One of the breakout stars of 2016 in television is undoubtedly This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown. The Emmy Award-winning actor also has a talented wife. Sterling K. Brown’s wife, Ryan Michelle Bathe, is an actress who you’ve no doubt seen if you’re a fan of This Is Us — She plays Yvette, the mother of Randall's young friend. This recurring character is a key figure in Pearson's past timeline, with Yvette helping white men Jack and Rebecca advise them on how to cut Randall's hair and introducing them to a man they could look up to as a young child. African American male role models.
Since Yvette appears in young Randall's timeline, that means Bass and Brown unfortunately haven't shared any scenes together yet, as Brown plays adult Randall in the present day. But no matter which timeline Yvette is in, the character still resonates with Brown and Bass. "My wife and I would see white families adopting black children from time to time," Brown told USA Today. "Especially to a couple of the young African-American girls, my wife, she said, 'I need to tell this. How people take care of their daughters' hair because they don't know what they're doing. 'They're very well-intentioned in providing love and family support, but there are things like... standing up for African Americans that a lot of white people don't know."
You may also know Bass from her roles on Boston Legal, Brothers & Sisters, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Private Practice, Harry's Law, and Army Wives . She also played Miss Flanagan on ABC's "Dr. Ken ," Jessica Sanders on "35," and Dennis Parker on "Franklin & Bash ." In 2012, she played Jackie in the movie "One for the Money " starring Katherine Heigl.
According to Essence , Bass met Brown while they were students at Stanford University, and the two lived in the same dormitory building during their freshman year and ended up starring in a play together, perhaps their first time co-starring. Both later earned MFAs from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, IndieWire reported. According to IMDb, the couple married in 2007 and have two children.
Brown and Bass reunited on Army Wives for Life, with Brown playing psychiatrist Dr. Roland Burton for much of the show's run and Bass playing Charlie in the show's sixth season.
Bass and Brown seemed to be a dynamic duo both off and on screen.
