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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

Corner Shop Owner
for Corner Shop Owner in Nightwing: City of Shadows (2013)
Suggested by matthewfenner

Gotham City, 2013. Three months after the fall of Batman and the events that nearly tore the city apart, former GCPD officer John Blake has stepped into the shadows as Nightwing, determined to honor Bruce Wayne’s legacy and protect a Gotham still teetering on the edge of ruin. With no mentor, no gadgets beyond what he can build, and no allies he can fully trust, Blake fights to find his place as Gotham’s new guardian. But when a brutal new player, Sean Williamson, an Irish immigrant with a savage temper and a deadly network, seizes control of the city’s fractured underworld, Blake is thrust into a war far deadlier than anything he’s faced before. Williamson’s empire thrives on blood, fear, and loyalty bought with bullets—leaving Nightwing to battle both his enemies and his own doubts about whether Gotham truly needs another vigilante. As the city spirals into violent gang wars and political corruption, Blake’s crusade tests every part of him—his ideals, his faith in Batman’s mission, and his very humanity. Each fight pushes him closer to the brink, forcing him to question if he can protect Gotham without becoming as ruthless as those he hunts. With the Bat’s legacy haunting every rooftop and alley, Nightwing: City of Shadows delivers an R-rated, grounded tale of a man trying to forge his own path amid the chaos, proving that even in Batman’s absence, Gotham’s fight for justice is far from over.