How Antony Starr Became HOMELANDER: from Xena to Banshee to The Boys

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In this video essay, we delve into the incredible journey of Antony Starr, the New Zealand actor who has captivated audiences worldwide with his portrayal of the psychopathic villain, Homelander, in "The Boys." We'll explore Antony's career trajectory from his early days in New Zealand TV shows to his breakthrough role in "Outrageous Fortune" and beyond.
Join us as we highlight Antony Starr's evolution, starting with his dual roles in the highly-successful New Zealand crime/comedy/drama "Outrageous Fortune." We'll discuss how this experience helped shape his ability to play multifaceted characters, a skill he later brought to Hollywood in roles like the cunning sheriff in "Banshee."
We’ll also take a look back at his early days guest-starring on shows like "Xena: Warrior Princess," and his performances in films like "The World's Fastest Indian" and the Seth Green comedy "Without a Paddle." Discover how these roles, though small, were significant stepping stones in Antony Starr’s acting career.
Antony Starr’s portrayal of Homelander in "The Boys" is arguably his most popular role to date. This character, a sadistic sociopath masquerading as a patriotic superhero, showcases Starr's incredible range and depth as an actor. We’ll explore how he brings this complex villain to life, balancing between terrifying power and insecure vulnerability.
Throughout the video, we reflect on Antony Starr’s journey from New Zealand to becoming a major Hollywood action star. His career is a testament to hard work, perseverance, and the ability to continuously learn and evolve.
0:00 - Introduction & Patreon
2:18 - Early Roles & Xena: Warrior Princess
4:26 - In My Father's Den & Without a Paddle
6:08 - Outrageous Fortune
9:09 - Banshee
11:33 - The Boys
13:54 - Homelander's Breakdown
17:43 - Outro
#AntonyStarr #Homelander #TheBoys #OutrageousFortune #XenaWarriorPrincess #Banshee #NewZealandActor #ActingCareer #Hollywood #TVVillains #ActorJourney

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@AustinBlairDrums 17 дней назад

His role as Homelander is literally the best acting I've ever seen. He says sooo much without even talking. Best performance of almost any actor.

@wrestlinginfodude2644 17 дней назад

Very great performance indeed but there are many better performances out there

@DS94everXev 16 дней назад

Yeah. His smile is amazing. It looks evil. At every moment in every scene with everybody, I feel that he will kill whomever is around. And everybody around him feels that he will. Imagine being him though. Where everybody is afraid of you. What would that do to you? I mean from the moment of his birth everybody who has known him is fearful of him. That would really have an impact on your emotional state. You'd never know what love is. Your entire existence is one where people are scared you will kill them. So how long till you will just accept this and make it true?

@DS94everXev 16 дней назад

@@wrestlinginfodude2644Sure. Neegan in Walking Dead. But nothing that is current now.

@trj.jr0091 15 дней назад

He’s great but go watch Tony Soprano

@DS94everXev 15 дней назад

@@trj.jr0091 Boring. Most overrated show ever.

@tahmeedansari4226 17 дней назад

This "Superhero" puts most supervillains in fiction to shame

@guywglasses3910 13 дней назад

I think that's the beauty. He's like a anti-villain masquerading as a hero.

@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225 3 дня назад

Especially DC CW trash shows. Like Supergirl and Flash villains

@burhanbudak6041 17 дней назад

Anthony Starr is a real human, he was a great support during the 2023 earthquake.

@shawnstone101 17 дней назад

Cast Anthony Starr for Dr.Doom already

@DanielMusicFeed 14 дней назад

Hell no, screw Marvel and their ''quantity over quality'' mentality from the past 5 years. Leave Anthony Starr from all that superhero shit so that we can remember him as the best superhero-villain ever, the one and only Homelander. He's too good to become a part of the corrupted, woke company that Marvel has become. To be honest I hope to never see Anthony Starr in any superhero movie/series ever again with the exception of The Boys universe because there's nowhere better to go from his role as Homelander. He's perfect, the show's perfect and I'm pretty sure he knows better than to go and sign with Marvel or DC.

@MrBfiguero 17 дней назад

Love Banshee. On paper it should be gratuitous trash but they took the model for post-Richard Armitage Strike Back and ran with it. So many good characters.

@Raven187FPV 17 дней назад

It's so good. It's over the top and campy and that's why it's so good. It leans into the insanity, in a good way. It's a must watch imo.

@boogiedaddy3434 15 дней назад

Banshee was such a great show. I'm honestly surprised it didn't get more praise.

@richardhart9204 15 дней назад

" ... hands in the air, like you just don't care." They should give Mr Starr an Emmy, a Golden Globe ... and an Oscar.

@ciri_riannon235 14 дней назад

Antony Starr deserves a Golden Globe and one day he definitely will win an Oscar, he just needs to act in a great movie cos his talent as INSANE

@rbarnett3200 15 дней назад

Holy shit! He WAS the main character in Banshee! How the hell did I not see this before?! Man, this guy is one of the greatest actors ever! He was legendary in Banshee and legendary as Homelander! I can’t believe this has only just been revealed to me! Give this man an award! Shit, give this man all the awards possible!

@THEchiQ 17 дней назад

I love your Kiwi eccent. It’s worse than Karl’s cockney accent. It’s funny. We have a lot of great actors and film makers out there, but for something as big as The Boys to star two Kiwis is pretty mind-blowing. There aren’t that many Kiwis in the world, after all.

@DamianSzajnowski 14 дней назад

They are yummy! Got one on my kitchen counter.

@hackerman5207 11 дней назад

@@DamianSzajnowskiBruh

@theconstitarian 17 дней назад

I love the Boys and really enjoyed Banshee, but before this video I had no idea that was the same actor.

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

neither did my mom

@gingerkid1048 10 дней назад

Don’t feel bad. My husband did a series with Antony then worked on s1 without realizing it was the same guy.

@Belbecat 16 дней назад

I'm glad you had that disclaimer at the start - as a kiwi listening to these accents has me rolling on the floor 🤣

@ripburndofferson1405 14 дней назад

I love that this channel is coming back with new videos. I still get emotional remembering watching the video about Vincent Schiavelli. But yeah, I love this show.

@julius-stark 22 часа назад

This man must have the strongest spine in the world, because he is carrying the entire Boys show on his back.

@gingerkid1048 10 дней назад

It should say something that my husband worked with Antony for the full run of American Gothic-he was really cool on set & the SFX boys really liked him. He hung out a bit with them in down time. A while after that Hubby took a few days on season one of The Boys when he was between being permanently on a show. He worked on the scene of Homelander attacking the terrorists & the explosion of the supe terrorist. It was not until the show came out & we watched it that he realized Homelander was Antony from AG. The performance was so good as Homelander he wanted to see what he’d done before only to realize that he had worked with him for months & had casual acquaintance with then had worked with him again for a week without it clicking. That’s how different the performances/physicalities were.

@SpongeBobaFett 17 дней назад

Love the over the top accents. I'm glad to see you're having fun making these and I'm so happy to see you're making consistent content again since your hiatus after the "no small parts" days which seem like a lifetime ago. Cheers mate

@greend3483 7 дней назад

Na he knows what he's doing

@Jakeyisdead 15 дней назад

I haven't gotten past the disclaimer at the start yet but as an Australian I give you full licence to do our accent poorly ❤

@TheBackFocus 15 дней назад

I’m considering you an ambassador for your nation and you’ve given me cart blanche to continue my destructive ways

@Shawnimal 17 дней назад

Xena was a little silly, in a Sam Raimi way, but it was mostly awesomesauce.

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

Totally agree. Kenny watched both Xena and Hercules a lot as a kid.

@Redeemed 17 дней назад

@@TheBackFocus Pity Hercules turned out to be such an ass

@leroilapue15 14 дней назад

@@Redeemed how so? The guy has been dropping truth bombs for years and isn't a woke moron at all

@AntiLifeEquation1 6 дней назад

@Redeemed Well I like Sorbo but he did destroy Andromeda with his meddling.

@Chellebelle121 14 дней назад

Dude scares the shite out of me. For real. Every episode I think wow, there’s no freaking way they can top this….and then they TOTALLY top the previous episode. Insanely so, too. Over and over, lol. Phenomenal actor, and I never noticed the cape thing, but you’re so right!

@andraclark9993 11 дней назад

Stop being scared.

@wsjustice 17 дней назад

The guy playing the giant on that Xena episode looked and sounded like Peyton Manning.

@drnotes630 17 дней назад

I had this exact same thought!

@platinumspike9578 12 дней назад

Starr with a buzz cut looks remarkably like Stephen Amell from the first couple seasons of Arrow.

@DCMarvelMultiverse 13 дней назад

I have not seen a performance like this since Bale in American Psycho.

@theaceofspades485 7 дней назад

Everytime Homelander starts to get on edge about anything I feel like everyone in else in the room with him. Very uneasy.

@Thomasfoolery69 16 дней назад

Anthony stars teeth make it look like he has fangs

@lucasmyers57 13 дней назад

I can't unsee this now. Lol

@andraclark9993 13 часов назад

What do yours look like.

@Thomasfoolery69 13 часов назад

@@andraclark9993 I don't have pronounced canines, mine are flaccid and only become strong enough to chew when I eat

@bravocado 17 дней назад

This was an immensely entertaining video, dude. My hats off to you.

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

Thanks man!

@johnmeyer8078 17 дней назад

The Indian is the motorcycle

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

Yeah I worked that out, but I still wanted to make the joke

@SpongeBobaFett 17 дней назад

Glad someone else pointed that out, but you gotta love some good race-baiting

@thejustinjustin1233 15 дней назад

Best actor on television it’s not even close. Say what you will about the boys and the decline, homelander keeps me watching and disturbed at the same time. His character has so many layers of intrigue into his mind.

@RedShogun13 11 дней назад

I’ve said it once I’ll say it again. As a millennial who grew up on not just millennial but boomer gen works via my older relatives. Antony Starr’s performance as Homelander is the greatest acting performance of this generation. Closest mainstream performance equivalent to a Pacino or Deniro level acting masterclass. Without a doubt generational imo. At the very least of the decade. Hope if he wants it that Hollywood offers him a big movie offer. As an actor he’s an absolute craftsman.

@pot4lyf225 16 дней назад

the whole reason for me watching the boys is to study homelander

@samanthacristinaburgosmera4160 14 дней назад

Homelander was indeed the only reason on how I met the Boys

@Forgottenchannels 10 дней назад

Sharlto Copley will always own this accent in movies for me. It doesn't hurt that he goes so effing hard in his movies.

@citronm1405 15 дней назад

Thumbs up and a comment for the Paul Mooney clip! This was a great overview of Antony Starr's career!

@camd0407 15 дней назад

Great video!

@zanedoellman5016 15 дней назад

i love ur energy man. good video

@nem447 16 дней назад

Anthony Starr....cursed with resting homicidal face!🤪

@infamyjones3986 14 дней назад

Great video 👏

@MrAtncc1701 17 дней назад

Been watching you since the beginning, Brandon, you rock! No small parts was masterful. You are so talented and funny and you edit footage like the pro you are. This is high quality stuff. Amazing job!

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

Thanks man! One correction: my partner Kenny does most of the editing on these. He’s phenomenal.

@bluethieves 15 дней назад

Love the Norm voice and the talk show insert - excellent work per usual!

@Lillian.Gao. 15 дней назад

Hahah I watched him on Xena in real time!!! I was just a little girl … man I could never have predicted his pretty boy David went on to be THE Homelander

@fightcinema3917 17 дней назад

Lucas Hood also from Banshee is a multidimensional character thats one of the best written protagonists of all time like daredevil

@sadmermaid 2 дня назад

Oh snap i forgot how good outrageous fortune was

@mrGreenskeletoN_ 12 дней назад

Antony as reverse flash would be the cooledt shit ever

@verminspencer3053 17 дней назад

Great vid. Always wondered where this guy has been besides Banshee

@11KSH11 14 дней назад

Great vid...i had to learn about dude n how he is able to play this character

@beeochg4 10 дней назад

Sounds like he’s saying “Ant-Honey” every time 😂

@PonyStark69 13 дней назад

The way this man can smile but still look dead behind the eyes is unnatural

@BloodylocksBathory 2 дня назад

*There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have now surpassed. My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this, there is no catharsis; my punishment continues to elude me, and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing.*

@thielnineteen 9 дней назад

I loved Xena when I was a kid. I knew that Karl Urban (Butcher) played several (hilarious) characters in Xena, but had no idea that Anthony was. ....edit: I made this comment before I finished the video. I see now that you mentioned Karl..😅

@smokejc 17 дней назад

now I need to watch The Boys

@knaz7468 День назад

Good video, I agree Homelander IS the main reason for The Boys success. Xena launched a ton of careers.

@TheBackFocus День назад

Re: Homelander, I think that’s becoming clearer with every episode. As goofy as the show is, it’s kind of devolved into a loud trainwreck

@HearTheLarkAndHarken 17 дней назад

Yo an anti-smoking ad popped up during this where Munter was kicking a giant pack of ciggies and telling me not to smoke 🤣

@klaumbazswampdorf1764 17 дней назад

Your talking about a "super hero" show, and dissing another fantasy show? It's all Nerd TV. We love it all, even the "bad" stuff you don't appreciate. .

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

Xena and Hercules are good silly shows. Nothing wrong with that!

@Jacquobite 17 дней назад

"stretch" must be the most kiwi word

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

I really liked the way Antony says the word "miracle." It's like... two syllables. Meercull. Meyacool. Something about it.

@damianstarks3338 14 дней назад

Anthony Starr is a revelation

@lucasmyers57 13 дней назад

Fun fact: he never wanted the role of Homlander. He tried to botch his audition tape but ended up getting for said reason.

@TheBackFocus 13 дней назад

Source? I read that he put off auditioning for it, but never came across him saying that he deliberately botched the audition

@richardbwillmon6424 День назад

I definitely put him up there with Denzel, Will Smith, Deniro, a few others

@vash47 15 дней назад

trump fans melting down in the comments over a shitty trump joke is the best part

@NovelPhoinixTheSecond 14 дней назад

Yea xD

@smcampanella04 5 дней назад

Banshee is great, a hidden gem.

@jarlhenrik 10 дней назад

Antony is probably the face of The Boys because in the Homelander persona he exemplifies "'Murica!" while ironically being a kiwi. Blonde, blue eyed and starspangled is very marketable to shareholders with reluctant purses. They could have done the same with Erin Moriarty, though unfortunately part of her character is being sexualized a lot, and Moriartys recent plastic surgery did not do her looks any favor for marketing. Starr looks hale and healthy. She's more along the lines of anemic. I for one blame the "ghoulface" trend of sucking fat from the cheeks to highlight the cheekbones -.-

@etcarief 12 дней назад

Bro is like RDJ & Hugh Jackman

@kagirion 16 дней назад

He is a damn fine actor. Imma give The Boys another go. I was pretty turned off somewhere in season 3 where it felt a bit...dull and repetitive. Ha, go Kiwis!

@Maxoule22 11 дней назад

Homelander is hated ?

@Kevin-we7ez 15 дней назад

I started to watch The Boys just because of Antony 😂

@nicholascharles9625 17 дней назад

I loved him in outrageous fortune

@HarpreetSingh-nw2qx 15 дней назад

I think he could play younger Walter Heisenberg white

@gillster3744 17 дней назад

He would be Amazing as Vince McMahon just Saying.

@samlung2724 15 дней назад

Homelander is a villan?!?.!

@Subhumanoid_ 14 дней назад

9:16 🤣

@waleedsharif618 15 дней назад

Best actor ever !

@WhoDeanyUnchained 12 дней назад

Every season this mofo Antony Starr DELIVERS. He doesn't miss!

@BlazingOwnager 17 дней назад

3:10 They decided that the Abrahamic religions showed up and laid waste to all the old gods in the final seasons back in the day..

@modolief 13 дней назад

Mom!

@AntiLifeEquation1 6 дней назад

Xena was campy and quite serious at times and very popular....dont hate.

@meiketorkelson4437 17 дней назад

As a Kiwi, your accent attempt was hilarious. But I'm afraid to tell you... also bad. 😂

@leighsavage7719 16 дней назад

Xena is very good for what it is.

@andersonrusnell3102 15 дней назад

I will alaways remember the Boys episode in season one when he lets the plane crash into the ocean, so evil it made me sick and I wanted to stop watching the Boys but I didn't.

@g5nationtonation 14 дней назад

W T F Martian hot spacegirl shrinks spaceship in Hollywood. Peter forgot to put space helmet on g5nationtonation

@stevenwiederholt7000 17 дней назад

The Best Villain? Two Words Neal...McDonough.

@yogandi8922 16 дней назад

who?

@stevenwiederholt7000 16 дней назад

@@yogandi8922 3 come to mind Buck Compton in Band Of Brothers (good Guy) Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on Boomtown (pretty bad guy), Robert Quarles in Justified (REALLY Bad Guy) Also played Satan in Angel Studios Shift.

@jasonlloyd3335 14 дней назад

Not a bad Norm.

@LisaSmith-yb2uz 16 дней назад

In all due respect to everyone subjected to any of this, that was probably one of THE WORST Norm MacDonald impressions I have ever heard and may ever hear 😌😋

@dshhung 13 дней назад

Mads Mikkelson’s Hannibal Lecter, Stringer Bell, Logan Roy, and Chuck McGill are all better.

@olenakruchok8301 4 дня назад

Well, Homeland didnt act in the best movies of all time back in the days

@NomadQuinn 14 дней назад

Take a shot every time you see a comment here calling him “Anthony”

@SteezMe1234 17 дней назад

Hated??

@bbbnnnlll 11 дней назад

Your mom's a hoot

@oasntet 17 дней назад

I kinda think his excellent performance is no small part of why The Boys has been stretched out so far. There's really only enough show there for 2 tight seasons or 3 looser seasons, but instead they're making up filler just to give Starr more opportunities to do his thing... Honestly, however they finally manage to off him, it's going to be unsatisfying.

@granddooku 14 дней назад

No one actually wants to see homelander ”get what he deserves”

@therakai7933 16 дней назад

Starr in Banshee is giving Stephen Amell 😂😭

@edwinarevalo5785 12 дней назад

why mention trump? always thinking about dad huh😂

@quasidog74 14 дней назад

Oh my. Please don't ever attempt that accent again

@StonedMexicanGuy 5 дней назад

You losers always have to talk about Trump .

@TheBackFocus 5 дней назад

🤡

@LoafRock 17 дней назад

UHURU MAGA

@MaryofEgypt_AD2023 10 дней назад

"Kinder, warmer version of Donald Trump" is the most ridiculous assessment of Trump's character and his legacy. It's this desire to mould Homelander into some insane, inauthentic caricature of Trump that has been ruining the boys so deeply, esp in season 4. & the likes of you and Kripke are far too out-of-touch to admit it.

@TheHeston83 17 дней назад

best villain on TV lol I raise you Deidra Meero from Andor

@yeaaahbuddy1991 13 дней назад

I get it, you’re a leftist 🥴

@TheBackFocus 13 дней назад

Nope

@NoseyBonk5599 15 дней назад

this video was actual brainrot

@jimbobhk2009 17 дней назад

A trump diss is it 2016 again??

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

Sometimes I wish it was

@samlibutti 17 дней назад

I mean he keeps running and keeps stirring up shit, so why are you shocked that some of that is reflected in our media, when it is such a big part of our current political and social discourse?

@dubbleplusgood 17 дней назад

Are you joking? Homelander is obviously written with Trump's extreme narcissism as a significant part of his template. And it's been that way for 4 seasons. Are you not watching the show and haven't realized the obvious political parallels?

@jimbobhk2009 17 дней назад

@@dubbleplusgood what do you mean?? The shows not political at all.

@jimbobhk2009 17 дней назад

@@samlibutti but what does that have to do with the boys? It’s not political or satirical in any way.

@hulme187 17 дней назад

The fact you had to do a trigger warning distressed me a lot. I'm hoping it was sarcasm. Also doing that US accent with all the bleeps was very annoying. No Small Parts was a lot better than this.

@leos4243 17 дней назад

❄️ ❄️ ❄️

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

The trigger warning is 100% a joke.

@meiketorkelson4437 17 дней назад

Did you actually read it? Because it was funny...

@newwavepop 17 дней назад

Man i love your content, i subscribed to you YEARS ago when you were doing those videos on character actors before IMDB bought that from you and made you take all of those down. but seriously F*** off with all that Trump bashing stuff, regardless of your politics just keep them to yourself. people come here to escape from that stuff.

@TheBackFocus 17 дней назад

Hey man, thanks for supporting me over the years, sincerely. As for the Trump joke I made, let me say this: I actually get why you were turned off by it, wanting to escape the political noise out there. I don't like talking about politics in these videos. I mean, there's never any reason to, and I like to just focus on the subject at hand. That being said, I also like to joke around. I had a lot of fun when writing this video, and when I thought of calling Homelander a nicer version of Donald Trump, it just made me giggle. I left it in because of how Homelander is clearly a parody/inspired by Trump. Like, there's no subtlety about it whatsoever. When you think about it, the joke only works because Trump is nowhere near as evil as Homelander. Anyway: "all that Trump-bashing stuff" you referred to was literally one joke that lasted all of three seconds. I hope you don't let it bother you too much, and I hope you stick around to watch more of our stuff. Peace and love.