Brandon Victor Dixon

Brandon Victor Dixon

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdaySep 23, 1981
BiographyBrandon Victor Dixon (born September 23, 1981) is an American actor, singer and theatrical producer. As a musical theatre actor, he is known for Tony Award-nominated Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical The Color Purple, Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016), and Davis in Hell's Kitchen (2023). He originated all three roles, as well as the leading role of Berry Gordy Jr. in Motown: The Musical (2013) on Broadway, which earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2016, Dixon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of Hamilton. Dixon played the role of Hayward Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys off-Broadway as well as in London's West End and was nominated for a 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

As a producer, Dixon's credits include Broadway revivals of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Of Mice and Men (2014); the former won the 2014 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical.

In 2018, Dixon portrayed Judas Iscariot in NBC's live concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

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