--- description: Find out why Sterling K. Brown is one of the 100 most influential people of 2026. title: Sterling K. Brown: The 100 Most Influential People of 2026 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b080290b35310ac/69dfb963ffa3d74e750e19b0/T100-2026-Web-Sterling-K-Brown-566.png?branch=production --- Apr 15, 2026 # Sterling K. Brown by [Kristen Bell](/author/kristen-bell/) ## Kristen Bell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Lloyd Bishop It’s going to be hard for anyone asked to list Sterling K. Brown’s qualities not to start with his integrity. It’s right there, on full display. It’s impressive, and it’s genuine. It’s an obvious first choice, but I’m going to be brave and admit that his charisma would be tops for me. I mean, get real, everybody. Yes, we should acknowledge his incredible acting performances. Of course we should celebrate his Stanford-certified intellect. And he appears to be an incredible father and husband—_but,_ charming people senseless is also good for the world. It’s not frivolous or trivial; it’s the zest of life! And Sterling is handing out buckets. I’m honored to have worked with Sterling and humbled to call him a friend. And I am sorry for the dozens of unhinged voice memos I’ve left him in regard to [_Paradise_](https://time.com/article/2026/03/30/breaking-down-ending-paradise-season-2/ "undefined")_._ It won’t happen again (until next season). _Bell is an Emmy-nominated actor_ _Join us on_ [_TIME's YouTube_](https://www.youtube.com/time "undefined") _for the 2026 TIME100 Gala Red Carpet Livestream, starting at 6:00 p.m. EST on April 23, 2026—and available after on demand_ Sterling K. Brown Is on the 2026 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/sterling-k-brown/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/sterling-k-brown/"},"headline":"Sterling K. Brown","datePublished":"2026-04-15T11:00:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:21:47.778Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/sterling-k-brown/","keywords":["TIME 100","list","franchise","Accolades"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b080290b35310ac/69dfb963ffa3d74e750e19b0/T100-2026-Web-Sterling-K-Brown-566.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kristen Bell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kristen-bell/"}],"creator":"Kristen Bell","articleSection":"TIME100","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b080290b35310ac/69dfb963ffa3d74e750e19b0/T100-2026-Web-Sterling-K-Brown-566.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/time100/","name":"TIME100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/sterling-k-brown/","name":"Sterling K. Brown"}}]}] ```