Brandon J. Dirden is an award winning American actor, best known for playing Martin Luther King in the successful Tony Award-winning Broadway production of All the Way opposite Bryan Cranston's Lyndon B. Johnson. A Morehouse and University of Illinois graduate, he is also known for appearances in plays such as Prelude to a Kiss and Clybourne Park. In 2012 he was awarded an OBIE 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". 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.