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

Birth Location Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Born 1982-03-31

Movies

Transformers One as Megatron (voice)
2024
The Fire Inside as Jason Crutchfield
2024
2024
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story as Jefferson Davis (voice)
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Jeff Morales (voice)
2023
The Magician's Elephant as Leo Matienne (voice)
2023
Causeway as James
2022
Bullet Train as Lemon
2022
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
2021
Superintelligence as Dennis Caruso
2020
Joker as Carl (Arkham Clerk)
2019
Don't Let Go as Garret Radcliff
2019
Child's Play as Detective Mike Norris
2019
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
Family as Pete
2018
Hotel Artemis as Lev / Honolulu
2018
2018
Crown Heights as Massup
2017
2017
Puerto Ricans in Paris as Larry Labels
2015
2014
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Jeff Morales (voice)
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