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Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982)[1][2][3] 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.

Brian Tyree Henry
Henry at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1982-03-31) March 31, 1982 (age 40) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Morehouse College (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

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).

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.

Early life

Henry was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina and raised partly in Washington, D.C. His father was in the military, and his mother, Willow Dean Kearse, was an educator.[1][4] Henry attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia as a business major-turned-actor in the early 2000s, and received his master's degree from Yale School of Drama.[5]

Career

2007–2015: Early career

Henry began his career on stage, with roles in numerous plays and musicals. In 2007, he starred as Tybalt in Shakespeare in the Park's production of Romeo and Juliet. Henry also appeared in Tarell Alvin McCraney's trilogy of plays, titled The Brother/Sister Plays. In 2011, he received further success in his Broadway debut as a part of the original cast of the musical The Book of Mormon opposite Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.[6]

Henry made guest appearances in television series such as NBC's Law & Order, and CBS's The Good Wife. In 2013 he had a brief but recurring role as Winston Scrapper in HBO's Boardwalk Empire appearing in the episodes "Havre de Grace" and "Farewell Daddy Blues". The following year he appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Cinemax series The Knick as Larkin in the episode "The Busy Flea". He made his feature film debut in the 2015 comedy film Puerto Ricans in Paris.

2016–present: Breakthrough

In 2016, Henry received critical acclaim and recognition for his starring role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta. For his performance in the series, he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in the episode "Woods". Chase Hutchinson of Collider declared Henry the "show's best character" writing, "Uniting [Atlanta] is the irreplaceable Henry’s sense of presence and vulnerability he conveys as an actor, an element of the show that would not be the same without him. It makes him one of the best parts of the series and one of the best actors working today for all he manages to do in even the simplest of moments."[7]

From 2016 to 2017, he acted as Tavis Brown in the HBO comedy series Vice Principals. In 2017, Henry appeared as Ricky in the NBC drama series This Is Us, for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. That same year he starred in Dustin Guy Defa's drama film Person to Person and Matt Ruskin's Crown Heights.

In 2018, he returned to Broadway in the revival of Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero opposite Chris Evans, Bel Powley, and Michael Cera. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter hailed Henry as "terrific" and cited him as "the production's standout performance".[8] For his performance he Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination.[9] Also in 2018, Henry made his film breakthrough appearing in seven films. He appeared in Steve McQueen's acclaimed heist film Widows portraying Jamal Manning, a crime boss and politician in the Chicago. Alissa Wilkinson of Vox declared "Brian Tyree Henry continues his run as the actor to watch, thanks to his appearance here as a charismatic and menacing political candidate."[10] He also appeared in Barry Jenkins' romantic drama film If Beale Street Could Talk based off the 1974 James Baldwin novel of the same name. For his performances in both films he received a nomination from the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. That same year he portrayed Jefferson Davis in the animated superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. That same year he also starred in the dystopian thriller film Hotel Artemis, and the crime drama White Boy Rick.

In 2019, he appeared in Todd Phillips's psychological drama Joker,[11] the science fiction horror film Don't Let Go and the horror film Child's Play, the latter being a remake of the 1988 film.[12] The following year he appeared in The Outside Story and Superintelligence. During this time he also appeared in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman, the HBO anthology series Room 104, and portrayed Berry Gordy an episode of the Comedy Central sketch series Drunk History. He also has recurring roles as Armando in the Fox animated series HouseBroken (2021-present), and as Elijah in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth (2022).

In 2021, he starred as Bernie Hayes in Godzilla vs. Kong alongside Millie Bobby Brown and as Phastos in the Marvel Studios film Eternals directed by Chloe Zhao. In 2022 he starred in David Leitch's action comedy Bullet Train opposite Brad Pitt. He also starred in Lila Neugebauer's A24 drama Causeway opposite Jennifer Lawrence. Henry received a Gotham Award nomination for his performance.

Personal life

Henry's mother, Willow Deane Kearse, died in early 2016. The Atlanta episode "Woods" was dedicated to her.[13]

Filmography

Film

Key

	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Puerto Ricans in Paris	Spencer
2017	Person to Person	Mike
	Crown Heights	Clayton "Massup" Benton
2018	Irreplaceable You	Benji
	Family	Pete
	Hotel Artemis	Honolulu/Lev
	White Boy Rick	Det. Mel "Roach" Jackson
	Widows	Jamal Manning
	If Beale Street Could Talk	Daniel Carty
	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Jefferson Davis (voice)
2019	Don't Let Go	Garret Radcliff
	Child's Play	Detective Mike Norris
	Joker	Carl
2020	The Outside Story	Charles Young
	Superintelligence	Dennis Caruso
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Bernie Hayes
	The Woman in the Window	Detective Little
	Vivo	Dancarino (voice)
	Eternals	Phastos
2022	Bullet Train	Lemon
	Causeway	James
2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Jefferson Davis (voice)[14]	Post-production
2024	Untitled Godzilla vs. Kong sequel	Bernie Hayes	Filming
TBA	The Magician's Elephant	TBA (voice)	In production
	Flint Strong	Jason Crutchfield	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Law & Order	Ben	Episode: "Dignity"
	Last of the Ninth	Uniform	Television film
2010	The Good Wife	Randall Simmons	Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
2013	Boardwalk Empire	Winston 'Scrapper'	Episodes: "Havre de Grace" and "Farewell Daddy Blues"
2014	The Knick	Larkin	Episode: "The Busy Flea"
2016–22	Atlanta	Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles	Main role
2016–17	Vice Principals	Tavis Brown	Episodes: "The Good Book", "Gin" and "Tiger Town"
2017	How to Get Away with Murder	Public Defender	Episode: "Go Cry Somewhere Else"
	This Is Us	Ricky	Episode: "Memphis"
	Drop the Mic	Himself	Episode: "David Arquette vs. Brian Tyree Henry and Jesse Tyler Ferguson vs. Chrissy Metz"
2018	BoJack Horseman	Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice)	Episode: "The Amelia Earhart Story"
	Room 104	Arnold	Episode: "Arnold"
	Drunk History	Berry Gordy	Episode: "Game Changers"
2021–present	HouseBroken	Armando (voice)	Recurring role
2022	Big Mouth	Elijah / Chief (voice)	Recurring role (season 6)
TBA	Class of '09[15]	Tayo Miller	Miniseries; filming

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Romeo and Juliet	Tybalt	Shakespeare in the Park
	The Brothers Size	Oshoosi	The Public Theatre
2009	In The Red and Brown Water	The Egungun
	Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet	Oshoosi Size / Terrell
2011	The Book of Mormon	General	Eugene O'Neill Theatre
2014	The Fortress of Solitude	Robert Woolfolk	The Public Theatre
2018	Lobby Hero	William	Helen Hayes Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	MTV Movie & TV Award	Best Duo (shared with Lakeith Stanfield)	Atlanta	Nominated	[16]
	Gold Derby Award	Breakthrough Performer of the Year		Nominated
		Best Comedy Supporting Actor		Nominated
		Best Drama Guest Actor	This Is Us	Nominated
	Guild of Music Supervisors Award	Best Song/Recording Created for Television		Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2018	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Lobby Hero	Nominated	[17]
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		Nominated
	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play		Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Atlanta	Nominated	[16]
	Gold Derby Award	Best Comedy Supporting Actor		Nominated
2019	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	If Beale Street Could Talk	Nominated
	Gold Derby Award	Best Ensemble Cast	Widows	Nominated

References

External links

• Brian Tyree Henry at IMDb

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[de] Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry (* 31. März 1982 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine Hauptrolle als Alfred „Paper Boi“ Miles aus der Comedyserie Atlanta, für die er für zahlreiche Preise nominiert war.

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- [en] Brian Tyree Henry

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[es] Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry (Fayetteville, Carolina del Norte, Estados Unidos; 31 de marzo de 1982) es un actor estadounidense,[1] es conocido por sus papeles en televisión que incluyen a Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles en Atlanta y Tavis Brown en Vice Principals. Henry también fue parte del reparto original de The Book of Mormon.[2] En febrero de 2017, Henry apareció como invitado en la serie de NBC This is Us, en el episodio "Memphis" como el primo de William, por lo que fue nominado a un Premio Primetime Emmy.[3]

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[ru] Генри, Брайан Тайри

Бра́йан Та́йри Ге́нри (англ. Brian Tyree Henry; род. 31 марта 1982 (1982-03-31), Фейетвилл, Северная Каролина, США) — американский актёр. Номинант на премии «Эмми» и «Тони».

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