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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 25.779 |
Birthday | 1982-03-31 |
Place of Birth | Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA |
Also Known As | Μπράιαν Ταϊρί Χένρι, 브라이언 타이리 헨리, ブライアン・タイリー・ヘンリー, Браян Тайрі Генрі, 布萊恩·泰瑞·亨利, |
2015
Puerto Ricans in Paris
5.8/37
NYPD detectives Luis and Eddie visit Paris to help gorgeous French designer Colette catch the black market thief who's ripped off her new handbag desi...
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Puerto Ricans in Paris
2017
Crown Heights
6.6/67
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
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Crown Heights
2014
My America
0/0
21 monologues written by American playwrights form a sort of fractured portrait of the American collective psyche. Ranging from the sad to the hilario...
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My America
2018
White Boy Rick
6.331/1022
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug t...
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White Boy Rick
2018
Widows
6.488/2224
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt lef...
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Widows
2017
Person to Person
5.2/45
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
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Person to Person
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
6.947/1087
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
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If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
8.404/14971
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive sp...
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
Hotel Artemis
6/1473
Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a clandestine hospital for criminals in the penthou...
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Hotel Artemis
2018
Family
6.5/57
Kate Stone is career-focused with a brash attitude that keeps relationships at an arm's length. When her estranged brother calls asking her to baby-si...
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Family
2018
Irreplaceable You
7/682
A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.
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Irreplaceable You
2021
The Woman in the Window
6/1861
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
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The Woman in the Window
2019
Child's Play
5.974/1820
Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988...
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Child's Play
2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
7.619/9653
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerf...
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Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
The Outside Story
6.6/10
After locking himself out of his apartment, an introverted, heartbroken editor finds himself on an epic journey up, down and around his block with lif...
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The Outside Story
2020
Superintelligence
5.964/264
When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As...
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Superintelligence
2019
Joker
8.161/24526
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychop...
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Joker
2022
Causeway
6.553/396
A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home in New Orleans. When she meets l...
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Causeway
2019
Don't Let Go
6.9/354
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work toget...
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Don't Let Go
2022
Bullet Train
7.475/5610
Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as La...
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Bullet Train
2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
10/2
An all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19.
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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2021
Vivo
7.3/679
A music-loving kinkajou named Vivo embarks on the journey of a lifetime to fulfill his destiny and deliver a love song for an old friend.
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Vivo
2021
Eternals
6.881/7939
The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out o...
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Eternals
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
7.3/48
Join director Chloe Zhao and the Cast of Eternals as they recount their experiences during the making of Marvel Studios’ most ambitious film to date....
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.4/6232
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the S...
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2024
The Fire Inside
0/0
The story of Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country's history to win an Olympic g...
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The Fire Inside
2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
6.472/988
Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their v...
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2023
The Magician's Elephant
6.948/194
Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His only question is: is his sister stil...
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The Magician's Elephant
2024
Transformers One
0/0
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate...
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Transformers One
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
0/0
Taking place right after the events of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Gwen Stacy leads the newly reformed Spider-Gang in a race against the Spid...
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2023
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
7.176/51
After a particularly challenging day, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that re...
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The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
Atlantis
0/0
A musical inspired by Pharrell Williams' childhood in Virginia Beach.
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Atlantis
2019
The Cold Open
10/1
Aubrey Plaza leads a satanic cult of actresses in a sacrificial offering to preserve the integral values of independent cinema.
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