- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1982
- Place of Birth
- Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Brian Tyree Henry
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 t…
Filmography
movieThe Batman: Part II
2027
movieSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027 · Jefferson Morales (voice)
moviePanic Carefully
2027
tvBass X Machina
2026 · Bass (voice), Executive Producer
March Forth
2026
tvDope Thief
2025 · Ray Driscoll, Executive Producer
movieThe Fire Inside
2024 · Jason Crutchfield
movieThe Trainer
2024 · Brian Tyree Henry
movieTransformers One
2024 · D-16 / Megatron (voice)
movieGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024 · Bernie Hayes
movieThe Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
2023 · Jefferson Davis (voice)
movieSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 · Jeff Morales (voice)
tvClass of '09
2023 · Tayo Michaels
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023 · Self
movieThe Magician's Elephant
2023 · Leo Matienne (voice)
movieCauseway
2022 · James
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · , Self
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
movieBullet Train
2022 · Lemon
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022 · Self - Phastos
movieEternals
2021 · Phastos
movieVivo
2021 · Dancarino (voice)
movieThe Woman in the Window
2021 · Detective Little
movieThe Outside Story
2021 · Charles Young
movieGodzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Bernie Hayes
movieSuperintelligence
2020 · Dennis Caruso
movieThe Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020 · Prior Walter
movieJoker
2019 · Carl (Arkham Clerk)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieDon't Let Go
2019 · Garret Radcliff
movieChild's Play
2019 · Detective Mike Norris
movieThe Cold Open
2019
movieIf Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · Daniel Carty
movieSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 · Jefferson Davis (voice)
movieWidows
2018 · Jamal Manning
tvBusy Tonight
2018 · Self - Guest
movieWhite Boy Rick
2018 · Detective Jackson
movieFamily
2018 · Pete
movieHotel Artemis
2018 · Lev / Honolulu
movieIrreplaceable You
2018 · Benji
tvDrop the Mic
2017 · Self
movieCrown Heights
2017 · Massup
moviePerson to Person
2017 · Mike
tvRoom 104
2017 · Arnold
tvThis Is Us
2016 · Ricky
tvAtlanta
2016 · Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles
tvVice Principals
2016 · Tavis Brown
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
moviePuerto Ricans in Paris
2015 · Larry Labels
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
tvHow to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Frank's Public Defender
tvBoJack Horseman
2014 · Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice)
tvThe Knick
2014 · Larkin
movieMy America
2014
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
tvThe Amazing Race Canada
2013 · Self
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012 · Self - Guest Judge
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Self - Guest Judge
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Randall Simmons
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Ben
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
Last Night at the Lobster
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