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Brian Tyree Henry

1982-03-31 (42 years old) in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

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.

Movies

actor
Atlantis
0 %|May 7, 2025
Music, Drama
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The Fire Inside
0 %|Dec 25, 2024
Drama
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Transformers One
81 %|Sep 11, 2024
Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
71.46 %|Mar 27, 2024
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
72 %|Jun 12, 2023
Animation, Drama
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
83.56 %|May 31, 2023
Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Magician's Elephant
69 %|Mar 10, 2023
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Comedy
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Causeway
65 %|Oct 28, 2022
Drama
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Bullet Train
75 %|Aug 3, 2022
Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Eternals
69 %|Nov 3, 2021
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
0 %|Invalid Date
Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Vivo
73 %|Jul 30, 2021
Animation, Family, Comedy
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The Woman in the Window
60 %|May 13, 2021
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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The Outside Story
66 %|Apr 30, 2021
Drama, Comedy
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Godzilla vs. Kong
75.97 %|Mar 24, 2021
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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Superintelligence
60 %|Dec 11, 2020
Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
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Joker
81.47999999999999 %|Oct 1, 2019
Crime, Thriller, Drama
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Don't Let Go
68.44 %|Aug 30, 2019
Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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Child's Play
59.53 %|Jun 19, 2019
Horror, Thriller
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The Cold Open
100 %|Feb 23, 2019
Horror
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If Beale Street Could Talk
69.33 %|Dec 14, 2018
Romance, Drama
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
83.99 %|Dec 6, 2018
Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Widows
65 %|Nov 6, 2018
Crime, Thriller
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White Boy Rick
63.46 %|Sep 14, 2018
Crime, Drama
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Family
64 %|Aug 19, 2018
Comedy
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Hotel Artemis
60.410000000000004 %|Jun 7, 2018
Thriller, Science Fiction, Action
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Irreplaceable You
69.58 %|Feb 16, 2018
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Crown Heights
66 %|Aug 25, 2017
Drama
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Person to Person
52 %|Jul 28, 2017
Drama
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Puerto Ricans in Paris
58 %|Jun 12, 2015
Comedy
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My America
0 %|Jul 4, 2014
Documentary
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Last Night at the Lobster
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy, Drama

Series

actor
Dope Thief
0 %|Mar 13, 2025
Crime, Drama
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Class of '09
72 %|May 10, 2023
Drama, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
64 %|Sep 12, 2022
Talk
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Busy Tonight
55 %|Oct 28, 2018
Talk, Comedy
actor
Lie Detector
0 %|Mar 1, 2018
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Drop the Mic
62 %|Oct 24, 2017
Reality, Comedy
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Room 104
58 %|Jul 28, 2017
Mystery, Drama, Comedy
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This Is Us
82.4 %|Sep 20, 2016
Drama
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Atlanta
80.34 %|Sep 6, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Vice Principals
71 %|Jul 17, 2016
Comedy
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
54.13 %|Mar 23, 2015
Talk
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How to Get Away with Murder
78.59 %|Sep 25, 2014
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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BoJack Horseman
85.58999999999999 %|Aug 22, 2014
Animation, Comedy, Drama
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The Knick
79 %|Aug 8, 2014
Drama
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Amazing Race Canada
82 %|Jul 15, 2013
Reality
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The Good Wife
76 %|Sep 22, 2009
Drama
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Law & Order
74 %|Sep 13, 1990
Crime, Drama
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953