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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Transformers One as D-16 / Megatron (voice)
- 2024 · Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire as Bernie Hayes
- 2023 · Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Jeff Morales (voice)
- 2023 · Class of '09 as Tayo Michaels
- 2022 · Sherri as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · Bullet Train as Lemon
- 2021 · Eternals as Phastos
- 2021 · Vivo as Dancarino (voice)
- 2021 · Godzilla vs. Kong as Bernie Hayes
- 2019 · Joker as Carl (Arkham Clerk)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Jefferson Davis (voice)
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 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 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 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 · 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
- Future · Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Jeff Morales (voice)
- 2025 · Golden as
- 2025 · Dope Thief as Ray
- 2024 · The Fire Inside as Jason Crutchfield
- 2023 · The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story as Jefferson Davis (voice)
- 2023 · Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie as Self
- 2023 · The Magician's Elephant as Leo Matienne (voice)
- 2022 · Causeway as James
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals as Self - Phastos
- 2021 · The Woman in the Window as Detective Little
- 2021 · The Outside Story as Charles Young
- 2020 · Superintelligence as Dennis Caruso
- 2020 · The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Prior Walter
- 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 · 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 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2018 · Irreplaceable You as Benji
- 2017 · Crown Heights as Massup
- 2017 · Person to Person as Mike
- 2015 · Puerto Ricans in Paris as Larry Labels
- 2011 · The Book of Mormon as General
- Future · Panic Carefully as
- Future · Last Night at the Lobster as
- 2014 · My America as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self