Brandon Victor Dixon

Biography

Brandon Victor Dixon is an American actor and singer who also works as a theatrical producer. Born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, he graduated from Columbia University in 2003 and soon landed adult Simba in the national tour of The Lion King. He created Harpo in The Color Purple on Broadway in 2005, which brought him a Tony Award nomination, and later originated Berry Gordy Jr. in Motown: The Musical, nominated for a Grammy, and Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along, another Tony nominee. His Haywood Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys earned a Drama Desk nomination off-Broadway and an Olivier Award nomination in London. In 2016 he took over the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton. He produced Broadway revivals of Of Mice and Men and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the latter winning a 2014 Tony Award. On screen he played Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018) and Tom Collins in Rent (2019).

45years old

Turns 46 on September 23in 317 days

Born September 23, 1981Gaithersburg
Star sign: LibraFirst day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
Also credited as Dixon, Brandon Victor

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 6 years2018 to 2024

Every film, newest first

2024Your MonsterIMDb rating 6.4
2019RentIMDb rating 6.3
2018Jesus Christ Superstar Live in ConcertIMDb rating 7.8

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Big break
Dixon took over as Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of Hamilton on August 23, 2016. Leslie Odom, Jr., who originated the part, helped recruit him, and he was picked over the role's three understudies.
First role
Dixon took the part of adult Simba in the national tour of The Lion King in 2003, landing it right after he graduated from Columbia. That same year he was Royal in the Encores! staging of House of Flowers.
Behind the camera
In 2013, Dixon and Warren Adams, who choreographed Motown the Musical, started WalkRunFly Productions, which backs productions for young artists.