Brian Tyree Henry

Henry was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina and raised partly in Washington, D.C. His father was in the military, and his mother, Willow Dean Kearse, was an educator. Henry 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.\n', ' Henry was part of the original cast of The Book of Mormon. His work in Lobby Hero on Broadway earned him a nomination for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.\n', ' His television roles include Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in Atlanta, for which he received a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Tavis Brown in Vice Principals. In 2017, Henry guest starred in the NBC TV series This is Us in the episode "Memphis" as Ricky, receiving a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.\n', '