Brandon J. Dirden

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Brandon J. Dirden was born, is Actor. Brandon J. Dirden is an award-winning American actor, best known for portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in the successful Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Robert Schenkkan's All The Way opposite Bryan Cranston's Lyndon B. Johnson.A Morehouse and University of Illinois graduate, he is also known for appearing in plays such as Prelude to a Kiss [2007 - his Broadway debut], Topdog/Underdog, Enron, Jitney, The First Breeze of Summer and Clybourne Park. In 2012 he was awarded an OBIE, a VIV [AUDELCO] and a Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Drama League and Lucille Lortell awards for his portrayal of Boy Willie in the Signature Theatre Company revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson.A renowned interpreter of August Wilson's work, Brandon has appeared to date in 5 of the 10 of his Century Cycle. He made his directorial debut with Wilson's Seven Guitars at Two River Theater to great acclaim.Brandon can currently be seen in FX's hit series The Americans as FBI Agent Aderholt and Ed Burn's Public Morals on TNT. He is soon to be seen in Baz Luhrmann's new Netflix series The Get Down [2016].
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Biography/Timeline

2012

In 2012, he was awarded an OBIE Award, AUDELCO VIV Award and a Theater World Award and was nominated for The Drama League and Lucille Lortell awards for his portrayal of Boy Willie in the Signature Theatre's revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson.

2014

He is married to Actress Crystal A. Dickinson, whom he met while in graduate school at The University of Illinois. They have one son, Chase Ari Dirden, born March 29, 2014. His brother is Jason Dirden, also an actor. They frequently appear in plays together.

2015

He made his directorial debut in September 2015 directing August Wilson's Seven Guitars at Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ.