Really happy seeing Brian Tyree Henry racking up the credits over the years. He stays working ...
Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982)
[1][2][3] 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.
His other television roles were in
Boardwalk Empire,
This Is Us and
How to Get Away with Murder. Henry made 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),
The Woman in the Window (2021),
Bullet Train (2022), and
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He portrayed
Phastos in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe film
Eternals (2021), and 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.
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