Brandon Victor Dixon
Known for ActingBorn 1981-09-23Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Brandon Victor Dixon (born September 23, 1981) is an American actor, singer and theatrical producer.
As an actor, he is known for Tony-nominated Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical The Color Purple and Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016). He originated both roles, as well as the leading role of Berry Gordy Jr. in Motown: The Musical (2013) on Broadway, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2016, Dixon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of Hamilton. Off-Broadway as well as in London's West End, Dixon played the role of Hayward Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys.
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As a producer, Dixon's credits include Broadway revivals Of Mice and Men (2014) and Hedwig and the Angry Inch; the latter 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 nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Known for
Your Monster
2024 · as Will
Rent
2019 · as Tom Collins
Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt: Simple Little Things
2020
88
2023 · as Femi Jackson
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
2018 · as Judas Iscariot
George Gershwin: Bidin' My Time
2020
Bagdad, Florida
2017
The Warrior and the Savior
2013 · as Umthwalo
The Theme From...: Songs Written for Film
2020
Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel: Statues and Stories
2020
Jule Styne and His Many Lyricists: Distant Melody
2020