J. Dixon Byrne

An actor and writer, Dixon studied at HB Studios and lives in NYC. He originally performed as a member of The Villanova Theater Group, on local New York City stages and in TV commercials. His first feature film role was as the medical examiner in Lodge Kerrigan's first award-winning feature, clean, shaven. Dixon was also Executive Producer of clean-shaven. Throughout his career, Dixon has appeared in a variety of features and shorts. He recently performed in James N. Kienitz Wilkins' Mediums (Whitney Biennial, New York, and The Tate Modern, London) as well as Mr. Wilkin's award winning, controversial radio play, The Republic. Currently, Dixon's work can be found on iTunes and Amazon Prime in the award winning, EVOL, Michael Perrone's debut feature, and in the award-winning writer/director Roger Hayn's first feature, Congratulations Debby, which premiered and streams on memory.is He can also be seen on the festival circuit in Gleb Osatinski's award winning short, Father, Shukai Wang's 7045 Steps, and Brian Tracey's Down and Away. Dixon also appears as Simon, in European director Sandeep Kumar's internationally award winning comedic short, Another Day in Manhattan, having premiered in Vienna, Austria and winning Dixon two Best Actor Awards. (The Art is Alive Film Festival and The Indo-French International Film Festival) He is currently in post-production in Michael Perrone's second feature, The Man Behind the Camera, (Co-starring as Walter Hughes) set for international release late 2021. In addition, Dixon and Sandeep Kumar are collaborating on a feature entitled, Chasing William, about an aging man's disturbingly misguided search for happiness. Dixon is also a co-producer of The Plagiarist, by writers James N. Kienitz Wilkins and Robin Schavoir, and is the author of the experimental memoir, There's a Person in Here, under the pseudonym, James Patrick. Additional details and examples of his work can be found jdbyrne.com Contact: [email protected]