Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry Biography

Brian Tyree Henry is an American actor. His television roles include Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in Atlanta and Tavis Brown in Vice Principals. Henry was also a part of the original cast of The Book of Mormon. In February 2017, Henry guest starred in the NBC TV series This is Us episode "Memphis" as William's cousin, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Henry attended Morehouse College as a business major-turned-actor in the early 2000s. He fell for the city, its community, and its creative energy when he was there. Later, he returned to Georgia's capital to play Alfred Miles, a.k.a. Paper Boi in FX's Atlanta.

Henry received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College and his master's degree from Yale School of Drama.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Puerto Ricans in Paris	Spencer
2017	Person to Person	Mike
2017	Crown Heights	Massup
2018	Irreplaceable You	Benji	Post-production
2018	White Boy Rick	Officer Jackson	Post-production
2018	Widows		Post-production
2018	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Jefferson Davis (voice)	Filming
TBA	Hotel Artemis	Honolulu	Post-production
TBA	If Beale Street Could Talk	Daniel Carty	Filming
TBA	Only You		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Law & Order	Ben	Episode: "Dignity"
2010	The Good Wife	Randall Simmons	Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
2013	Boardwalk Empire	Winston aka Scrapper	2 episodes
2014	The Knick	Larkin	Episode: "The Busy Flea"
2016-present	Atlanta	Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles	Main cast, 9 episodes Nominated - MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Duo (shared with Keith Stanfield)
2016-2017	Vice Principals	Dascius Brown	3 episodes
2017	How to Get Away with Murder	Defense Lawyer	Episode: "Go Cry Somewhere Else"
2017	This Is Us	Ricky	Episode: "Memphis" Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2018	Drunk History	Berry Gordy	Episode: "Game Changers"

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2007	Romeo and Juliet	Tybalt	Shakespeare in the Park
2007	The Brothers Size	Oshoosi	The Public Theatre
2009	In The Red and Brown Water	The Egungun	The Public Theatre
2009	Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet	Oshoosi Size / Terrell	The Public Theatre
2011	The Book of Mormon	General, Ensemble	Eugene O'Neill Theatre
2014	The Fortress of Solitude	Robert Woolfolk	The Public Theatre
2018	Lobby Hero	William	Helen Hayes Theatre

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