Viewers are amazed by Bryan Brown's fit and youthful looks in the new Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe.
The Australian actor, 76, stars in the new hit series as Slim Halliday, a man accused of the death of a taxi driver and who has escaped from the notorious Boggo Road Gaol several times.
During the first episode, Bryan showed off his muscular physique in a blue singlet while teaching Felix Cameron's character how to drive.
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their shock at the actor's appearance and “fantastic performance.”
“Bryan Brown is still extremely handsome.” “I watch Boy Swallows Universe and I have a picture in my photo album of when he came to my workplace,” said one.
Viewers loved how youthful and fit 76-year-old Bryan Brown looks in the new Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe: “He's still extremely handsome”
“Bryan Brown in the Boy Swallows universe.” “What a fantastic achievement,” said a third person.
“He looks really good in Darby and Joan too,” one person added.
Boy Swallows Universe, an adaptation of Trent Dalton's iconic novel, is an extraordinary story that explores the struggles and hardships of two brothers – Eli (Felix Cameron) and August (Lee Halley) – living in suburban Brisbane in the 1980s years growing up.
In the first episode, Bryan showed off his fit figure and youthful looks in a blue singlet
The full-length series was released on January 11th and many Netflix subscribers have already binged through all seven-plus hours, praising the series as “beautiful and brilliant.”
The series stays true to its Australian roots and stars a top-notch cast of Australian actors, including Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell, Eli's mother.
When the book was published in 2018, the troubled story touched the hearts of many Australians for the first time – with certain elements of the story revealed to have been loosely inspired by some of the author's very own childhood experiences.
Speaking to the Townsville Bulletin in July 2018, Trent recalled that he himself grew up with two unconventional male role models.
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their shock at the actor's youthful looks and “fantastic performance.”
One was his criminal stepfather and the second was a family friend, Arthur “Slim” Halliday.
Trent described his stepfather as “the first man I ever really loved” and as a boy looked up to the man he called “Dad” – despite his shady, dark dealings as a criminal.
However, when his stepfather was taken away by the police, the writer began turning his desire to find out more about his father figure's secret life into writing a book based on “answers that never came.”
Boy Swallows Universe, adapted from Trent Dalton's iconic novel, is an extraordinary story that explores the struggles and hardships of two brothers – Eli and August – growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980s