Brian Tyree Henry

About

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...

Known for

Law & OrderSeries • 1990The Good WifeSeries • 2009This Is UsSeries • 2016BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014How to Get Away with MurderSeries • 2014Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseMovie • 2023JokerMovie • 2019Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseMovie • 2018Transformers OneMovie • 2024Bullet TrainMovie • 2022AtlantaSeries • 2016Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireMovie • 2024Room 104Series • 2017EternalsMovie • 2021Godzilla vs. KongMovie • 2021The KnickSeries • 2014Child's PlayMovie • 2019Class of '09Series • 2023Dope ThiefSeries • 2025WidowsMovie • 2018The Fire InsideMovie • 2024Vice PrincipalsSeries • 2016If Beale Street Could TalkMovie • 2018The Woman in the WindowMovie • 2021