But like a fighter mounting a triumphant comeback, the film eventually landed at Amazon MGM Studios and resumed production, with Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry ("Causeway") in the trainer role.

While breakout star Ryan Destiny gives a tremendous performance as Shields, The Fire Inside features a standout, Oscar-worthy role from Brian Tyree Henry, who co-stars as her coach, Jason Crutchfield.

Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry became best friends while working on The Fire Inside. The film is based on the real story of Claressa Shields, who rose to boxing prominence thanks to her own ...

When I sat down with Brian Tyree Henry to talk about playing in his first biopic, "The Fire Inside," I couldn't help but ask him about the breakout role that I remember him most for: Paper Boi ...

As a child in 2002, when the idea of women boxing seems crazy, she comes under the tutelage of Jason Crutchfield (Bryan Tyree Henry), a boxing coach in Flint, Michigan. Ten years later ...

Bryan Henry joined the WBRC 6 News family in November 2021 and brings with him 35 years’ worth of television news experience as a reporter. He started his career at KNOE TV (Gray Television ...

Bryan Henry joined the WBRC 6 News family in November 2021 and brings with him 35 years’ worth of television news experience as a reporter. He started his career at KNOE TV (Gray Television ...

But Claressa has a savior on her side in the form of her coach, Jason Crutchfield, played by Bryan Tyree Henry, whose calming presence signals to her and the audience that she’s in good hands.

And while the movie is sure to shed some new light on a somewhat hidden figure onscreen—offscreen stars Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry and Shields herself have surprises of their own.

Bryan Henry joined the WBRC 6 News family in November 2021 and brings with him 35 years’ worth of television news experience as a reporter. He started his career at KNOE TV (Gray Television) in 1986 ...