Acting · Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA · Born March 31, 1982
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.
MovieThe Batman: Part II
2028
MovieSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
as Jefferson Morales (voice)
MoviePanic Carefully
2027
TVBass X Machina
2026
as Bass (voice)
March Forth
2026
TVDope Thief
2025
as Ray Driscoll
MovieThe Fire Inside
2024
as Jason Crutchfield
MovieThe Trainer
2024
as Brian Tyree Henry
MovieTransformers One
2024
as D-16 / Megatron (voice)
MovieGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024
as Bernie Hayes
MovieThe Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
2023
as Jefferson Davis (voice)
MovieSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Jeff Morales (voice)
TVClass of '09
2023
as Tayo Michaels
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023
as Self
MovieThe Magician's Elephant
2023
as Leo Matienne (voice)
MovieCauseway
2022
as James
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieBullet Train
2022
as Lemon
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Phastos
MovieEternals
2021
as Phastos
MovieVivo
2021
as Dancarino (voice)
MovieThe Woman in the Window
2021
as Detective Little
MovieThe Outside Story
2021
as Charles Young
MovieGodzilla vs. Kong
2021
as Bernie Hayes
MovieSuperintelligence
2020
as Dennis Caruso
MovieThe Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Prior Walter
MovieJoker
2019
as Carl (Arkham Clerk)
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieDon't Let Go
2019
as Garret Radcliff
MovieChild's Play
2019
as Detective Mike Norris
MovieThe Cold Open
2019
MovieIf Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Daniel Carty
MovieSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
as Jefferson Davis (voice)
MovieWidows
2018
as Jamal Manning
TVBusy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
MovieWhite Boy Rick
2018
as Detective Jackson
MovieFamily
2018
as Pete
MovieHotel Artemis
2018
as Lev / Honolulu
MovieIrreplaceable You
2018
as Benji
TVDrop the Mic
2017
as Self
MovieCrown Heights
2017
as Massup
MoviePerson to Person
2017
as Mike
TVRoom 104
2017
as Arnold
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Ricky
TVAtlanta
2016
as Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles
TVVice Principals
2016
as Tavis Brown
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
MoviePuerto Ricans in Paris
2015
as Larry Labels
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Frank's Public Defender
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice)
TVThe Knick
2014
as Larkin
MovieMy America
2014
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVThe Amazing Race Canada
2013
as Self
TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Randall Simmons
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Ben
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Last Night at the Lobster
Golden
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