Brian Tyree Henry
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.
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Credits
- 2025 · Atlantis as
- 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 as Tayo Michaels
- 2023 · The Magician's Elephant as Leo Matienne (voice)
- 2022 · Causeway as James
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · Bullet Train as Lemon
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals as Self - Phastos
- 2021 · Eternals as Phastos
- 2021 · Vivo as Dancarino (voice)
- 2021 · The Woman in the Window as Detective Little
- 2021 · The Outside Story as Charles Young
- 2021 · Godzilla vs. Kong as Bernie Hayes
- 2020 · Superintelligence as Dennis Caruso
- 2020 · The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Prior Walter
- 2019 · Joker as Carl (Arkham Clerk)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Don't Let Go as Garret Radcliff
- 2019 · Child's Play as Detective Mike Norris
- 2019 · The Cold Open as
- 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 · Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
- 2018 · White Boy Rick as Detective Jackson
- 2018 · Family as Pete
- 2018 · Hotel Artemis as Lev / Honolulu
- 2018 · Irreplaceable You as Benji
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · Crown Heights as Massup
- 2017 · Person to Person as Mike
- 2017 · Room 104 as Arnold
- 2016 · This Is Us as Ricky
- 2016 · Atlanta as Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles
- 2016 · Vice Principals as Tavis Brown
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Puerto Ricans in Paris as Larry Labels
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Frank's Public Defender
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice)
- 2014 · The Knick as Larkin
- 2014 · My America as
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Amazing Race Canada as Self
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Randall Simmons
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1990 · Law & Order as Ben
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 2024 · Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Jeff Morales (voice)
- 2024 · Dope Thief as Ray