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Antony Starr

アントニー・スター　/　あんとにー・すたー

Actor from New Zealand

October 25, 1975 (age 50)　・　Wellington, New Zealand

actor
film actor
television actor

My Take

Antony Starr gives what I consider one of the great television performances of this era. Homelander could easily have been a one-note Superman parody; Starr plays him as a terrifyingly needy child wrapped in an invincible body, and the smile alone does more work than most actors' entire monologues. His range was visible earlier, in the dual roles of Outrageous Fortune and the brooding lead of Banshee, but The Boys revealed his full gift for menace laced with vulnerability. That a Wellington actor found his defining role past forty makes the story even better. The awards circuit's failure to recognize him properly baffles me.

Overview

Antony Starr (born 25 October 1975) is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for portraying Homelander in Amazon Prime Video's satirical superhero series The Boys and its spin-offs (2019–2026), as well as the dual roles of Jethro and Van West in the series Outrageous Fortune (2005–2010) and Lucas Hood in the Cinemax series Banshee (2013–2016).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Antony Starr
Name (Japanese): アントニー・スター
Reading: あんとにー・すたー
Born: October 25, 1975 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rabbit
Origin: Wellington, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Rangitoto College

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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