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Brian Tyree Henry
Actor, ProducerBorn March 31, 1982 (42 years)
Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his performances in Boardwalk Empire, How to Get Away with Murder, and This Is Us.
Henry made his film breakthrough in 2018 with starring roles in Steve McQueen's heist film Widows, Barry Jenkins' romantic drama film If Beale Street Could Talk, and the animated superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He's since appeared in Joker (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), The Woman in the Window (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). He portrayed Phastos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). In 2022, he starred in Causeway (2022) which earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He has also appeared on stage, making his debut performance in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet (2007), and acting in various plays at the Public Theatre, before appearing in the original Broadway cast of The Book of Mormon (2011). In 2014 he appeared in the off-Broadway musical The Fortress of Solitude. For his performance in the 2018 Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play Lobby Hero, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Henry made his film breakthrough in 2018 with starring roles in Steve McQueen's heist film Widows, Barry Jenkins' romantic drama film If Beale Street Could Talk, and the animated superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He's since appeared in Joker (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), The Woman in the Window (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). He portrayed Phastos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). In 2022, he starred in Causeway (2022) which earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He has also appeared on stage, making his debut performance in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet (2007), and acting in various plays at the Public Theatre, before appearing in the original Broadway cast of The Book of Mormon (2011). In 2014 he appeared in the off-Broadway musical The Fortress of Solitude. For his performance in the 2018 Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play Lobby Hero, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Known For
Filmography
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| 2025 | Dope Thief (TV Series) · as Ray |
| 2024 | The Fire Inside · as Jason Crutchfield |
| 2024 | Transformers One · as D-16 / Megatron (voice) |
| 2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire · as Bernie Hayes |
| 2023 | The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story · as Jefferson Davis (voice) |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as Jeff Morales (voice) |
| 2023 | Class of '09 (TV Series) · as Tayo Michaels |
| 2023 | The Magician's Elephant · as Leo Matienne (voice) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Causeway · as James |
| 2022 | Bullet Train · as Lemon |
| 2021 | Eternals · as Phastos |
| 2021 | Vivo · as Dancarino (voice) |
| 2021 | The Cheap Seats (2021) (TV Series) · as Megatron |
| 2021 | HouseBroken (TV Series) · as Armando |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window · as Detective Little |
| 2021 | Godzilla vs. Kong · as Bernie Hayes |
| 2020 | Superintelligence · as Dennis Caruso |
| 2020 | The Outside Story · as Charles Young |
| 2019 | Joker · as Carl (arkham Clerk) |
| 2019 | Don't Let Go · as Garret Radcliff |
| 2019 | Child's Play · as Detective Mike Norris |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk · as Daniel Carty |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse · as Jefferson Davis (voice) |
| 2018 | Widows · as Jamal Manning |
| 2018 | White Boy Rick · as Detective Jackson |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Hotel Artemis · as Lev / Honolulu |
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You · as Benji |
| 2017 | Big Mouth (TV Series) · as Elijah |
| 2017 | Crown Heights · as Massup |
| 2017 | Person to Person · as Mike |
| 2017 | Room 104 (TV Series) · as Arnold |
| 2016 | This Is Us (TV Series) · as Ricky |
| 2016 | Atlanta (TV Series) · as Alfred 'paper Boi' Miles |
| 2016 | Vice Principals (TV Series) · as Tavis Brown |
| 2015 | Puerto Ricans in Paris · as Larry Labels |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) · as Frank's Public Defender |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice) |
| 2014 | The Knick (TV Series) · as Larkin |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Berry Gordy |
| 2011 | The 65th Annual Tony Awards · as Performer-African General |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) · as Winston 'scrapper' |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Randall Simmons |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Ben |