Netflix’s House of Guinness has brought back together a couple of stars from Steven Spielberg’s Masters of the Air. This historical drama is among the streaming giant’s most recent smash hits, and explores a fictionalized version of the famed Guinness family, the makers of Guinness beer. Created by Steven Knight, House of Guinness features a pretty impressive cast to portray its memorable characters.
House of Guinness follows the four children of Benjamin Guinness, one of the wealthiest men in Ireland during the mid-19th century. After his death, the job of running the Guinness brewery fell to his children, Arthur (Anthony Boyle), Edward (Louis Partridge), Anne (Emily Fairn), and Benjamin (Fionn O’Shea). It’s all family drama and business politics, and a surprise Masters of the Air reunion.
Masters Of The Air’s Anthony Boyle & Fionn O’Shea Reunite As Brothers In House Of Guinness
Two of House of Guinness’ stars had previously worked together in Spielberg’s Masters of the Air. Boyle played Major Harry Crosby, based on the historical member of the 100th Bomb Group. O’Shea played Steve Bosser, a more minor character in Masters of the Air but another historical figure. Now, in House of Guinness, these two characters play brothers.
Boyle’s Arthur Guinness is a historical figure as well. He was Benjamin Guinness’ eldest son and inherited the man’s political career in addition to a half share of the brewery. O’Shea leaves behind his Master of the Air character for the younger Benjamin Guinness, the second-oldest Guinness son, who is skipped over in his father’s will in favor of his younger brother.
It’s good fun to see these two Masters of the Air stars come back together, this time as brothers. The strained dynamic between these characters in House of Guinness only adds to the intrigue.
Anthony Boyle & Fionn O’Shea Are Killing It In Historical Drama Shows
Between Masters of the Air and House of Guinness, it’s evident that both Boyle and O’Shea have a real knack for historical dramas. This isn’t a genre that just any actor can pull off. It requires a very classic look, and the performance to match.
Boyle fell effortlessly into his role as the 20th-century airman in Masters of the Air, but that didn’t guarantee that he could step into the shoes of Arthur Guinness in House of Guinness. If anything, however, he was an even better fit as the 19th-century high-class, party-boy gentleman. The same is true for O’Shea, whose tortured character in House of Guinness says more with a look than his voice.
Though both Boyle and O’Shea have stepped outside of the historical fiction genre in the past, we can’t help but hope that they take on more projects like Masters of the Air and House of Guinness in the future—and getting them back on screen together in any new series would be an easy treat.
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
