This Is Us actor Sterling K. Brown chose to go by his middle name Kelby until he was a teenager and shared the heartwarming reason he decided to switch back to Sterling.

For the first 16 years of his life, "Paradise" star Sterling K ... Brown's profound loss at a young age was mirrored in a storyline on "This Is Us" when his character also endured the tragic death ...

Sterling K. Brown reveals to Kelly Clarkson why he stopped going by his middle name. You might need some tissues.

Sterling K. Brown has built an impressive career defined by emotional gentleness mixed with a commanding screen presence that leads to versatile, dynamic characters. Whether portraying real-life ...

When Sterling K. Brown was a teenager, he faced a decision that would connect him deeply to his family history. The ...

Kelly Clarkson Tears Up After Sterling K. Brown Reveals the Heartfelt Reason Why He Stopped Going by His Middle Name Sterling K. Brown Says He Would Be 'Beyond Flattered' to Be PEOPLE's Sexiest ...

except when Sterling K. Brown is involved ... both in his professional and personal life as a teenager after the death of his dad at age 10. And while going by his middle name was initially ...

Fans quickly grew to love William, and his death was one of This Is Us’ most heartbreaking moments. In fact, Sterling K. Brown said that episode — Season 1’s “Memphis” — is the one ...

Originally appeared on E! Online Sterling K. Brown is known by more names than just Randall ...

A touching story from Sterling K. Brown brought Kelly Clarkson to near ... His view on the name changed completely, though, after his dad's death. "But because [my dad] passed away when I was ...

This Is Us ended three years ago, but one of the show's leading men, Sterling K. Brown ... dies a tragic death. "Different episodes hit different people in different ways," Brown said.