Sterling K. Brown
| Sterling K. Brown | |
|---|---|
 Brown in 2012 | |
| Born | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Spouse(s) | Ryan Michelle Bathe |
Sterling K. Brown is an American actor.
Life and career
Brown was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended the prestigious St. Louis Country Day School.[1] 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.
On graduation, he 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 American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson as Christopher Darden.
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.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–04 | Third Watch | Office Dade | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Hack | N/A | 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 Lines" |
| 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 | Christopher Darden | 10 episodes |