Looking back to that time period, Antony Starr was a relative unknown on the world stage. The New Zealand talent was still making a name for himself, with guest appearances in Xena: Warrior Princess and films like Without A Paddle being his then claims to fame.

Years before he ever suited up as the maniacal supervillain Homelander, Antony Starr screen tested for the role of James Bond, the legendary spy.

Along with Henry Cavill, Rupert Friend, and Sam Worthington, The Boys actor Antony Starr has had his James Bond screen test from 2005 mysteriously posted online, and fans are absolutely loving it.

Avatar star Sam Worthington was in the mix there, too. But perhaps the most surprising name on this very short list was Starr, well before his fame in The Boys. In the same series of apparently leaked audition tapes that included the lost,

The Boys actor Anthony Starr is one of many actor that auditioned for the role of James Bond in Casino Royle , and the screen test for the Homelander actor has been leaked onlione. The video comes aft

Antony Starr, who currently plays the sociopathic Nazi superhero Homelander on The Boys, was one of those candidates tapped to do a screen test for the role of MI6's 007. In it, he recites a scene from the GoldenEye screenplay in which Bond is at a Blackjack table flirting with femme fatale assassin Xenia Onatopp.