Viewers go wild over how youthful and fit Bryan Brown, 76, looks in Netflix’s new series Boy Swallows Universe: ‘He is still extremely handsome’
Viewers have gone wild for Bryan Brown’s fit performance in the new Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe.
The Australian actor, 76, plays Slim Halliday in the hit new series, a man charged in the death of a taxi driver who has escaped from the infamous Boggo Road Gaol several times.
During the first episode, Bryan showed off his fit figure and youthful looks in a blue singlet.
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their shock at the actor’s appearance and “fantastic performance.”
“Bryan Brown is still extremely handsome. I’m watching Boy Swallows Universe and I have a picture in my photo album when he came into my workplace,” one person said.
Viewers went wild about how youthful and fit 76-year-old Bryan Brown looks in Netflix’s new series Boy Swallows Universe: ‘He’s still extremely handsome’
“He looks damn rough in this (show),” another commented.
‘Bryan Brown in the Boy Swallows universe. What a fantastic achievement,” said a third person.
“He’s also very handsome in Darby and Joan,” someone added.
Adapted from Trent Dalton’s iconic novel, Boy Swallows Universe is an extraordinary story that explores the trials and tribulations of two brothers – Eli and August – growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980s.
During the first episode, Bryan showed off his fit figure and youthful looks in a blue singlet
The series was released in full on January 11, and many Netflix subscribers have already binge-watched their way through over seven hours, praising the show as “beautiful and brilliant.”
True to its Australian roots, the series stars an A-list of Australian actors, including Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell, Eli’s mother.
The troubled story first touched the hearts of many Australians when the book was released in 2018 – with certain elements of the story revealed to have been loosely inspired by some of the author’s own childhood experiences.
Speaking to the Townsville Bulletin in July 2018, Trent recalled growing up with two unconventional male role models himself.
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their shock at the actor’s youthful appearance 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 dark, shady actions as a criminal.
However, when his stepfather was taken away by the police, the novelist began to channel his desire to find out more about his father figure’s secret life into writing a book based on “answers that never came.”
Adapted from Trent Dalton’s iconic novel, Boy Swallows Universe is an extraordinary story that explores the trials and tribulations of two brothers – Eli and August – growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980s.