Brian Tyree Henry, soulful and vulnerable, is reason alone to watch ‘Dope Thief’

In “Dope Thief,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, old friends Ray (Brian Tyree Henry) and Manny (Wagner Moura) are running a scam in which, dressed as DEA agents, they scare small-time Philadelphia dope dealers out of money and drugs. They pride themselves on being well prepared, knowing the layout of whatever house they’re about to … Read more

Dope Thief’s Brian Tyree Henry: ‘That pain and that trauma had been my identity for so long’

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