Brian Tyree Henry
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Biography
Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role as rapper Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Henry had a guest role in This Is Us in 2017 and had his film breakthrough in 2018 with roles in Steve McQueen's heist film Widows and Barry Jenkins' romantic drama If Beale Street Could Talk. He has since appeared in Child's Play (2019), Joker (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Bullet Train (2022), and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He portrayed Phastos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a grieving man in the drama film Causeway (2022). He also voiced Jefferson Davis in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Megatron in Transformers One (2024). Henry 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 nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Tyree Henry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Last Night at the Lobster
Movie
Golden
Movie
Running
Movie
The Batman: Part II
Movie · as Harvey Dent / Two Face
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Movie · as Jeff Morales (voice)
Panic Carefully
Movie
March Forth
Movie
Bass X Machina
TV · as Bass Reeves (voice) · 6 eps
Dope Thief
TV · as Ray Driscoll · 8 eps
Transformers One
Movie · as D-16 / Megatron (voice)
The Fire Inside
Movie · as Jason Crutchfield
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Movie · as Bernie Hayes
The Trainer
Movie · as Brian Tyree Henry
The Magician's Elephant
Movie · as Leo Matienne (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Movie · as Jeff Morales (voice)
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
Movie · as Jefferson Davis (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
Movie · as Self
Class of '09
TV · as Tayo Michaels · 8 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Movie · as Self - Phastos
Causeway
Movie · as James
Bullet Train
Movie · as Lemon
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Eternals
Movie · as Phastos
The Woman in the Window
Movie · as Detective Little
Godzilla vs. Kong
Movie · as Bernie Hayes
The Outside Story
Movie · as Charles Young
Vivo
Movie · as Dancarino (voice)
Superintelligence
Movie · as Dennis Caruso
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Movie · as Prior Walter
The Cold Open
Movie
Child's Play
Movie · as Mike
Joker
Movie · as Carl (Arkham Clerk)
Don't Let Go
Movie · as Garret Radcliff
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
White Boy Rick
Movie · as Detective Jackson
Widows
Movie · as Jamal Manning
If Beale Street Could Talk
Movie · as Daniel Carty
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Movie · as Jefferson Davis (voice)
Hotel Artemis
Movie · as Lev / Honolulu
Irreplaceable You
Movie · as Benji
Family
Movie · as Pete
Busy Tonight
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Crown Heights
Movie · as Massup
Person to Person
Movie · as Mike
Room 104
TV · as Arnold · 1 ep
Drop the Mic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vice Principals
TV · as Tavis Brown · 3 eps
Atlanta
TV · as Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles · 41 eps
This Is Us
TV · as Ricky · 1 ep
Puerto Ricans in Paris
Movie · as Larry Labels
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
My America
Movie
The Knick
TV · as Larkin · 1 ep
How to Get Away with Murder
TV · as Frank's Public Defender · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice) · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Amazing Race Canada
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Good Wife
TV · as Randall Simmons · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Law & Order
TV · as Ben · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep