There's a Big, Beautiful World Out There

Sterling K. Brown's Washington Black digs into nothing less than the meaning of freedom

- YANA GREBENYUK

Sterling K. Brown isn't the type to sit and soak up the praise of his costars. “I paid them all,” he jokes to Us. “That’s the bottom line. I’ve walked their dogs. I do special favors so they say nice things.” The This Is Us favorite should be used to compliments — and he should expect lots more for the sprawling Washington Black (Hulu, July 23).