Quick Facts
Born:
1982-03-31
Birthplace:
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Credits:
68 Total Roles
Brian Tyree Henry
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Biography
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.
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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.
Known For
Joker
Carl (Arkham Clerk)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Jefferson Davis (voice)
Godzilla vs. Kong
Bernie Hayes
Eternals
Phastos
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jeff Morales (voice)
Bullet Train
Lemon
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Bernie Hayes
BoJack Horseman
Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse MOVIE | Jefferson Morales (voice) |
| 2027 | Panic Carefully MOVIE | Self |
| 2026 | Bass X Machina TV | Bass (voice) |
| 2025 | Dope Thief TV | Ray Driscoll |
| 2024 | The Fire Inside MOVIE | Jason Crutchfield |
| 2024 | The Trainer MOVIE | Brian Tyree Henry |
| 2024 | Transformers One MOVIE | D-16 / Megatron (voice) |
| 2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire MOVIE | Bernie Hayes |
| 2023 | The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story MOVIE | Jefferson Davis (voice) |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse MOVIE | Jeff Morales (voice) |