The latest episode of The Boys Season 4 once again delves into the trauma of our favorite supervillain. We are talking, of course, about Homelander (Antony Starr), who wants to come to terms with his own past in Episode 4. The Amazon series has hidden a little surprise: fans get a second Homelander actor to see.
Who plays young Homelander in The Boys Season 4?
Over the course of the first three seasons, we have already learned a lot about Homelander’s origins. Using Soldier Boy’s DNA, Vought wanted to breed the ultimate, patriotic superhero, for which little John was raised in a sterile environment after his birth in 1981. raised in a laboratory, tortured and indoctrinated became.
In season 4, Homelander is more torn than ever between his contempt for humanity and his own need for human emotions. And so in episode 4, he confronts his traumatic past and visits the team at the Vought laboratory where he spent his entire childhood and youth – until John became The Homelander at the age of 16.
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The young Homelander in The Boys Season 4
Coming to terms with the past naturally takes place in a manner typical for Homelander. In order to process the childhood trauma, he kills one person after another. In doing so, we get in short flashbacks also a young version of the Psycho-Superman to see. But who plays him?
A look at the credits of the episode reveals that the teen Homelander is voiced by the previously unknown Young actor Isaac Weeks Before his guest role in The Boys, he had no other film or series appearances.
The brief flashbacks in season 4 aren’t the first time we’ve seen a young Homelander in The Boys. We were already shown John as a toddler in flashbacks in season 1. Before the start of season 2, Amazon also released a bonus scene about his childhood in the laboratory, which revealed his first psychotic (and murderous) tendencies.
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The Boys has now presented us with a total of four different Homelander actors. But let’s be honest: Antony Starr is and remains the one true Homelander.
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When is The Boys season 4 episode 5 coming to Amazon?
We will find out in the coming weeks whether we will see more of the teenage version of the Vought superhero in the next episodes of The Boys Season 4. Currently, a new chapter is released every Thursday on Amazon Prime Video. It continues with Episode 5 on June 27, 2024.