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Brian Tyree Henry

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1982-03-31

Birth Place

Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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Atlanta

2016

8.0

TV
Atlantis

Atlantis

2025

0.0

Movie
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BoJack Horseman

2014

8.6

TV
Bullet Train

Bullet Train

2022

7.4

Movie
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Busy Tonight

2018

5.5

TV
Causeway

Causeway

2022

6.5

Movie
Child's Play

Child's Play

2019

6.0

Movie
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Class of '09

2023

7.1

TV
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

5.7

TV
Crown Heights

Crown Heights

2017

6.6

Movie
Don't Let Go

Don't Let Go

2019

6.8

Movie
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Dope Thief

2025

0.0

TV
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Drop the Mic

2017

6.3

TV
Eternals

Eternals

2021

6.8

Movie
Family

Family

2018

6.4

Movie
Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

7.6

Movie
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

2024

7.1

Movie
Golden

Golden

2025

0.0

Movie
Hotel Artemis

Hotel Artemis

2018

6.0

Movie
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How to Get Away with Murder

2014

7.9

TV
If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018

6.9

Movie
Irreplaceable You

Irreplaceable You

2018

7.0

Movie
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
Joker

Joker

2019

8.1

Movie
Last Night at the Lobster

Last Night at the Lobster

0.0

Movie
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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
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Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
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Lie Detector

2018

0.0

TV
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

2022

7.3

Movie
My America

My America

2014

0.0

Movie
Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

0.0

Movie
Person to Person

Person to Person

2017

5.2

Movie
Puerto Ricans in Paris

Puerto Ricans in Paris

2015

5.8

Movie
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Room 104

2017

5.8

TV
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

8.4

Movie
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

0.0

Movie
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

8.4

Movie
Superintelligence

Superintelligence

2020

6.0

Movie
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The Amazing Race Canada

2013

8.2

TV
The Cold Open

The Cold Open

2019

10.0

Movie
The Fire Inside

The Fire Inside

2024

10.0

Movie
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The Good Wife

2009

7.6

TV
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

10.0

Movie
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The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

6.4

TV
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The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
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The Knick

2014

7.9

TV
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The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant

2023

6.9

Movie
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The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Outside Story

The Outside Story

2021

6.6

Movie
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

2023

7.2

Movie
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

2021

6.0

Movie
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This Is Us

2016

8.2

TV
Transformers One

Transformers One

2024

8.1

Movie
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
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Vice Principals

2016

7.1

TV
Vivo

Vivo

2021

7.3

Movie
White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

2018

6.3

Movie
Widows

Widows

2018

6.5

Movie