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 comedydrama series Atlanta 20162022 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 McQueens heist film Widows Barry Jenkins romantic drama film If Beale Street Could Talk and the animated superhero film SpiderMan Into the SpiderVerse Hes 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 offBroadway musical The Fortress of Solitude For his performance in the 2018 Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergans play Lobby Hero he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play