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. 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 23, 1981 (45)
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Brandon Victor Dixon's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
- Allyas Tom Collins in Rent: Live (2019)
- Heroas Femi Jackson in 88 (2022)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Brandon Victor Dixon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Brandon Victor Dixon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Your Monster(2024)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
88(2022)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Theme From...: Songs Written for Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Jule Styne and His Many Lyricists: Distant Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel: Statues and Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt: Simple Little Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
George Gershwin: Bidin' My Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Modern Love(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Rent: Live(2019)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Bagdad, Florida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
This Is Us(2016)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Power(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all showsThe Warrior and the Savior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2001 to 2024; peak year 2018.
Biggest box office
Your Monster (2024)
Highest rated
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
Most popular right now
Your Monster (2024)
Film career
Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2014Screen debut· Power
- 2018First film· Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
- 2018Primetime Emmy nomination· Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
1 major award from 5 major nominations, 2014–2025.
- Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Theater Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Theater Album
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Theater Album
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Brandon Victor Dixon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Brandon Victor Dixon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brandon Victor Dixon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Rudzinski shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Alex RudzinskiShared titles: Rent: Live (2019), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Rudzinski
Producers
- Adam SiegelShared titles: Rent: Live (2019), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Siegel
- Marc PlattShared titles: Rent: Live (2019), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Platt
