Sterling Brown (full name Kelby Sterling Brown) is an American actor and producer. He was best known for his work on the television series American Crime History, where he starred Christopher Darden. Brown has repeatedly won Golden Globe and Emmy awards.
In the creative biography of Brown, there are almost fifty roles in television and film projects. He also tried himself as the executive producer of the miniseries "Every Other Weekend", which aired on American television in 2018.
The audience is familiar with the actor on the projects: “Supernatural”, “Third shift”, “Naval police”, “Tarzan”, “Medium”, “Think like a criminal”, “Mentalist”, “Brooklyn 9-9”, “This is us”, "Predator".
In the next two years, several new films featuring Brown will be released. The actor also took part in the scoring of animated films "Frozen 2" and "Angry Birds 2", which viewers will be able to see in 2019.
Facts from the biography
The boy was born in the United States in the spring of 1976 in a large family. He has two sisters and two brothers. When the boy was not yet ten years old, a misfortune occurred in the family - his father died. Further education of children was only the mother.
The child was named Kelby Sterling at birth, but later the young man began to use only his middle name - Sterling, in memory of his father, Sterling Brown.
The boy studied at a regular school, but from an early age began to become interested in art and creativity. By the end of training, Sterling decided that he would definitely become an actor. He went to a local college. Then he went to New York to continue his studies at the university. Brown was educated in drama and graduated with a master's degree.
Creative way
As a student, Brown began performing on the stage and continued his artistic career after graduation. He played many roles in the theater, but decided that he could achieve great success in the cinema.
Brown played his debut role in several television series: "Ambulance", "New York Police", "Spy", "Without a trace."
Then came work in a big movie. Stirling was invited to a role in the thriller "Stay", where he played with Y. McGregor, R. Gosling, N. Watts. This was followed by a series of television roles in the famous series: Medium, Boston Lawyers, The Third Shift, The Mentalist, Castle, Shark.
In the early 2000s, Brown starred in the drama "Service." Then he got a small role in the film "The Right to Kill", where Al Pacino and Robert De Niro starred.
Brown received one of the main roles in the thriller Suspect. The plot was built around the research of two African-American sociologists who decided to pose as bank robbers in order to prove the existence of racial discrimination in law.
Brown played a cameo role in the film "Reporter, " telling about the adventures of a young journalist in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Starring: Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman and Tina Fey.
In the television project Supernatural, Sterling played the role of Gordon Walker, a vampire hunter. Another ongoing work was the role of Roland Burton in the TV series Army Wives.
Brown received the greatest fame after filming in the project "American Crime History", where he played Christopher Darden. The actor’s game was highly appreciated by film critics, he won the Emmy Award.
Of Brown’s recent works, it’s worth noting the roles in the films: “This Is Us, ” “Black Panther, ” “Marshall, ” “Predator.”
