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?
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!
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.
Great video and I'm following the channel. Xena is not silly tho. It's a deep dive from beginning to end on redemption. It's incredibly deep even though there is silliness in it
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.
Great character made real, perfectly real, by this actor. Revealing the essential lie at the core of the myth of the aristocrat, Anthony Starr shows us what a vain, narcissistic, petty, common, brutal, and savage self indulgence is wrapped up in a just slightly above average looking package when you consider the reality of everyone who ever has claimed “Uber” status throughout history. All that power … and he’s just … a common ‘roid raging thug able to indulge every one of the darkest whims anyone ever dreamed of. He does this well conceived and written character perfectly; what “Superman” would really be like; what all our mythical a$$holes who make such grand claims for themselves are always like when you get up close to them. Well done. Thanks for the video. One of the best characters on TV right now.
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..😅
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.
@@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.
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 😌😋
"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.
For the record, I’m not. I’d consider myself a centrist. I made a joke about Trump because the showrunners have made it perfectly clear that Homelander is their interpretation of an extreme version of Trump. I don’t inject politics into these videos, and I challenge you to find any examples that say otherwise.
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.
I really want him to do a breaking bad - basically a reverse of the role he is known for and play someone who is unknown, a bit of a loser who has a heart of gold and loves helping people just for the reward of seeing them happy. That'd be cool to see. Just a 180 turn of Homelander
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.
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.
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!
OMG!!! I KNEW I recognized Homelander! He played HOOD?? Banshee was an absolute masterpiece (which I watched while serving a 10 year prison sentence for sending my abusive father to his grave via baseball bat), and I was in love with Hood and his actor. The writing and the acting were exceptional. I never would have guessed he's also Homelander, but if anything would've clued me in, it's those unique facial expressions of his. He speaks hundreds of words without making a vocal SOUND. Wow. Now I have a whole new appreciate for The Boys, because I am such a Banshee fan. The last season was actually the first thing I watched when I was released 8 months ago (we never got the final season in prison. Guess our Superintendant felt Antony was too hot to continue playing in female prison, lol. We ALL crushed on him.) Well, thanks for this lovely dive into his history. I enjoyed it. :-)
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
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
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.
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.
There's emotional switches he does so well that he gets your guards down and makes it hard to tell which character is he good, evil or just a sad victim needing love and guidance. He plays his parts so well. As an actor your first part of training is infront of the mirror practicing expressions and emotions. He's top of the class at that one as you said you could actually see and feel him about to explode in rage yet he keeps it in. Something many actors even some of the best struggle with. Also crying on demand can be a hard thing to do as well. As an actor you have to place your emotions on some sad or tragic event in your life like when your dog died how did you feel just to bring those emotions back up front for all to see for the scene. Not easy work at all.
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. .
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!
*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.*
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 -.-
What...the...hell! I love Xena and have watched it inside out multiple times. I did not recognize Antony then. Wow. He's one hell of an actor, and Homelander is one of my favorite characters ever. :)
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.
Very great performance indeed but there are many better performances out there
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?
@@wrestlinginfodude2644Sure. Neegan in Walking Dead.
But nothing that is current now.
He’s great but go watch Tony Soprano
@@trj.jr0091 Boring. Most overrated show ever.
This man must have the strongest spine in the world, because he is carrying the entire Boys show on his back.
I love the Boys and really enjoyed Banshee, but before this video I had no idea that was the same actor.
neither did my mom
Don’t feel bad. My husband did a series with Antony then worked on s1 without realizing it was the same guy.
Anthony stars teeth make it look like he has fangs
I can't unsee this now. Lol
What do yours look like.
@@andraclark9993 I don't have pronounced canines, mine are flaccid and only become strong enough to chew when I eat
Xena was a little silly, in a Sam Raimi way, but it was mostly awesomesauce.
Totally agree. Kenny watched both Xena and Hercules a lot as a kid.
@@TheBackFocus Pity Hercules turned out to be such an ass
@@Redeemed how so? The guy has been dropping truth bombs for years and isn't a woke moron at all
@Redeemed Well I like Sorbo but he did destroy Andromeda with his meddling.
Yes
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!
Stop being scared.
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 ❤
I’m considering you an ambassador for your nation and you’ve given me cart blanche to continue my destructive ways
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.
Thumbs up and a comment for the Paul Mooney clip!
This was a great overview of Antony Starr's career!
This was an immensely entertaining video, dude. My hats off to you.
Thanks man!
Lucas Hood also from Banshee is a multidimensional character thats one of the best written protagonists of all time like daredevil
Great video and I'm following the channel. Xena is not silly tho. It's a deep dive from beginning to end on redemption. It's incredibly deep even though there is silliness in it
You guys pumping these out faster than I can watch them.
Still catching up.
Good stuff though.
He reminds me so much of Wedding Crashers Bradley Cooper in most of those old roles he had.
omg it's true Karl Urban is just "the guy." When I first saw Eomir I thought he was a high school jock who wandered into a LARP and became their king.
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.
i love ur energy man. good video
you almost lost me when u said Xena was mostly eyecandy....It was 90s gold. Good video otherwise
Till a minute ago I thought he was the guy from the first Underworld movie, Scott Speedman. 😄
Great character made real, perfectly real, by this actor. Revealing the essential lie at the core of the myth of the aristocrat, Anthony Starr shows us what a vain, narcissistic, petty, common, brutal, and savage self indulgence is wrapped up in a just slightly above average looking package when you consider the reality of everyone who ever has claimed “Uber” status throughout history.
All that power … and he’s just … a common ‘roid raging thug able to indulge every one of the darkest whims anyone ever dreamed of.
He does this well conceived and written character perfectly; what “Superman” would really be like; what all our mythical a$$holes who make such grand claims for themselves are always like when you get up close to them.
Well done. Thanks for the video. One of the best characters on TV right now.
I don't know, maybe its because I root for the bad guys but I hope homelander just kicks ass.
Homelander reminds me of General from the movie "A Few Good Men". M
Oh snap i forgot how good outrageous fortune was
The way this man can smile but still look dead behind the eyes is unnatural
Anthony just needs a lead or supporting role in a Chris Nolan movie and The Oscar is his.
Yo an anti-smoking ad popped up during this where Munter was kicking a giant pack of ciggies and telling me not to smoke 🤣
Ngl I love him in banshee as Hood.
Great video!
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..😅
He would be Amazing as Vince McMahon just Saying.
Glad to hear Anthony was South African
I think he could play younger Walter Heisenberg white
Every season this mofo Antony Starr DELIVERS. He doesn't miss!
9:16 🤣
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.
Billy all the way.
why does young Antony Starr look vaguely like John Mulaney in his 30s
The Best Villain? Two Words Neal...McDonough.
who?
@@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.
Not a bad Norm.
As a Kiwi, your accent attempt was hilarious. But I'm afraid to tell you... also bad. 😂
so you're reviewing the career of Antony Starr and give more attention to Xena than to Banshee. Ok.
Pmf! You're mom is silly!!!
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 😌😋
No one actually wants to see homelander ”get what he deserves”
I love your mother
She’s alright
Mads Mikkelson’s Hannibal Lecter, Stringer Bell, Logan Roy, and Chuck McGill are all better.
Your mom's a hoot
Oh my. Please don't ever attempt that accent again
"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.
The narrator is a Hollywood liberal.
For the record, I’m not. I’d consider myself a centrist. I made a joke about Trump because the showrunners have made it perfectly clear that Homelander is their interpretation of an extreme version of Trump. I don’t inject politics into these videos, and I challenge you to find any examples that say otherwise.
Starr in Banshee is giving Stephen Amell 😂😭
God bless President Trump
you forgot to say.... a smarter younger version of Joe Biden
I honestly should’ve done that to balance it out lol
UHURU MAGA
You losers always have to talk about Trump .
🤡
❄️
this video was actual brainrot
stop with the accents. very annoying. free advice.
Believe me, I wish I could
So what? You're just going through the guys filmography?
This was a nothing video.
Outrageous Fortune
This "Superhero" puts most supervillains in fiction to shame
I think that's the beauty. He's like a anti-villain masquerading as a hero.
Especially DC CW trash shows. Like Supergirl and Flash villains
Cast Anthony Starr for Dr.Doom already
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.
bro the whole point of The Boys is to pick at Marvel and DC because of shit writing
Anthony Starr is a real human, he was a great support during the 2023 earthquake.
I really want him to do a breaking bad - basically a reverse of the role he is known for and play someone who is unknown, a bit of a loser who has a heart of gold and loves helping people just for the reward of seeing them happy. That'd be cool to see. Just a 180 turn of Homelander
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.
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.
favorite show ever. Love how complex all the characters are. especially Proctor. Anthony Starr killed it
@@jasonbouracee8687 proctor is my favorite character too I think.
Banshee was such a great show. I'm honestly surprised it didn't get more praise.
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
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.
They are yummy! Got one on my kitchen counter.
@@DamianSzajnowskiBruh
Anthony Starr....cursed with resting homicidal face!🤪
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!
The guy playing the giant on that Xena episode looked and sounded like Peyton Manning.
I had this exact same thought!
OMG!!! I KNEW I recognized Homelander! He played HOOD?? Banshee was an absolute masterpiece (which I watched while serving a 10 year prison sentence for sending my abusive father to his grave via baseball bat), and I was in love with Hood and his actor. The writing and the acting were exceptional. I never would have guessed he's also Homelander, but if anything would've clued me in, it's those unique facial expressions of his. He speaks hundreds of words without making a vocal SOUND. Wow. Now I have a whole new appreciate for The Boys, because I am such a Banshee fan. The last season was actually the first thing I watched when I was released 8 months ago (we never got the final season in prison. Guess our Superintendant felt Antony was too hot to continue playing in female prison, lol. We ALL crushed on him.)
Well, thanks for this lovely dive into his history. I enjoyed it. :-)
Wild. Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations on 10 months out!
@@ellemueller 12 months, now! But thank you!
the whole reason for me watching the boys is to study homelander
Homelander was indeed the only reason on how I met the Boys
" ... hands in the air, like you just don't care." They should give Mr Starr an Emmy, a Golden Globe ... and an Oscar.
Starr with a buzz cut looks remarkably like Stephen Amell from the first couple seasons of Arrow.
I have not seen a performance like this since Bale in American Psycho.
I'm glad you had that disclaimer at the start - as a kiwi listening to these accents has me rolling on the floor 🤣
His jaw line and facial muscle control adds so much nuance to Homelander. He is incredible!
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
Na he knows what he's doing
trump fans melting down in the comments over a shitty trump joke is the best part
Yea xD
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
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.
The Indian is the motorcycle
Yeah I worked that out, but I still wanted to make the joke
Glad someone else pointed that out, but you gotta love some good race-baiting
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.
Homelander is hated ?
His best work was Banshee. One of the best shows ever. Especially the first 3 seasons.
Banshee was 🔥
There's emotional switches he does so well that he gets your guards down and makes it hard to tell which character is he good, evil or just a sad victim needing love and guidance. He plays his parts so well. As an actor your first part of training is infront of the mirror practicing expressions and emotions. He's top of the class at that one as you said you could actually see and feel him about to explode in rage yet he keeps it in. Something many actors even some of the best struggle with. Also crying on demand can be a hard thing to do as well. As an actor you have to place your emotions on some sad or tragic event in your life like when your dog died how did you feel just to bring those emotions back up front for all to see for the scene. Not easy work at all.
"stretch" must be the most kiwi word
I really liked the way Antony says the word "miracle." It's like... two syllables. Meercull. Meyacool. Something about it.
Banshee is great, a hidden gem.
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. .
Xena and Hercules are good silly shows. Nothing wrong with that!
now I need to watch The Boys
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!
I remember Karl Urban on Shortland Street, he would do this one thing in every episode where was surprised about something
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..
Well, Homeland didnt act in the best movies of all time back in the days
*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.*
I started to watch The Boys just because of Antony 😂
Started watching. . Banshee
Show. Good stuff.
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 -.-
What...the...hell! I love Xena and have watched it inside out multiple times. I did not recognize Antony then. Wow. He's one hell of an actor, and Homelander is one of my favorite characters ever. :)
Xena was campy and quite serious at times and very popular....dont hate.