William "Billy" Butcher, Karl Urban
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, actor Karl Urban first attracted notice abroad for his performance in the film Ghost Ship. That said, Urban's breakthrough performance was surely as Éomer in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, a part he repeated in The Lord of the King. Apart from this, Urban has starred in some major franchises including Dr. 'Bones' McCoy in the Kelvin Timeline Star Trek films and Skurge in the MCU's Thor: Ragnarok. Urban recently landed as Mortal Kombat 2's fan favorite Johnny Cage.
Famous TV Shows and Movies:
Title of Movie or TV Show: Role
The Two Towers Éomer, The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: Éomer's Kingdom Return
Doom, John "Reaper" Grimm
Leonard McCoy's Star Trek "Bones"
Dredd, Judge Dredd
Thor: Ragnarok Skurge
Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II
Billy Butcher, the Boy Scouts
Urban is the perfect choice for Butcher since he exudes a stoic and threatening attitude on his performances. Butcher is a man ready to challenge limits and corrupt himself in order to bring down Supes since he has personal resentment toward them. With the medicine having terrible effects by giving him six months to live, Butcher took V24 in season 3 to get temporary abilities. Butcher is negotiating his death sentence at the start of The Boys Season 4 while fighting against his own demons to release Ryan, his ex-wife's child, from Homelander's grasp.
Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr. Jack Quaid
Jack Quaid stars Hughie Campbell in The Boys Season 4; born in Los Angeles, this actor represents. Though he forged his place in the profession ever since his breakthrough performance in 2012's The Hunger Games, Quaid comes from the Hollywood backdrop one would expect from the son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. Quaid has subsequently starred in films including Oppenheimer, Scream V, Logan Lucky, and Rampage. with the realm of TV, Quaid has had success with voice parts on series like Harvey Girls Forever! Lower Decks of Star Trek and My Adventures with Superman.
Notable films and television shows:
Title of Movie or TV Show Role
Marvelful Hunger Games
Logan lucky Fish Bang
rampage Connor
The Boys Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr.
Forever's Harvey GirlsRichard Rich
Star Trek: Lower Decks Brad Boimler
Scream V, Richard "Richie" Kirsch
Richard Feynman, Oppenheimer
Everyman of The Boys is Hughie Campbell Jr. Hughie is hired by Billy Butcher following the death of his girlfriend by a Supe in The Boys season 1 and is pulled into a world of murder and espionage among far more seasoned comrades. Hughie has developed really rapidly since then. Now far more courageous and proactive inside the gang, he has developed close ties with Billy, Frenchie, and MM. Hughie deals with his father's medical problems in season 4 of The Boys while battling Supes and carrying on his friendship with Starlight.
Annie January/Starlight performed by Erin Moriarty
Born in New York City, American actress Erin Moriarty has been working in Hollywood since she was a teenager on the sitcom One Life to Live. 2015 saw Moriarty's breakthrough performance as a featured actor in Marvel's Jessica Jones season 1. Since then, Moriarty's performance as part of the ensemble Cast for the Oscar-nominated Captain Fantastic brought her recognition in movies. Apart from these credits, The Boys has been Moriarty's major hit.
Notable films and TV shows:
Title of Movie or TV Show Role
One Life To Live Whitney Bennett
Red Widow Natalie Wal RAven
Hope Sh Lotmann, Jessica Jones
Captain Fantastic Clarine McCune
The boys Annie January/starlight
Moriarty plays Starlight, the newest addition to the titular squad, in The Boys. Although she is a Supe, Annie is very different than the rest of the members of The Boys' superteam The Seven. Unlike other corrupt Supes, Annie uses her skills to benefit others. The Boys season 3 of the show inducted Annie into the titular team dropping all pretenses of being undercover with Vought and publically fighting against the corrupt company and Homelander; In The Boys season 4, Annie is the figurehead of the public fight against Homelander.
Antony Starr as John Gillman, Homelander
Born in Wellington like his costar Karl Urban, actor Anthony Starr is New Zealand. Starr found early success in his native country with the crime-comedy Outrageous Fortune. Starr's breakout performance came in the Cinemax series Banshee, which led Starr to be Cast as Homelander in The Boys. Besides these roles, Starr has recently appeared in Guy Ritchie's The Covenant and the horror movie Cobweb. While his career extends beyond The Boys, his impeccable and chilling performance as Homelander is what put Anthony Starr on the map, as evident by how many times Starr has reprised the role.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role(s)
Outrageous Fortune Jethro and Van West
Banshee John "Lucas Hood" Smith
American Gothic Garrett Hawthorne
The Boys Homelander
The Boys Presents: Diabolical Homelander
Gen V Homelander
Character: Starr's performance is often praised as one of the best aspects of the show, conveying both the terrifying and hilarious sides of Homelander. The main villain of the episode is Homelander, a very sophisticated manchild who employs his superpowers to rule over those he believes unworthy. That said, Homelander has an irreversible need to be loved, making him an overly compelling antagonist to go up against the titular team. The Boys season 4 has Homelander acting more on his murderous urges as he tries to build a lasting dynasty for himself and his son, Ryan.
Laz Alonso as Marvin/Mother's Milk/MM
Actor: Laz Alonso is an American actor whose earlier roles include small supporting turns in Stomp the Yard and Jarhead. The actor has had a lot of smaller supporting roles in some big franchises, though Alonso's breakout role arguably came in Fast and Furious as Fenix Calderon. Alonso also played the Na'vi warrior Tsu'tey in James Cameron's Avatar. Other movie credits include a role in the crime thriller Wrath of Man alongside Jason Statham and Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role(s)
Fast and Furious Fenix Calderon
Avatar Tsu'tey
Detroit Congressman Conyers
Wrath of Man Carlos
Breakout Kings Charlie Duchamp
The Boys MM
Power Book II: Ghost Sam Santana
Character: Though Mother's Milk is perhaps the most physically intimidating member of the Boys, Alonso helps make him the heart of the group with his charm and kindness. MM stands in stark contrast to Butcher's tendency to butt heads with everyone, often being a more charismatic leader. The Boys season 4 sees Mother's Milk become the new leader of The Boys after his and Butcher's friendship unraveled in The Boys season 3 due to the former disapproving of the latter using Temp-V.
Tomer Capon as Frenchie
Actor: Tomer Capon is an Israeli actor, born in Holon. Capon has appeared in several Israeli productions, including his first movie role opposite Natalie Portman in the drama, A Tale of Love and Darkness. The Boys marked Capon's first fully English production. Capon will next be seen in the sci-fi movie Slingshot opposite Laurence Fishburne and Casey Affleck.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
A Tale of Love and Darkness The Pioneer (Juno)
Hostages Guy
Fauda Boaz
The Boys Frenchie
Slingshot Nash
Character: Frenchie is similar to Mother's Milk in that he is a more friendly member of The Boys. While he is haunted by a past mistake that cost innocent lives, he seeks solace in his strong relationship with Kimiko and his drive to do what is right by fighting against Vought. In The Boys season 4, Frenchie reconnects with a person from his past that causes a lot of drama, while further exploring his friendship/relationship with Kimiko.
Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro
Actor: Karen Fukuhara is a Japanese-American actor born in Los Angeles. Fukuhara's breakout role came in 2016's Suicide Squad in which she starred as Katana, a vigilante enlisted in the titular team. Concerning film roles, Fukuhara had a small cameo in the Brad Pitt-led Bullet Train. Aside from these credits and The Boys, Fukuhara's main success has come in the form of voice roles including Star Wars: Visions, Craig of the Creek, and The Boy and the Heron.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role(s)
Suicide Squad Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana
Bullet Train Kayda Izumi
The Boy and the Heron Lady Himi
Craig of the Creek Sewer Queen & Alexis
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Glimmer
The Boys Kimiko
Character: As Kimiko in The Boys, Fukuhara was introduced as a wild and incredibly violent rogue Supe taken in by the team. However, through this surrogate family, she proves that she is a warm and caring person who is still capable of doing a lot of damage. Kimiko was created as a result of illegal child trafficking by a terrorist organization in her home country. While seeking redemption through her work with The Boys, season 4 sees her come across cells of the terrorist group that took her childhood and that of so many other children.
Fukuhara's role as Kimiko requires her to use an extensive, fictional form of sign language as the character is mute.
Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep
Actor: Chace Crawford is an American actor born in Lubbock, Texas. Crawford's first movie was the 2006 horror movie The Covenant, in which he starred alongside Sebastian Stan and Taylor Kitsch. Crawford is best known for his breakout role as Nate Archibald in the hit series Gossip Girl, Additional roles in Chace Crawford's filmography include starring in The Haunting of Molly Hartley, What to Expect When You're Expecting, and a main TV role in Blood & Oil.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
The Covenant Tyler Simms
Gossip Girl Nate Archibald
Twelve White Mike
The Boys Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep
Blood & Oil Billy LeFever
Reunion Mathew
Character: One of the funniest Characters on the show is The Deep. The Deep was introduced as an on-again-off-again member of the Seven whose public misconduct sent him on a path of redemption fueled entirely by self-interest. Crawford is hilarious at playing The Deep's pathetic and oblivious nature, as well as managing to successfully translate various romantic relationships with sea animals. In The Boys season 4, The Deep explores his new role as a trusted ally of Homelander, though one who is too scared to go against the latter.
Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin/A-Train
Actor: Jessie T. Usher is an American actor born in Silver Spring, Maryland. Usher's career began with guest-starring roles in everything from Without a Trace to Hannah Montana. That said, Usher's breakout role was arguably the live-action Cartoon Network series Level Up which led to his main roles in Survivor's Remorse and The Boys. Some of Usher's film roles include Independence Day: Resurgence, Almost Christmas, 2019's Shaft, and Smile.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
Level Up Lyle Hugginson
Survivor's Remorse Cam Calloway
Independence Day: Resurgence Dylan Hiller
Almost Christmas Evan Meyers
Shaft John "JJ" Shaft Jr.
Smile Tever
The Boys Reggie Franklin/A-Train
Character: Like Crawford, Usher is very effective at playing the complexity of A-Train, a Supe who has done awful things but is incredibly compelling to watch. A-Train is a self-involved and dangerous Supe, but one who has gradually learned more about his responsibility as a hero as the series goes on. A-Train's story in The Boys season 4 sees him as one of Homelander's lackeys, leading him to become more involved in providing information to The Boys, potentially even leading him down the path of a full-blown turncoat.
Jessie T. Usher was one of the few members of The Boys' cast to appear in the show's spin-off, Gen V.
Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir II
Actor: Nathan Mitchell is a Canadian actor born in Mississauga, Ontario. Mitchell has been part of The Boys' ensemble since the beginning, though fans will be forgiven for not recognizing Mitchell's face as it has been hidden under a mask the entire time. The Black Noir actor doesn't have many roles to his name outside of The Boys, but it's far from the only part in his still-growing career. Mitchell has appeared in shows like The Arrow and Supernatural, with a recurring role in iZombie. Most recently, he joined the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia as Zion Miller.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role(s)
Arrow Isaac Stanzler
iZombie Singing Mercenary
Supernatural Kelvin
The Boys Black Noir & Black Noir II
Ginny & Georgia Zion Miller
Character: Interestingly, Mitchell has played two different versions of the same character. Initially, Mitchell portrayed the original Black Noir, a mute, endlessly traumatized man named Earving. The original Noir was one of The Boys' most powerful Supes and had a tragic history involving Vought and Soldier Boy. Noir was killed by Homelander in The Boys season 3, yet his return was confirmed for The Boys season 4. In the latter, Mitchell plays an actor hired by Homelander to play the role of Black Noir to cover up the real hero's death. As such, Black Noir II is much more talkative.
Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett
Actor: Colby Minifie is an American actor born in New York City. Minifie's earlier work includes playing a young Sue Sylvester on an episode of Glee. Minifie previously joined the superhero world with her role as Robyn in season 1 of Jessica Jones alongside Starlight actor Erin Moriarty. She also had a recurring role as Ginger on season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and appeared in the Charlie Kaufman movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Minifie also reprised her role as Ashley in Gen V season 1 after a recurring role in Fear the Walking Dead.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
Jessica Jones Robyn
The Marvelous Ms. Maisel Ginger
The Boys Ashley Barrett
Fear the Walking Dead Virginia
I'm Thinking of Ending Things Yvonne
Character: Minifie is another comedic element of The Boys as she is continuously hilarious in depicting Ashley's growing anxiety and distress at working for Vought. Throughout The Boys, Ashley manages one crisis after another and often bends over backward to keep her job and not be killed by the increasingly powerful Homelander. The Boys season 4 continues this role, this time by pitting Ahsley against another up-and-coming Vought mastermind, Sister Sage.
Cameron Crovetti as Ryan
Actor: Cameron Crovetti is an American actor born in California. Crovetti starred alongside his twin brother Nicholas Crovetti in projects like Big Little Lies and Dear Mommy, in which he played young boys whose innocence leads to violent potential. Other credits include Dirty John, The Gray Man, Boy Kills World, and Oracle.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
Big Little Lies Josh Write
Dirty John Ryan Broderick
The Boys Ryan
The Gray Man Young Six
Goodnight Mommy Elias
Character: Ryan was first introduced in The Boys season 1's finale as the son of Becca, Butcher's wife, and Homelander. Homelander forced himself onto Becca, impregnating her, before hiding her and Ryan in a Vought-controlled compound. Since then, much of Billy's focus has been on helping Ryan, with The Boys season 3 showing the latter growing closer to his manipulative father. The Boys season 4 sees Ryan reckoning with his new life as Homelander's son and a new Vought superhero, torn between what he knows is right and what he has been told to believe.
Ryan Butcher is a main character in The Boys live-action series, but what happened to Homelander's son in the comics? Here's how he originally died.
Claudia Doumit as Victoria Neuman
Actor: Claudia Doumit is an Australian actor born in Sydney. Doumit's earlier work came in one-off episodes in shows like New Girl. Mike and Molly, and a small recurring role in Scandal. Doumit's breakout role came in the NBC series Timeless, leading to her being cast in The Boys. Doumit has also starred alongside Cate Blanchette in Where'd You Go, Bernadette? Doumit also offered her performance and voice for the lead role in the 2019 video game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show/Video Game Title Role
Timeless Jiya
The Boys Victoria Neuman/Nadia Edgar
Gen V Victoria Neuman/Nadia Edgar
Where'd You Go, Bernadette? Iris
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Farah Karim
Character: Though she was introduced as a politician looking to keep Supes in line, Neuman was revealed to be a Supe herself. The adopted daughter of Vought President Stan Edgar, Neuman's ability to explode the heads of her victims was utilized to assassinate several powerful people who stood against Vought. At the end of season 3, it was revealed Neuman was running for Vice President. a campaign that continues into The Boys season 4 where she finds herself in the crosshairs of the titular team.
Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.
Actor: Simon Pegg is a British actor born in Brockworth, Gloucestershire. Pegg's career rose to prominence due to his role as the co-creator of the sitcom Spaced, where he began working with Edgar Wright. Pegg's worldwide breakout role then came in the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End. Pegg co-wrote all three films alongside Wright and starred in each as Shaun, Sargeant Angel, and Garry King respectively. Pegg also starred in the Kelvin Timeline Star Trek movies alongside The Boys costar Karl Urban, as well as having an extensive role in the Mission: Impossible film series.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show/Franchise Title Role
Shaun of the Dead Shaun Riley
Hot Fuzz Sargeant Nicholas Angel
The World's End Garry King
Star Trek Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Mission: Impossible Benji Dunn
Character: Despite Pegg's immense acting career, his role in The Boys has been relatively small since the first season. In The Boys season 1, Pegg starred as Hughie's father who constantly worried about his son's new way of life. While Hughie Sr. did not know of Jr.'s vigilantism, he worried about his son's erratic, angry behavior. After being targeted by Supes, Hughie Sr. is placed into protection by the CIA, hence his lack of appearance in future seasons. Pegg returns as Hughie Sr. in The Boys season 4, offering a lot of worry for his son due to a medical emergency earlier in the season.
Pegg's casting as Hughie Sr. is a nod to the original The Boys comics, in which Pegg served as the likeless for the animation of Hughie Jr.
Rosemarie DeWitt as Daphne Campbell
Actor: Rosemarie DeWitt is an American actor born in New York City. DeWitt's breakout role came in the TV show Standoff in which she starred alongside Ron Livingston, whom she later married. DeWitt also starred in Rachel Getting Married alongside Anne Hathaway, for which both received acclaim and numerous awards. Other film roles include the remake of Poltergeist and the Oscar-nominated La La Land. Some of DeWitt's more well-known TV roles include Mad Men, United States of Tara, The Last Tycoon, and Little Fires Everywhere.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
Standoff Emily Lehman
Rachel Getting Married Rachel
Mad Men Midge Daniels
United States of Tara Charmain Craine
Black Mirror Marie
La La Land Laura Wilder
Character: In The Boys season 4, Rosemarie DeWitt will make her franchise debut as Daphne Campbell, Hughie's mother. Daphne has been mentioned numerous times throughout The Boys as an absent mother whom Hughie resents for leaving him at such a young age. The Boys season 4 sees Daphne return in light of Hughie Sr.'s medical emergency, where she reveals more to her son about why she left.
Susan Heyward as Sister Sage
Actor: Susan Heyward is an American actor born in Atlanta, Georgia. Heyward's early credits include recurring roles in the TV series Powers and Vinyl. Heyward is best known for her breakout role in Orange is the New Black, leading her to become a series regular in Delilah and The Boys season 4. Heyward's most recognizable movie credit was in 2015's Poltergeist alongside The Boys costar Rosemarie DeWitt.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
Powers Deena Pilgrim
Vinyl Cece Matthews
Orange is the New Black Tamika Ward
Delilah Demetria Barnes
Poltergeist Sophie
The Boys Sister Sage
Character: In The Boys season 4, Heyward portrays Sister Sage. Despite being a Supe, Sister Sage marks a notable difference from the likes of Homelander, The Deep, and A-Train. Sister Sage is not a Supe for her remarkable strength or other abilities, but instead for her brain. She is known as the smartest person in the world and is enlisted by Homelander as the newest member of The Seven so that she can put her brain to the test by helping him build a lasting dynasty amid much opposition.
The Boys season 4 is adding two new supes, Firecracker & Sister Sage, to its mix. Here's what we know about their supe powers and comic book origins.
Valorie Curry as Firecracker
Actor: Valorie Curry is an American actor born in California. Curry's earlier work included TV credits in Veronica Mars and CSI: NY, as well as a movie role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Curry's breakout role came in The Following, leading to bigger roles in shows like House of Lies, The Tick, and The Lost Symbol. Curry, like Doumit, has portrayed a prominent video game character in Detroit: Become Human which earned her several award nominations from gaming awarding bodies.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show/Video Game Title Role
Veronica Mars Jane Kuhne
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Charlotte
House of Lies Kelsey
The Tick Dot Everest
Detroit: Become Human Kara
The Boys Firecracker
Character: In The Boys season 4, Curry is introduced as Firecracker. Alongside Sister Sage, Firecracker is the newest member of The Seven and is brought in for specific reasons. Firecracker has a history with Starlight, with the latter serving as the face of the political movements against Vought and Homelander. As such, Firecracker's vengeful feelings towards Starlight played a big part in her enlistment in The Seven, teasing several confrontations between the two Supes in The Boys season 4's latter episodes.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe Kessler
Actor: Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor born in Seattle, Washington. Some earlier, well-known roles in Morgan's career include P.S. I Love You and Watchmen. Morgan's breakout roles arguably came in Supernatural and Grey's Anatomy, the former of which is created by The Boys' Eric Kripke. Morgan began an extensive TV career after this, earning main roles in Extant and The Good Wife before gaining worldwide recognition in The Walking Dead and its spin-off. The Walking Dead: Dead City.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show Title Role
P.S. I Love You William Gallagher
Watchmen Edward Blake/Comedian
Supernatural John Winchester/Azazel
Grey's Anatomy Denny Duquette
The Walking Dead Negan Smith
The Boys Joe Kessler
Character: Morgan plays a new character in The Boys season 4, Joe Kessler. Kessler is introduced as an agent of the CIA who has a past with Butcher and The Boys. Kessler begins aiding Butcher in the latter's work to take down Supes, though where his role goes is unclear. Given Morgan's tendency to play iconic villains like Azazel and Negan, it could be the case that Joe Kessler eventually turns on The Boys to mark another antagonist of the show.
The Boys Season 4 Supporting Character
Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap: Phillips may be new to The Boys, but has previously appeared in-universe in Gen V season 1. Cate Dunlap was the primary antagonist of Gen V, whose mistreatment at the hands of humans saw her initiate a riot and massacre at the campus of Godolkin University. Cate was taken in by Homelander, leading to her appearance as a Vought superhero in The Boys season 4. Phillips' other notable works include Ghost Wars, Project Mc2, and Teenage Bounty Hunters.
Asa Germann as Sam Riordan: The Boys season 4's other prominent Gen V character is Sam Riordan. Sam joined Cate in the massacre against humans in Gen V season 1's ending after suffering similar mistreatment by humans. Cate, whose powers involve manipulating feelings, turned Sam's empathy off, allowing him to commit devastating damage against the people of Godolkin. For his so-called bravery in the eyes of Homelander, Sam was recruited by Vought. Germann's only other prominent credit is Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
Jim Beaver as Robert Singer: The Boys season 4's political landscape is led, on one side, by Robert Singer. Singer is the presidential candidate backed by Victoria Neuman and enlists the CIA's help to take out the latter as he knows of her Supe nature. Beaver's other notable roles include Supernatural, Deadwood, and Justified.
Matthew Edison as Cameron Coleman: Cameron Coleman is a news anchor hired by Vought News Network in the world of The Boys. As such, he is incredibly biased towards Vought and tells stories as the company desires him to. Edison has appeared in the likes of House Party, The Detail, and Fortunate Son.
P.J. Byrne as Adam Bourke: Throughout The Boys' four seasons - and Gen V - Adam Bourke has appeared as a filmmaker dedicated to crafting movies surrounding Vought heroes. He often serves as comedic relief for his incredibly poor taste and meta-commentary on the film industry. P.J. Byrne is primarily known for his roles in The Wolf of Wall Street, Vinyl, Big Little Lies, and his voice role in The Legend of Korra.
The Boys is a superhero/dark comedy satire series created by Eric Kripke based on the comic series of the same name. Set in a "what-if" world that reveres superheroes as celebrities and gods who experience minimal repercussions for their actions. However, one group of vigilantes headed by a vengeance-obsessed man named Billy Butcher will fight back against these super-charged "heroes" to expose them for what they are.
