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.
Acted in
Golden
2025
Dope Thief
2025
as Ray
The Fire Inside
2024
as Jason Crutchfield
Transformers One
2024
as D-16 / Megatron (voice)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024
as Bernie Hayes
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
2023
as Jefferson Davis (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Jeff Morales (voice)
Class of '09
2023
as Tayo Michaels
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023
as Self
The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Leo Matienne (voice)
Causeway
2022
as James
Bullet Train
2022
as Lemon
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Phastos
Eternals
2021
as Phastos
Vivo
2021
as Dancarino (voice)
The Woman in the Window
2021
as Detective Little
The Outside Story
2021
as Charles Young
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
as Bernie Hayes
Superintelligence
2020
as Dennis Caruso
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Prior Walter
Joker
2019
as Carl (Arkham Clerk)
Don't Let Go
2019
as Garret Radcliff
Child's Play
2019
as Detective Mike Norris
The Cold Open
2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Daniel Carty
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
as Jefferson Davis (voice)
Widows
2018
as Jamal Manning
White Boy Rick
2018
as Detective Jackson
Family
2018
as Pete
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Lev / Honolulu
Lie Detector
2018
as Self
Irreplaceable You
2018
as Benji
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Crown Heights
2017
as Massup
Person to Person
2017
as Mike
Room 104
2017
as Arnold
This Is Us
2016
as Ricky
Atlanta
2016
as Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles
Vice Principals
2016
as Tavis Brown
Puerto Ricans in Paris
2015
as Larry Labels
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Frank's Public Defender
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice)
The Knick
2014
as Larkin
My America
2014
The Amazing Race Canada
2013
as Self
The Book of Mormon
2011
as General
The Good Wife
2009
as Randall Simmons
Law & Order
1990
as Ben
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Jeff Morales (voice)
Last Night at the Lobster