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Brian Tyree Henry Biography
Brian Tyree Henry is an African–American actor best known for his roles in FX’s Atlanta, Boardwalk Empire, This Is Us, How to Get Away with Murder, and Marvel’s Eternals. He played the role of Tayo Miller in the drama miniseries, Class Of ’09.
Brian Tyree Henry Height
Tyree stands at a rough height of 6 feet and 2 inches.
Brian Tyree Henry Age
Tyree is 43 years old. He was born on 31st March 1982 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Tyree annually celebrates his birthday on March 31st.
Personal Life
Brian Tyree Henry and Relatives
Brian was born to Tony Henry and Willow Deane Kearse. His father worked in the military while his mother worked as an educator. Further, he has four sisters. Unfortunately, his mother passed away in early 2016. In the film Atlanta, the episode “Woods” was dedicated to her. His father passed away in 2023 during the filming of Dope Thief.
Brian Tyree Henry Spouse and Children
Brian manages to keep his marital and relationship status private. Nonetheless, we will update this information when details regarding it are available to the public.
Brian Tyree Henry Gay(Homosexual)
Rumors and speculations of Tyree being gay surfaced after he played the role of Phastos in Marvel’s Eternals, who is gay. Tyree manages to keep his marital and relationship status private; therefore, information regarding his sexual orientation is not available to the public. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Brian Tyree Henry Education
Tyree received his diploma from E. E. Smith High School before enrolling at Morehouse College, where he earned a degree in business management. He later changed his career by pursuing an acting degree at the Yale School of Drama. Further, he has a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Professional Life
Brian Tyree Henry Worth
Tyree has garnered a net worth of approximately $2 million during his successful career as an actor.
Brian Tyree Henry Career
Tyree launched his career on stage, with roles in many plays and musicals, and has had a lot of success as an actor in both films and television. He made his film breakthrough when he starred in the films Widows, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Further, he made an appearance in Child’s Play, Joker, Godzilla vs. Kong, The Woman in the Window, and Bullet Train. Tyree starred as Phastos in 2021 in Marvel’s Eternals.
From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Dascious Brown in HBO’s Vice Principals. In 2017, Tyree starred as Ricky in NBC’s This Is Us. For his performance, he attained a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2017. Further, he starred in the drama films Person to Person and Crown Heights. Tyree starred in Hotel Artemis and White Boy Rick in 2018. He starred in Netflix’s BoJack Horseman, HBO’s Room 104, and Drunk History.
2021 to present;
Tyree has recurring roles as Armando in FOX’s HouseBroken and as Elijah in Netflix’s Big Mouth. In 2021, he starred as Bernie Hayes in Godzilla vs. Kong and in the 2022 comedy Bullet Train. Additionally, he voiced Leo Matienne in the 2023 animated fantasy film, The Magician’s Elephant.
Tyree provided the voice for a younger Megatron in the animated film, Transformers One, making him the first Black actor to voice the character. In 2024, he became the new voice of Smokey Bear, which also made him the first Black actor to voice the character. That same year, he played the role of Bernie Hayes in the upcoming monster film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The following year, he starred as Ray Driscoll in Dope Thief. His performance in the miniseries won him a nomination for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Award.
Theatre
Tyree launched his career on stage, with roles in many plays and musicals. In 2007, he portrayed Tybalt in Shakespeare in the Park’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Also, he appeared in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of plays, named The Brother/Sister Plays at the Public Theatre. In this capacity, he played the role of Oshoosi in The Brothers Size, The Egungun in In The Red and Brown Water, and Oshoosi Size/Terrell in Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet.
Tyree debuted on Broadway as a part of the original cast of the musical The Book of Mormon opposite Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells in 2011. He played the role of Robert Woolfolk in The Fortress of Solitude at the Public Theatre in 2014. He portrayed a stern yet caring security guard in the revival of the Kenneth Lonergan play, Lobby Hero, in 2018, earning him a nomination for the Tony Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Brian Tyree Henry Weight Loss
Tyree lost 85 pounds due to significant changes in his diet and fitness routine when he was just shy of weighing 300 pounds. He said that he ran six miles almost every other day and switched to a high-protein, plant-based diet. Moreover, he said that he worked on his mental state, including meditation and therapy.
According to menshealth.com, Tyree started his weight loss journey to unburden himself from grief and loss related to his career and personal life. He felt he was carrying a lot of grief and loss from the deaths of his mother in 2016 and later his father in 2023. He had also struggled with bad habits like smoking for 19 years before quitting in 2020. Tyree emphasizes that he wanted to not only drop weight physically but also shed the emotional weight he was carrying.
Brian Tyree Henry The Book of Mormon
In 2011, Tyree debuted on Broadway as a part of the original cast of the musical The Book of Mormon opposite Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. In the play, he portrayed the General for eight shows a week for three years.
Brian Tyree Henry Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Tyree voiced Jefferson Davis in the upcoming animated superhero film, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Jefferson is the father of Miles Morales/Spider-Man. He tied the knot with the Puerto Rican, Rio Morales. Further, he has a bad relationship with his brother, Aaron Davis who is a criminal. The film is a sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Movies and TV Shows
Brian Tyree Henry Megatron/Transformers One
In 2024, Tyree voiced a younger Megatron in the upcoming animated film, Transformers One. Thus, he will be the initial African-American actor to voice Megatron
Brian Tyree Henry Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Tyree voiced Jefferson Davis/Jeff Morales in the animated superhero film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, in 2018. Additionally, he reprised his role as the voice of Jefferson Davis in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story in 2023. He is scheduled to reprise his role as the voice of Jeff Morales in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse in 2027.
Jefferson is the father of Miles Morales / Spider-Man. He tied the knot with the Puerto Rican, Rio Morales. Further, he has a bad relationship with his brother, Aaron Davis who is a criminal.
Brian Tyree Henry Class of ’09
Tyree stars in the drama miniseries, Class of ’09 as Tayo Miller. The show premieres on FX on Hulu on 10th May 2023. Agent Tayo previously worked as an insurance executive. Later, he left his job as an insurance executive to join the FBI hoping to make reforms in the system.
Class Of ’09 premiered on FX on Hulu on 10th May 2023 and follows the FBI agents who reunite after the demise of a mutual friend. They graduated from Quantico in 2009. Smith starred alongside his fellow actors and actresses;
- Brian J. Smith playing the role of Daniel Lennix
- Raúl Castillo playing the role of Amos
- Kate Mara playing the role of Amy Poet
- Jon Jon Briones playing the role of Gabriel
- Brooke Smith playing the role of Drew
- Sepideh Moafi playing the role of Hour
- Jake McDorman playing the role of Murphy
- Rosalind Eleazar playing the role of Vivienne
Brian Henry Henry Causeway
In 2022, Tyree played the role of James Aucoin in the drama, Causeway. James is an auto mechanic with mental and physical trauma. He got trauma after a car accident on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway that led to the death of his nephew. For his performance, he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2022. He was also nominated for the Critics’ Choice Movie Best Supporting Actor Award and the Independent Spirit Best Supporting Performance Award.
Brian Tyree Henry Widows
Tyree starred as Jamal Manning in the 2018 film, Widows. Jamal is a crime boss and politician in Chicago. He believes Veronica is indebted to him. 4 women try to steal $5,000,000 from a prominent local politician so that they can pay back Jamal $2,000,000. The $2,000,000 is the money that their husbands stole from him before they were murdered in a fumbled getaway attempt. For his performance, he received a nomination for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Brian Tyree Henry If Beale Street Could Talk
Tyree starred as Daniel Carty in the 2018 romantic film, If Beale Street Could Talk. Carty is the friend of Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt and a previous parolee. For his performance in the film, he attained a nomination for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2018.
Brian Tyree Henry Atlanta
In 2016, Tyree starred as Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles in FX’s comedy-drama series, Atlanta from 2016 to 2022. Alfred is a rapper who navigates the Atlanta hip-hop scene alongside college dropout and music manager, Earnest “Earn” Marks. For his portrayal in the episode “Woods,” he attained a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Brian Tyree Henry Other TV shows and Movies
During his career, Tyree has starred in a number of TV shows and movies such as
- Crown Heights(2017)
- White Boy Rick(2018)
- Vice Principals(2016 to 2017)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(2018)
- Child’s Play(2019)
- Joker(2019)
- Superintelligence(2020)
- Vivo(2021)
- Bullet Train(2022)
- The Magician’s Elephant(2023)
- The Fire Inside(2024)
- Transformers One(2024)
- Golden(2024)
- Dope Thief(2025)
Brian Tyree Henry Social Media
Henry has active social media platforms, i.e., Facebook and Instagram. He has a following of more than 20K on Facebook and a following of 370K on Instagram.
