Brandon Wilson | |
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![]() Wilson at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2020—present |
Brandon Wilson is an American actor. He had a supporting role in The Way Back (2020) and a leading role in Nickel Boys (2024). [1] His breakout performance in the latter earned him a Gotham Award. [2]
Wilson played the character of Brandon Durrett in The Way Back directed by Gavin O'Connor and starring Ben Affleck. [3] In 2022, Wilson acted in Mark Polish's horror film Murmur. [4] He has also appeared in the television series, Ray Donovan . [5]
In 2024, Wilson starred in Nickel Boys , a film adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel by the same name. [6] The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival and showed at the New York Film Festival. [7] Ethan Herisse and he played two boys who are sent to an abusive reform school. [8] [9] Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that both "Herisse and Wilson offer striking performances that deepen understanding of this bond and clarify the trauma of this experience". [10] For his performance, Wilson won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | The Way Back | Brandon Durrett | |
2022 | Murmur | Zach | |
2024 | Nickel Boys | Turner | Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Ray Donovan | Ian | Season 5, episode 4 |