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Brian Tyree Henry

Acting

Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry is an actor born on March 31, 1982 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. He is known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Godzilla vs. Kong and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
March 31, 1982
Place of birth
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Tyree Henry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2028The Batman: Part II
  2. 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verseas Jefferson Morales (voice)
  3. 2027Panic Carefully
  4. 2026Bass X Machinaas Bass Reeves (voice) · 1 episode · Executive producer
  5. 2026March Forth
  6. 2025Dope Thiefas Ray Driscoll · 8 episodes · Executive producer
  7. 2024The Fire Insideas Jason Crutchfield
  8. 2024The Traineras Brian Tyree Henry
  9. 2024Transformers Oneas D-16 / Megatron (voice)
  10. 2024Godzilla x Kong: The New Empireas Bernie Hayes
  11. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destinyas Self
  12. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Castas Self
  13. 2023The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Storyas Jefferson Davis (voice)
  14. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseas Jeff Morales (voice)
  15. 2023Class of '09as Tayo Michaels · 8 episodes
  16. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movieas Self
  17. 2023The Magician's Elephantas Leo Matienne (voice)
  18. 2022Causewayas James
  19. 2022Bullet Trainas Lemon
  20. 2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternalsas Self - Phastos
  21. 2021Eternalsas Phastos
  22. 2021Vivoas Dancarino (voice)
  23. 2021The Woman in the Windowas Detective Little
  24. 2021The Outside Storyas Charles Young
  25. 2021Godzilla vs. Kongas Bernie Hayes
  26. 2020Superintelligenceas Dennis Caruso
  27. 2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in Americaas Prior Walter
  28. 2019Jokeras Carl (Arkham Clerk)
  29. 2019Don't Let Goas Garret Radcliff
  30. 2019Child's Playas Mike
  31. 2019The Cold Open
  32. 2018If Beale Street Could Talkas Daniel Carty
  33. 2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseas Jefferson Davis (voice)
  34. 2018Widowsas Jamal Manning
  35. 2018White Boy Rickas Detective Jackson
  36. 2018Familyas Pete
  37. 2018Hotel Artemisas Lev / Honolulu
  38. 2018Irreplaceable Youas Benji
  39. 2017Drop the Micas Self · 1 episode
  40. 2017Crown Heightsas Massup
  41. 2017Person to Personas Mike
  42. 2017Room 104as Arnold · 1 episode
  43. 2016This Is Usas Ricky · 1 episode
  44. 2016Atlantaas Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles · 41 episodes
  45. 2016Vice Principalsas Tavis Brown · 3 episodes
  46. 2015Puerto Ricans in Parisas Larry Labels
  47. 2014How to Get Away with Murderas Frank's Public Defender · 1 episode
  48. 2014BoJack Horsemanas Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice) · 1 episode
  49. 2014The Knickas Larkin · 1 episode
  50. 2014My America
  51. 2013The Amazing Race Canadaas Self · 1 episode
  52. 2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episode
  53. 2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episode
  54. 2009The Good Wifeas Randall Simmons · 1 episode
  55. 1990Law & Orderas Ben · 1 episode
  56. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode
  57. 1949The Emmy Awardsas Self · 1 episode