"Discovered" by his neighbor, who happened to be a casting director and won the role of the young boy in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) with no prior acting experience.
At the end of auditions for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), he was the last of two little boys. They had a very hard time deciding who to choose and decided to go with Henry because he looked more like Meryl Streep than
the other little actor.
Retired from films to attend Skidmore College, then returned in the
mid-90s upon his graduation, earning a BA in Psychology in 1993.