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Homelander on 'The Boys' Was Always Meant to Be Donald Trump -- But Antony Starr Doesn't Love It

Starr, the actor behind TV's greatest villain, explains why he didn't want to reduce his character on 'The Boys' to a Trump caricature

Antony Starr, the 48-year-old actor behind the greatest villain on TV right now, The Boys ‘ Homelander, really doesn’t like walking around in public with the character’s dyed blond hair. '” Starr, who had grown his natural brown hair back by the time of the conversation, talks about what it takes to find the humanity in a laser-eyed, cape-wearing monster, and much more. I was just told that day players and crew members who aren’t usually involved with the show sometimes react to you on set as Homelander and basically scurry out of your way.

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