EXCLUSIVE: Actor, filmmaker, singer, and writer Dyllón Burnside has signed with Artists First for representation.

Known for his starring role as ‘Ricky Evangelista’ on all 3 seasons of Ryan Murphy’s Emmy-nominated FX series, Pose, Burnside is a frequent collaborator of Murphy’s. He also starred in Monster: Dahmer, which broke Netflix records with over 1 billion hours viewed, and American Horror Stories. He made his London stage debut in 2023 playing the titular role in Black Superhero at The Royal Court Theatre.

Burnside made his Broadway debut, starring as Anthony in 2014’s Holler if Ya Hear Me, a hip-hop musical inspired by the music and lyrics of Tupac Shakur. He returned to the Broadway stage in the production of Thoughts of a Colored Man in 2021 at the Golden Theatre. He has appeared in NBC’s Peter Pan Live! and the HBO series High Maintenance, all while completing his final year at the prestigious CAP21 Conservatory and The New School.

As a singer/songwriter, Burnside has released three chart-topping solo singles, “Silence”, “Heaven”, and “Superpowers.” He is currently finishing his debut album. He has toured the country performing original music alongside folks like Stevie Wonder and Rihanna in venues such as Madison Square Garden and the Nokia Theater.

In 2022, he embarked on the five city “Superpowers Pride Tour”, playing Weho Pride, Chicago Pride, MobiFest in New York City, Montclair Pride, and Atlanta Black pride. In 2019, Burnside opened the US Open Men’s finals, performing “God Bless America”. He headlined and produced a sold-out benefit concert for GLSEN at the Cutting Room in New York City. 

In 2020, Burnside produced and hosted Prideland, a one-hour documentary and a short-form digital series for PBS exploring the lives of LGBTQ+ people living in the southern region of the United States, which received a Daytime Emmy Award, two Telly Awards and a GLAAD Media Award nomination.

He has spoken at conferences, festivals, universities, and corporations such as Nike, Tribeca Film Festival, Berklee College of Music, University of Central Florida, UT Austin, Essence Festival, Creating Change Conference, and BEAM among others about representation, mental health, DEI, and expanding narratives around racial and sexual identity. He has been honored by GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign for his advocacy dedication to civil and LGBTQ+ rights.

Burnside continues to be repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen.