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Brandon J. Dirden

Brandon J. Dirden

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Born March 23, 1978 in Houston, Texas, USA

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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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Filmography

Actor

27

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Year

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Run Amok Short Film2023Mr. Shelby

Muhammad Ali Poster

Muhammad Ali Documentary2021Self

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal Poster

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal TV Series2021Self

For Life Poster

For Life TV Series2020Darius Johnson

Good Friday Poster

Good Friday Feature Film2020Terrence Lee

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I Know This Much Is True TV Series2020Kyle's Dad

Max Riddle TV Series2020Father Denver

Mrs. America Poster

Mrs. America Mini-Series2020Conrad Chisholm

Evil TV Series2019Raymond

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Manifest TV Series2018Detective Donovan

The Accidental Wolf Poster

The Accidental Wolf Mini-Series2018

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The Quad TV Series2017

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BrainDead TV Series2016Brett Middleton

The Get Down Poster

The Get Down TV Series2016Leon

Broadway.com #LiveatFive Poster

Broadway.com #LiveatFive TV Series2015Self - Guest

Public Morals Poster

Public Morals TV Series2015Williams

Ir/Reconcilable Poster

Ir/Reconcilable Short Film2014Steven

The Americans Poster

The Americans TV Series2013Dennis Aderholt

The Broadway.com Show Poster

The Broadway.com Show TV Series2013Self

Elementary Poster

Elementary TV Series2012Agent Polk

Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Poster

Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Documentary2012George Jackson

Blue Bloods Poster

Blue Bloods TV Series2010Lt. Simon Kinnear

The Big C Poster

The Big C TV Series2010Park Security Guard

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The Good Wife TV Series2009Joss Acker

House of Payne Poster

House of Payne TV Series2006Marcus

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Theater Talk TV Series1996Self - Guest

American Experience Poster

American Experience Mini-Series1988

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3

A Family Affair Poster

A Family Affair Feature Film2024

Shotgun Wedding Poster

Shotgun Wedding Feature Film2022

Bruised Feature Film2020

Thanks

1

The Accidental Wolf Poster

The Accidental Wolf Mini-Series2018

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