Sterling K. Brown Rolls Up to Emmys 2025 in Scooter: Here’s Why

Sterling K. Brown Rolls Up to Emmys 2025 in Scooter: Here’s Why
The injured ‘Paradise’ Emmy nominee joined costars Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden onstage

Sterling K. Brown presents an award during the show at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
Sterling K. Brown at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14.

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Sterling K. Brown emerged onstage at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards with his left leg in a knee scooter
The nominated actor explained earlier this month via Instagram that he had torn his Achilles tendon
Brown wheeled onto the stage alongside Paradise costars Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden to present the outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series Emmy
Sterling K. Brown worked an unusual fashion statement at the 2025 Emmy Awards.

Brown, 49, wheeled out onto the stage at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, on a knee scooter, with his left leg propped up. His entrance came ahead of his Paradise costars Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden as the trio prepared to present the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

In a lengthy Instagram video posted from his bed on Sept. 9, the Emmy winner explained that he had torn his Achilles tendon. Brown admitted he was being “athletic” at the time of the injury, but it was the result of taking a painful step — nothing he deemed “super dangerous.”

Brown added at the time that he’s postponing his surgery because of the 2025 Emmys, where he was nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category for his performance on Hulu’s hit Paradise. He plays Xavier Collins, a U.S. Secret Service agent uncovering the truth behind the President’s death in a post-apocalyptic underground bunker.

Sterling K. Brown, left, Julianne Nicholson, and James Marsden present an award during the show at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
(Left-right:) Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14.
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“Gonna do [surgery] after the Emmys so I can motivate myself and go and try to celebrate with my cast and the producers of Paradise because we got recognized,” he said.

“I know I’m gonna have to have this conversation a bunch of times with a bunch of people. So hopefully, this will sort of condense the number of times that I’ll have to share some unfortunate news,” he added.