“Atlanta” on FX is back for a third season, and in the intervening years since the previous season concluded in 2018, the careers of those working both in front of and behind the camera have expanded considerably, including that of Brian Tyree Henry, who plays Alfred, a rapper who goes by the stage name Paper Boi.
This time out, his career has kicked into high gear with a European tour. “This doesn’t mean, however, that the (baloney) doesn’t follow him, you know what I mean?” Henry said. “I think it’s even more frustrating because he’s like, ‘I did everything I was supposed to do and you’re still trying me?’”
Few characters can express silent frustration better than Al’s pointed stare. As an actor, Henry has that ability to say more with a look — a mix of disgust and disbelief — than mere words could convey. “Wait ‘till the looks you see this season,” he said. “I love that about him, because I know the viewer sees what I see — I know you see the (nonsense) that’s happening.”
