Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Alien: Romulus!

Summary

• Alien: Romulus reveals a new xenomorph hybrid offspring, complete with fearsome facial features.
• The huge, thin, deadly creature is played by Robert Bobroczkyi in his first acting role.
• Bobroczkyi, who stands over 7 feet tall in real life, brings a unique physical presence to the film.

Alien: Romulus makes a big reveal with Kay’s offspring, and who plays the adult version of the human alien is revealed in the credits. In a film full of bold choices and twists, director Fede Álvarez saves one of the biggest for last – quite literally. Alien: RomulusThe ending of “The 40th Anniversary” hinges on Kay’s (Isabela Merced) decision to inject herself with the mysterious black goo and transform the human baby growing inside her into something new. She gives birth to a baby that initially looks mostly human, albeit with some similarities to the Engineers, but comes from a xenomorph egg.

The revelation of Alien: Romulus‘ new Xenomorph hybrid is a surprise, especially as the offspring grows and transforms into its final form. The pale white skin, clawed fingers and toes, tail, and more make the human alien a terrifying new addition to the franchise mythology. Although parts of the offspring were created using CGI, there is an actor in Alien: Romulus‘ cast to play the giant, thin and deadly creature. His identity and true size have been confirmed.

Robert Bobroczkyi is the actor of Offspring in Alien: Romulus

He is a former basketball player

The identity of Alien: Romulus‘ Young actor is confirmed to be Robert BobroczkyiHe is officially listed as part of the cast as “Young Talent” in Alien: Romulus‘ Credits. This is Robert Bobroczkyi’s first ever acting role. Although he has no lines in the film, portraying Kay’s human alien descendant apparently required him to wear prosthetics to achieve the creature’s final look before CGI elements were added.

Robert Bobroczkyi was born in July 2000 in Arad, Romania. In 2016, he moved to the United States to attend high school and play basketball. During his basketball career, he gained notoriety for his height. Bobroczkyi continued to play basketball while studying at Rochester Christian University in Michigan. Alien: Romulus marks a turning point for him, as he experienced a film set for the first time in the role of the “Offspring”.

Robert Bobroczkyi has not played basketball since 2021

How tall Robert Bobroczkyi is in real life

He is over 2.10 meters tall

The size of the offspring in Alien: Romulus is huge, as he towers over Kay and Rain (Cailee Spaeny) in the final act when he is fully grown. This is probably one of the reasons why the film cast Bobroczkyi in the role. Robert Bobroczkyi is 7 feet 7 inches tall in real life. While it is not confirmed how tall Alien: Romulus“It ends up being a human alien. It seems that the actor’s height of 7 feet 5 inches is the smallest size of the creature.

Robert Bobroczkyi was 7’3″ tall when he made his high school basketball debut in 2017 and has maintained that height in the years since, making him a great option for basketball Alien: Romulus‘ Descendants, as he had the perfect physique to play the new alien. His size alone is enough to immediately set the Descendant apart from the Xenomorphs and make him physically imposing.