Antony Starr

Antony Starr (born 25 October 1975) is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his television roles, such as the dual roles of Jethro and Van West in the series Outrageous Fortune (2005–10), Lucas Hood in the Cinemax series Banshee (2013–16), and Homelander in Amazon Prime Video’s superhero streaming television series The Boys and its spin-offs (2019–present), for which he gained wider acclaim. For his performance in the 2012 Australian film Wish You Were Here, Starr won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, among other accolades. He was nominated for the New Zealand Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in After the Waterfall (2010). Starr was born in Wellington, New Zealand Growing up, he was passionate about surfing and trained in karate. Starr is multilingual and can speak English, Indonesian, Norwegian, and Spanish. He attended Rangitoto College, graduating in 1993. Although he was a good student, he was frequently absent. He took drama classes in school and worked as an extra in various productions, eventually pursuing acting full-time. During this period, he also worked at a petrol station.