Brandon Victor Dixon

Acting

Born September 23, 1981 · Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

Biography

Brandon Victor Dixon 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.

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