Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway, Bullet Train) is set to join Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s untitled musical for Universal Pictures inspired by Williams’ formative years growing up in Virginia Beach in the 1970s.
Henry, an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award nominee, has recent credits like Warner Brothers’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Causeway, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination, and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. He also co-starred in Atlanta as Alfred Miles and appeared in If Beale Street Could Talk as the character Daniel Carty.
His upcoming projects include Amazon/MGM’s The Fire Inside, written by Barry Jenkins, and Paramount’s animated film Transformers One. Henry is also set to star in the Apple TV+ series Sinking Spring from director Ridley Scott.
In live theater, Henry originated the role of The General in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, and in 2018 he returned to...
Henry, an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award nominee, has recent credits like Warner Brothers’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Causeway, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination, and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. He also co-starred in Atlanta as Alfred Miles and appeared in If Beale Street Could Talk as the character Daniel Carty.
His upcoming projects include Amazon/MGM’s The Fire Inside, written by Barry Jenkins, and Paramount’s animated film Transformers One. Henry is also set to star in the Apple TV+ series Sinking Spring from director Ridley Scott.
In live theater, Henry originated the role of The General in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, and in 2018 he returned to...
- 4/24/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For 12 minutes in Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk, Brian Tyree Henry appears as a character by the name of Daniel Carty. His character is fresh out of jail and runs into his good friend Fonny (Stephan James) on the streets of New York. The two go back to Fonny’s apartment and share a moment that is not only an emotional touchstone in the film but an exchange of words that speaks volumes for the narrative and the current social landscape. It’s two black men being vulnerable as they have a poignant conversation about Daniel’s time in jail and the oppression and pain that comes with incarceration — specifically for black men. Henry’s sequence is essentially a short film within Jenkins’s breathtaking and socially relevant award season favorite, marking a watershed moment for the actor showcasing the impact he is capable of…...
- 1/7/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
When Brian Tyree Henry appears on screen 45 minutes into “If Beale Street Could Talk,” his character’s name, Daniel Carty, has been mentioned once. When Fonny runs into his old friend, he brings Daniel downtown to his artist’s studio/dilapidated basement apartment. Catching up over beers and cigarettes, Daniel reveals he is still recovering from his two years in prison, from which he was released only three months ago.
“When you’re in there, they can do with you whatever they want. Yeah, I mean, what-ever they want,” said Daniel (Henry), adding he now understands why Malcolm X referred to white men as the devil. “Some of the things I’ve seen… I’ll be dreaming about it until the day I die.”
The lines from James Baldwin’s book, which the film is based on, are poignant, but the emotion Henry fills them with is overwhelming. In the...
“When you’re in there, they can do with you whatever they want. Yeah, I mean, what-ever they want,” said Daniel (Henry), adding he now understands why Malcolm X referred to white men as the devil. “Some of the things I’ve seen… I’ll be dreaming about it until the day I die.”
The lines from James Baldwin’s book, which the film is based on, are poignant, but the emotion Henry fills them with is overwhelming. In the...
- 12/20/2018
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Can Brian Tyree Henry win an Oscar in 12 minutes? He appears in a pivotal segment of Barry Jenkins‘s “If Beale Street Could Talk” as Daniel Carty, an old friend of Fonny Hunt (Stephan James) who recounts a harrowing experience. James will be campaigning for recognition as a lead actor, which opens the door for Henry in the Best Supporting Actor race, and while you might think a shorter performance is at a disadvantage at the Oscars, tell that to Beatrice Straight and Judi Dench.
Straight made history by winning Best Supporting Actress for “Network” (1976) despite only appearing in about five minutes of the movie. That’s the shortest performance ever to win an Academy Award, but she’s far from alone when it comes to Oscar brevity. Dench won Best Supporting Actress for “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) for an eight-minute performance. Ben Johnson won Best Supporting Actor for 10 minutes of...
Straight made history by winning Best Supporting Actress for “Network” (1976) despite only appearing in about five minutes of the movie. That’s the shortest performance ever to win an Academy Award, but she’s far from alone when it comes to Oscar brevity. Dench won Best Supporting Actress for “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) for an eight-minute performance. Ben Johnson won Best Supporting Actor for 10 minutes of...
- 10/29/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Even after getting his big break with “Moonlight,” filmmaker Barry Jenkins says he still faces discrimination and racial slurs.
At a Q&A for his new film “If Beale Street Could Talk” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jenkins was asked if there was a moment where the social importance of the James Baldwin novel he was adapting hit him personally. Jenkins responded by telling a story of something he experienced at the 2016 Academy Governors Awards, a gala event held prior to the Oscars and which took place just before he won the Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars for “Moonlight.”
Also Read: Barry Jenkins Shares First 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Teaser on James Baldwin's Birthday (Video)
The filmmaker explained that the after-party took place at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood, a tightly packed part of town where limo drivers have to keep driving around the block...
At a Q&A for his new film “If Beale Street Could Talk” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jenkins was asked if there was a moment where the social importance of the James Baldwin novel he was adapting hit him personally. Jenkins responded by telling a story of something he experienced at the 2016 Academy Governors Awards, a gala event held prior to the Oscars and which took place just before he won the Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars for “Moonlight.”
Also Read: Barry Jenkins Shares First 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Teaser on James Baldwin's Birthday (Video)
The filmmaker explained that the after-party took place at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood, a tightly packed part of town where limo drivers have to keep driving around the block...
- 9/10/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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