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Brian Tyree Henry
Born · March 31, 1982 (42 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Bio
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.
Golden
0.0
2025
Atlantis
0.0
2025
Dope Thief
Ray · (8 episodes)
0.0
2025
The Fire Inside
Jason Crutchfield
10.0
2024
Transformers One
D-16 / Megatron (voice)
8.1
2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Bernie Hayes
7.1
2024
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
Jefferson Davis (voice)
7.2
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jeff Morales (voice)
8.4
2023
Class of '09
Tayo Michaels · (8 episodes)
7.1
2023
The Magician's Elephant
Leo Matienne (voice)
6.9
2023
Causeway
James
6.5
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
(1 episode)
6.4
2022
Bullet Train
Lemon
7.4
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Self - Phastos
7.3
2022
Eternals
Phastos
6.8
2021
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Jeff Morales (voice)
0.0
Vivo
Dancarino (voice)
7.3
2021
The Woman in the Window
Detective Little
6.0
2021
The Outside Story
Charles Young
6.6
2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
Bernie Hayes
7.6
2021
Superintelligence
Dennis Caruso
6.0
2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
10.0
2020
Joker
Carl (Arkham Clerk)
8.1
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
6.2
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Don't Let Go
Garret Radcliff
6.8
2019
Child's Play
Detective Mike Norris
6.0
2019
The Cold Open
10.0
2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
Daniel Carty
6.9
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Jefferson Davis (voice)
8.4
2018
Widows
Jamal Manning
6.5
2018
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.5
2018
White Boy Rick
Detective Jackson
6.3
2018
Family
Pete
6.4
2018
Hotel Artemis
Lev / Honolulu
6.0
2018
Lie Detector
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
Irreplaceable You
Benji
7.0
2018
Drop the Mic
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
2017
Crown Heights
Massup
6.6
2017
Person to Person
Mike
5.2
2017
Room 104
Arnold · (1 episode)
5.8
2017
This Is Us
Ricky · (1 episode)
8.2
2016
Atlanta
Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles · (41 episodes)
8.0
2016
Vice Principals
Tavis Brown · (3 episodes)
7.1
2016
Puerto Ricans in Paris
Larry Labels
5.8
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Frank's Public Defender · (1 episode)
7.9
2014
My America
0.0
2014
Last Night at the Lobster
0.0
Panic Carefully
0.0
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
BoJack Horseman
Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice) · (1 episode)
8.6
2014
The Knick
Larkin · (1 episode)
7.9
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
The Amazing Race Canada
Self · (1 episode)
8.2
2013
The Good Wife
Randall Simmons · (1 episode)
7.6
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Law & Order
Ben · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.2
1988
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953