Brian Tyree Henry Biography
Brian Tyree Henry is an American actor, who is widely known for his role as Alfred Paper Boi Miles in the FX comedy drama series Atlanta, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
How old is Brian Tyree Henry? – Age
The actor is 40 years old as of 31 March, 2022. He was born on 31 March, 1982, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Brian Tyree Henry Height
Brian stands at a height of 6feet 2inches tall.
Who are Brian Tyree Henry’s parents? – Family
According to sources Tyree hasn’t reveled his father’s name yet but it’s its known he was in the military, where else his mother, Willow Dean Kearse, was an educator. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia as a business major-turned-actor in the early 2000s, and received his master’s degree from Yale School of Drama.
Is Brian Tyree dating? – Girlfriend
As of 2022, Brian is not dating anyone. But according to other sources, the actor is said to have at least 1 relationship previously. And for sure he hasn’t been previously engaged. Also like most celebrities, Henry tries to keep his personal and love life private.
Brian Tyree Henry Career
Early Career
His career began on stage, with roles in numerous plays and musicals. In 2007, the 40 year old actor starred as Tybalt in Shakespeare in the Park’s production of Romeo and Juliet. He appeared in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of plays, titled The Brother/Sister Plays. In 2011, Henry received further success as a part of the original cast of the musical The Book of Mormon. The guest appearances she made that year was in the television series Law & Order, The Good Wife and Boardwalk Empire.
The Breakthrough
The American actor 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. Before that, in 2016, Henry received critical acclaim and recognition for his starring role as Alfred Paper Boi Miles in the FX comedy drama series Atlanta. For his performance in the series, he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. From 2016 to 2017, he appeared as Tavis Brown in the HBO comedy series Vice Principals.
Then in the year that the breakthrough came, which was 2018, he starred in the Broadway revival of Lobby Hero, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. The next year, 2019, Tyree co-starred in the psychological thriller films Joker and Don’t Let Go as well as the horror film Child’s Play, the latter being a remake of the 1986 film. In 2021, he starred as Bernie Hayes in Godzilla vs Kong alongside Millie Bobby Brown and Julian Dennison and as Phastos in the Marvel Studios film Eternals.
Brian Tyree Movie
2015 – Puerto Ricans in Paris
2017 – Person to Person
2017 – Crown Heights
2018 – White Boy Rick
2018 – Widows
2018 – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2019 – Child’s Play
2019 – Joker
2020 – The Outside Story
2020 – Superintelligence
2021 – Godzilla vs Kong
2022 – Bullet Train
Brian Tyree Henry TV
2009 – Law & Order
2009 – Last of the Ninth
2010 – The Good Wife
2013 – Boardwalk Empire
2014 – The Knick
2016-17 – Vice Principals
2017 – This Is Us
2017 – Drop the Mic
2018 – Room 104
2018 – Drunk History
2021 – HouseBroken
2022 – Class of 09