Billy Butcher

Billy Shakespeare Veronica Butcher
The Boys character
Billy Butcher armed with a crowbar, as portrayed by Karl Urban in the television series The Boys.
First appearance	Comics: The Boys #1 "The Name of the Game, Part One: This Is Going to Hurt" (2006) Television: "The Name of the Game" (2019)
Last appearance	Dear Becky #7 (2020)
Created by	Garth Ennis Darick Robertson
Based on	The Punisher by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, & John Romita Sr.
Adapted by	Eric Kripke
Portrayed by	Karl Urban Luca Villacis and Josh Zaharia (young; season 3) Jeffrey Dean Morgan (season 4)
Voiced by	Jason Isaacs (in The Boys Presents: Diabolical) Kay Eluvian
In-universe information
Full name	William J. Butcher
Aliases	The Butcher Monsieur Charcutier British Guy The Guy The One in Charge Joe Kessler (season 4)
Nickname	Billy
Occupation	Leader of The Boys CIA operative (formerly) Comic: Royal Marines (formerly) Series: SAS (formerly)
Weapon	Compound V Crowbar
Family	Comic series: Sam Butcher (father) Connie Butcher (mother) Mother's Milk (surrogate brother) Janine Wallis (surrogate niece) Television series: Lenny Butcher (brother) Rachel Saunders (sister-in-law) Ryan Butcher (step-son) Judy Atkinson (aunt)
Spouses	Becky Saunders (comics) Becca Butcher (television)
Significant others	Susan L. Rayner (comics) Queen Maeve (television; one-night stand)
Nationality	British (English)
Abilities	Skilled in unarmed and armed combat, military tactics, close quarters combat, espionage, infiltration, marksmanship, demolitions, etc. With Compound V: Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, smell, and hearing Poison and Toxin Immunity Regenerative Healing Factor Invulnerability Heat vision (season 3; Temp V) Tumorous tentacles (season 4)

William J. "Billy" Butcher is a fictional character and antihero appearing in the comic book series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. He is the leader of The Boys, a group of CIA-sponsored black ops agents (consisting of Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, the Frenchman, and the Female) who observe, record and sometimes eliminate superheroes artificially created by the mega-conglomerate Vought. He is the Homelander's archenemy, whom he blames for the rape and death of his wife Becky, while also developing an intense hatred for all superhuman beings. Butcher also appears as one of the main protagonists in the Amazon Prime Video television adaptation of The Boys.

Butcher is primarily portrayed by Karl Urban in the Amazon Prime Video streaming adaptation and its spin-off, Luca Villacis and Josh Zaharia portraying him as a youth in the third season, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan portraying his inner self in the fourth season (as Joe Kessler). Butcher is also voiced by Jason Isaacs and Kay Eluvian in animation.