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[[File:Brian Tyree Henry 2023 Met Gala.jpg|thumb|250px|Truly an Emperor of Destruction.]] | [[File:Brian Tyree Henry 2023 Met Gala.jpg|thumb|250px|Truly an Emperor of Destruction.]] | ||
'''Brian Tyree Henry''' (born [[March 31]], [[1982]]) is an American actor. He first came to attention in 2011 as one of the original cast members of the comedy musical, ''The Book of Mormon''. The success of ''The Book of Mormon'' would have him venture into film and television, starting with his breakout roles as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in ''Atlanta'', Jamal Manning in ''Widows'', and Daniel Carty in ''If Beale Street Could Talk''. Other films he starred in include ''Hotel Artemis'', the ''Child's Play'' remake, ''[[Joker]]'', ''Don't Let Go'', ''Superintelligence'', ''Godzilla vs. Kong'', ''Eternals'', ''Bullet Train'', and ''Causeway'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. | '''Brian Tyree Henry''' (born [[March 31]], [[1982]]) is an American actor. He first came to attention in 2011 as one of the original cast members of the comedy musical, ''The Book of Mormon''. The success of ''The Book of Mormon'' would have him venture into film and television, starting with his breakout roles as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in ''Atlanta'', Jamal Manning in ''Widows'', and Daniel Carty in ''If Beale Street Could Talk''. Other films he starred in include ''Hotel Artemis'', the ''Child's Play'' remake, ''[[Joker]]'', ''Don't Let Go'', ''Superintelligence'', the ''[[Godzilla]] vs. [[King Kong|Kong]]'' series, ''Eternals'', ''Bullet Train'', and ''Causeway'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. | ||
In the realm of voice acting, he has voiced Officer Jefferson Davis in the ''[[Spider-Man]]: Spider-Verse'' | In the realm of voice acting, he has voiced Officer Jefferson Davis in the ''[[Spider-Man]]: Spider-Verse'' franchise, Dancarino in ''Vivo'', Leo Matienne in ''The Magician's Elephant'', Cooper Wallace, Jr. in ''Bojack Horseman'', and Elijah in ''Big Mouth''. | ||
Henry has the distinction of becoming the first African-American actor to voice Megatron. | Tyree Henry has the distinction of becoming the first African-American actor to voice Megatron in the franchise's history. | ||
==Voice roles== | ==Voice roles== | ||
===''[[Transformers One]]''=== | ===''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''=== | ||
*Megatron | * [[Megatron (One)|D-16/Megatron]] | ||
==Convention appearances (''Transformers'' related) == | |||
*[[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
* Amusingly enough, Henry owned [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Megatron toy]] as a kid. | |||
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is his favourite ''Transformers'' character. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3109964/ Brian Tyree Henry on IMDB] | *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3109964/ Brian Tyree Henry on IMDB] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo7EwIlSNAs Brian Tyree Henry & Josh Cooley Dissect The Evolution Of Megatron for Academy Originals] | |||
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[[Category:English voice actors]] | [[Category:English voice actors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:55, 17 March 2025
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Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He first came to attention in 2011 as one of the original cast members of the comedy musical, The Book of Mormon. The success of The Book of Mormon would have him venture into film and television, starting with his breakout roles as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in Atlanta, Jamal Manning in Widows, and Daniel Carty in If Beale Street Could Talk. Other films he starred in include Hotel Artemis, the Child's Play remake, Joker, Don't Let Go, Superintelligence, the Godzilla vs. Kong series, Eternals, Bullet Train, and Causeway, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In the realm of voice acting, he has voiced Officer Jefferson Davis in the Spider-Man: Spider-Verse franchise, Dancarino in Vivo, Leo Matienne in The Magician's Elephant, Cooper Wallace, Jr. in Bojack Horseman, and Elijah in Big Mouth.
Tyree Henry has the distinction of becoming the first African-American actor to voice Megatron in the franchise's history.
Voice roles
[edit]Convention appearances (Transformers related)
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Amusingly enough, Henry owned the original Megatron toy as a kid.
- Ratchet is his favourite Transformers character.
