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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
Franklin Stern
for Franklin Stern in Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2026)
Suggested by calcarv05
Clark Kent begins his life as Superman, splitting time between daring rescues and bumbling Daily Planet reporting. The world marvels at his power yet whispers of invasion and false gods. Lex Luthor seizes the paranoia, branding himself humanity's true protector while secretly developing kryptonite weapons through Project Cadmus. His crowning creation is Metallo, a wounded war hero transformed into a cyborg built to rival Superman. Their clash tears through Metropolis in a battle broadcast across the globe, fueling the very fears Lex has stoked. Kryptonite nearly breaks Clark, but his refusal to kill--even when victory seems impossible--turns the tide. Instead of destroying Metallo, he saves him, providing he is neither God nor weapon, but a man choosing compassion over conquest. Though the city breathes easier, Lex emerges untarnished, celebrated as Metropolis' visionary leader. Lois Lane, however, grows suspicious, quietly collecting evidence that Lex's hand was in every shadow. Post Credits: In a stark laboratory, Lex seals the glowing kryptonite rock in a containment case stamped with the LexCorp logo. The camera drifts across a wall of projects — files labeled "Cadmus," "Metallo," and "AMAZO Prototype." It lingers on a faded photo of a crashed spacecraft, marked 'Recovered: Smallville, 1980s.'
