But according to Brown himself, the character he plays every Tuesday night has set the bar even higher. He told me that even he, too, is inspired by the love that Randall and Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) share on This Is Us and insists that Randall is a better man than he is. This certainly isn’t the case for Joseph Spell, who is less than a saint. And this is why Brown loved playing him so much. “Each time you get a chance to step into new shoes, you get a chance to release a little bit of judgement,” he said of the acting experience. Acknowledging the decisions and actions of his characters, which are often very different than what he would do, helps him learn more about humanity, which is what he loves about his job.