Anthony Starr plays one of the most loathsome characters on television – Homelander on the hit series The Boys.
Now folks on Twitter are accusing Anthony of being just as horrible in real life. the actor liked a post on Twitter, which made racist remarks towards a Black woman – dressed up at a comic book convention as Starlight, another character on The Boys.
The commentator made what are being described on Black Twitter as “racist: comments. The comments were definitely mean, but not necessarily racist. And Anthony clearly “liked” teh post.
Black Twitter quickly rallied together, to put Anthony on Blast – calling him out for alleged racism. Look:
Anthony is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his television roles. He played 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 gained wider attention for playing Homelander in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys and its spin-offs (2019–present).
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).