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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 series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016), which earned 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. He was further Emmy-nominated for his comedic roles in the Fox Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2018) and the Amazon Prime comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019). For his role in American Fiction (2023), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Brown is also known for his leading roles in films such as Hotel Artemis (2019), Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022), and Biosphere (2023) as well as supporting roles in Marshall (2017), Black Panther (2018), and Waves (2019). He has voiced roles in the 2019 animated films The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Frozen II. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sterling K. Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sterling K. Brown
Calvin Brooks
for Calvin Brooks in DCU Batman: Blood and Bone
Suggested by matthewfenner
Set in the grim, neon-soaked underbelly of Gotham City in the DCU, Batman: Black Mask follows Bruce Wayne, four years into his relentless crusade against crime. Gotham’s criminal empire teeters on chaos as Roman Sionis, the sadistic crime lord known as Black Mask, wages war to seize absolute control of the city’s underworld. Ruthless, theatrical, and unflinchingly brutal, Sionis hides behind his eerie obsidian mask while orchestrating assassinations, drug operations, and political corruption. As Batman hunts for answers, he discovers that Black Mask’s reach extends into Gotham’s elite—threatening to expose the very foundations of Wayne Enterprises and drag Bruce’s name through the filth he swore to destroy. Beside him stands Robin (Dick Grayson), his protégé for two years, eager to prove himself in a world that offers no mercy. But when Black Mask targets Robin directly to break the Bat’s spirit, the mission turns deeply personal. Torn between vengeance and justice, Bruce must confront his darkest instincts and the fear of losing another family. The film dives into the psychological war between predator and prey—where the line between heroism and obsession blurs in pools of blood and shadow. Batman: Black Mask is a violent, character-driven descent into Gotham’s criminal insanity, where every victory comes with a price—and even Batman can bleed.
