EXCLUSIVE: Actor, filmmaker, singer, and author Dyllón Burnside has signed with Artists First for illustration.
Recognized for his starring function as ‘Ricky Evangelista’ on all 3 seasons of Ryan Murphy’s Emmy-nominated FX collection, Pose, Burnside is a frequent collaborator of Murphy’s. He additionally starred in Monster: Dahmer, which broke Netflix information with over 1 billion hours seen, and American Horror Tales. He made his London stage debut in 2023 taking part in the titular function in Black Superhero at The Royal Courtroom Theatre.
Burnside made his Broadway debut, starring as Anthony in 2014’s Holler if Ya Hear Me, a hip-hop musical impressed by the music and lyrics of Tupac Shakur. He returned to the Broadway stage within the manufacturing of Ideas of a Coloured Man in 2021 on the Golden Theatre. He has appeared in NBC’s Peter Pan Dwell! and the HBO collection Excessive Upkeep, all whereas finishing his closing yr on the prestigious CAP21 Conservatory and The New College.
As a singer/songwriter, Burnside has launched three chart-topping solo singles, “Silence”, “Heaven”, and “Superpowers.” He’s at the moment ending his debut album. He has toured the nation performing authentic music alongside people like Stevie Marvel and Rihanna in venues akin to Madison Sq. Backyard and the Nokia Theater.
In 2022, he launched into the 5 metropolis “Superpowers Delight Tour”, taking part in Weho Delight, Chicago Delight, MobiFest in New York Metropolis, Montclair Delight, and Atlanta Black delight. In 2019, Burnside opened the US Open Males’s finals, performing “God Bless America”. He headlined and produced a sold-out profit live performance for GLSEN on the Reducing Room in New York Metropolis.
In 2020, Burnside produced and hosted Prideland, a one-hour documentary and a short-form digital collection for PBS exploring the lives of LGBTQ+ folks dwelling within the southern area of the US, which acquired a Daytime Emmy Award, two Telly Awards and a GLAAD Media Award nomination.
He has spoken at conferences, festivals, universities, and companies akin to Nike, Tribeca Movie Pageant, Berklee Faculty of Music, College of Central Florida, UT Austin, Essence Pageant, Creating Change Convention, and BEAM amongst others about illustration, psychological well being, DEI, and increasing narratives round racial and sexual identification. He has been honored by GLAAD and the Human Rights Marketing campaign for his advocacy dedication to civil and LGBTQ+ rights.
Burnside continues to be repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen.
