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Is 'Dope Thief' Brian Tyree Henry's Toughest Role Yet? More On His Apple TV+ Series With Wagner Moura
Is 'Dope Thief' Brian Tyree Henry's Toughest Role Yet? More On His Apple TV+ Series With Wagner Moura

Brian Tyree Henry has stepped into what he calls one of his hardest roles as an actor in the new Apple TV+ series, Dope Thief . Alongside Manny (Wagner Moura), Ray (played by Henry) explores the ups and downs of an unlikely brotherhood rooted in trauma. The pair find themselves in a world of trouble after a robbery gone wrong. What is ‘Dope Thief’ about? According to an official synopsis, “Based on Dennis Tafoya’s book of the same name, Dope Thief follows long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern seaboard.” Henry called his character, Ray, unique. He noted that viewers find Ray in chaos from the beginning, indicating the roller-coaster ride they’ll be taken on throughout the episodes of Dope Thief . “There’s a lot of things about Ray,” he told Blavity’s...

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