One surprising actor had auditioned to play Homelander in The Boys long before Antony Starr donned the overpowered supe's red cape. Interestingly, even though the actor did not bag the role, it paved the way for him to play another incredible character in Amazon Prime Video's The Boys franchise.

Antony Starr has played Homelander so brilliantly throughout The Boys ' runtime that he is now almost synonymous with the villain. It is hard to imagine anyone else as the character, and it almost seems like he was born to play the role. However, he was not the only actor who auditioned to play the character in The Boys .

Along with Antony Starr, another talented actor was reportedly a potential prospect for playing Homelander on the small screen. For obvious reasons, the actor even

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