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.
Eternals
(Phastos)
The Magician's Elephant
(Leo Matienne (voice))
Transformers One
(D-16 / Megatron (voice))
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
(Jeff Morales (voice))
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
(Self - Phastos)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(Jeff Morales (voice))
The Fire Inside
(Jason Crutchfield)
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
(Jefferson Davis (voice))
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
(Bernie Hayes)
Puerto Ricans in Paris
(Larry Labels)
Atlantis
The Cold Open
Crown Heights
(Massup)
My America
White Boy Rick
(Detective Jackson)
Widows
(Jamal Manning)
Person to Person
(Mike)
If Beale Street Could Talk
(Daniel Carty)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(Jefferson Davis (voice))
Hotel Artemis
(Lev / Honolulu)
Irreplaceable You
(Benji)
Family
(Pete)
The Woman in the Window
(Detective Little)
Child's Play
(Detective Mike Norris)
Godzilla vs. Kong
(Bernie Hayes)
Superintelligence
(Dennis Caruso)
The Outside Story
(Charles Young)
Joker
(Carl (Arkham Clerk))
Causeway
(James)
Don't Let Go
(Garret Radcliff)
Bullet Train
(Lemon)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(Prior Walter)
Vivo
(Dancarino (voice))
Last Night at the Lobster
Panic Carefully
Golden
Room 104
(Arnold)
Class of '09
(Tayo Michaels)
Vice Principals
(Tavis Brown)
The Knick
(Larkin)
Law & Order
(Ben)
Atlanta
(Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
Busy Tonight
(Self - Guest)
This Is Us
(Ricky)
How to Get Away with Murder
(Frank's Public Defender)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Drop the Mic
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Dope Thief
(Ray)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
BoJack Horseman
(Cooper Wallace, Jr. / Strib (voice))
The Good Wife
(Randall Simmons)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Amazing Race Canada
(Self)
Lie Detector
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)