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Introduction
Antony Starr is a New Zealand actor. She is best known for his starring role in Amazon Prime Video’s original series The Boys, which is based on the comic book series of the same name, playing the superhero Homelander. In his own country, he is best known for his dual role as twins Jethro and Van West in New Zealand’s comedy/drama Outrageous Fortune and Billy New wood in Without a Paddle. He was the series lead, Lucas Hood, in the four-season run of Banshee.
Early life
| Name | Antony Starr |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Height | 1.83m |
| Age | 46 years |
Antony Starr was born on October 25, 1975 (age 46 years) in Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
Antony Starr began his professional acting career early in the 1990s with a small part in Shortland Street and guest roles in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Starr was cast in Mercy Peak as Todd Van der Velter in 2001, a guest role that he had throughout the show’s three seasons.
Starr also received a role as the brother of long-running character Waverley Wilson in the soap opera Shortland Street. He appeared for several weeks as part of the write-out of the Minnie Crozier character. Starr stated he did not like the fast pace of the show and thought his performances suffered because of it.
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Since then, Starr’s television credits have included a core cast role in kids’ series Hard Out and guest roles in P.E.T. Detectives and Street Legal as well as a brief stint in Serial Killers, the comedy series that was penned by Outrageous Fortune co-creator James Griffin.
Playing twins Van and Jethro West won Starr the 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Award for Performance by an Actor, the award for Best Actor at the Qantas Television Awards, and Best Actor at the Asian TV Awards in the same year. Readers of the TV Guide also voted Starr Best Actor in the 2007 TV Guide Best on the Box People’s Choice Awards. In 2005, he was named Best Actor at the inaugural Qantas Television Awards for his role in Outrageous Fortune.
During the production of the first series of Outrageous Fortune, Starr also juggled filming for Toa Fraser’s debut feature, No. 2 which was released in New Zealand in early 2006. Starr’s other film credits include Roger Donaldson’s The World’s Fastest Indian, the US comedy feature Without a Paddle, and Brad McGann’s feature film In My Father’s Den. Between series two and three of Outrageous Fortune, Starr worked on a collaborative short film with some friends.
Antony Starr appeared on stage in the second edition of Sex with Strangers (2005). In 2004, Starr performed in two theatre productions: Closer at Auckland’s Silo Theatre and Sex with Strangers directed by Colin Mitchell at the Herald Theatre.
Starr joined the cast of the Australian police drama Rush in 2011, playing Senior Sergeant Charlie Lewis. He will also have a role in the second series of Lowdown. Between filming Outrageous Fortune seasons five and six, Starr starred in the feature film After the Waterfall and the telefeature Spies and Lies.
He starred in the television series, Banshee, his first role on U.S. television from 2013 – 2016. He played an unnamed ex-con who, after 15 years in prison, assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, becoming the new Sheriff of Banshee. Trying to reconnect with his former lover, Anastasia, both learn that he “has become a distant (violent) version of the man he once was”. The show’s fourth and final season began in April 2016. Also in 2016, Starr portrayed the main character Garrett Hawthorne on the CBS crime/mystery series American Gothic.
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In January 2018, it was announced that Antony Starr was cast as The Homelander in The Boys, Amazon Studios’ adaptation of the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book of the same name. Season one was released in July 2019 and season two debuted in September 2020. The series has been renewed for a third season.
Wife
Antony Starr is married to Lucy McLay. His wife Lucy McLay works as a costume designer, social media consultant, and occasional actress. However, in the series, he appears to be greatly enjoying playing opposite Karl Urban, another of New Zealand’s actor exports. “We’ve got an American show with a Kiwi playing an all-American hero psychopath and another Kiwi playing an Englishman. It’s a pretty bizarre mix-up” said Starr.
Antony Starr net worth
How much is Antony Starr worth? Antony Starr’s net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his career as an actor. Starr’s successful career has earned him luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential actors in New Zealand.