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Dope Thief’s Brian Tyree Henry on Apple TV+ show, Julia Roberts, chemistry with co-stars
The actor talks about his rapport with Dope Thief co-star Wagner Moura and with Julia Roberts, and the impact of the Hollywood strikes
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If you ask Brian Tyree Henry about taking time off, he bursts out laughing – he has become one of the busiest actors in Hollywood.
He has worked consistently with directors including Barry Jenkins, Steve McQueen and Chloé Zhao, and big-name actors and actresses such as Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Hemsworth and Melissa McCarthy. He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and an Oscar.
His latest role is in the limited series Dope Thief for Apple TV+, which premiered on March 14. Henry and Wagner Moura play Ray and Manny, two long-time friends in the US city of Philadelphia who pose as federal agents, conducting fake raids to steal drugs and money.
It is a series of easy scores until they rob the wrong people and become targets.
Soon they are hiding from the real Drug Enforcement Administration and a drug kingpin while trying to keep their families safe.
“The minute that Wagner and I met each other, it was an instant electricity … we just felt like we knew each other all our lives,” said Henry. “That is exactly what you needed for Ray and Manny.”
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