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name: "Brandon J. Dirden"
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born: "1 January 1975"
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average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-17T03:33:12.677433+00:00"
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# Brandon J. Dirden

Actor. Born 1 January 1975 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1975, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** Brandon Dirden

## Biography

Brandon J. Dirden is an American actor known for his work in theatre and on television. He holds a B.A. in mathematics from Morehouse College and an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His Broadway credits include appearances in *Prelude to a Kiss* (2007), *Clybourne Park*, *Enron*, *All the Way* (as Martin Luther King Jr.), *Jitney*, *Skeleton Crew* and *Take Me Out*.

Off Broadway he played Boy Willie in a Signature Theatre revival of *The Piano Lesson*, for which he received an OBIE Award, a Theatre World Award and an AUDELCO Award. He has also directed several plays. On screen, Dirden portrayed Dennis Aderholt in four seasons of *The Americans* (2015–2018). Other television roles include appearances in *The Good Wife*, *Manifest*, *Mrs. America*, *For Life* and *Evil*.

He is married to actress Crystal A. Dickinson and has one child. Dirden is an associate arts professor at NYU Tisch and a member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theactorscenter.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mrs. America* (2020), Fi1m 79, as Conrad Chisholm — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md)
- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, as Dennis Aderholt — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)

## Also known for

- *Elementary* (2012), Agent Polk
- *Manifest* (2018), Detective Donovan
- *Evil* (2019), Raymond
- *I Know This Much Is True* (2020), Kyle's Dad
- *For Life* (2020), Darius Johnson
- *BrainDead* (2016), Brett Middleton

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