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Karl Urban

Acting
Known For

53 Years Old

Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as Xena: Warrior Princess. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Since then, he has starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in the second and third installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of Riddick film series, Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series, Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in Doom (2005), Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012), Gavin Magary in Pete's Dragon (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series Almost Human. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon's superhero streaming television series The Boys.

Born

Wellington, New Zealand on 7th June 1972

All Credits

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Boys Image
The Boys
Billy Butcher
Honest Trailers Image
Honest Trailers
Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
Xena: Warrior Princess Image
Xena: Warrior Princess
Caesar
Xena: Warrior Princess Image
Xena: Warrior Princess
Cupid
Xena: Warrior Princess Image
Xena: Warrior Princess
Julius Caesar
Xena: Warrior Princess Image
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael
Shortland Street Image
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest
Gen V Image
Gen V
Billy Butcher
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Image
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Julius Caesar
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Image
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid
Almost Human Image
Almost Human
John Kennex
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
ARK: The Animated Series Image
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
Thor: Ragnarok Image
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Image
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Star Trek Image
Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
White Fang Image
White Fang
David
RED Image
RED
William Cooper
The Sea Beast Image
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
The Bourne Supremacy Image
The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill
Star Trek Into Darkness Image
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek Beyond Image
Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd Image
Dredd
Judge Dredd
Priest Image
Priest
Black Hat
Doom Image
Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm
The Loft Image
The Loft
Vincent Stevens
Riddick Image
Riddick
Lord Vaako
Mortal Kombat II Image
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
Reunited Apart Image
Reunited Apart
Self
Ghost Ship Image
Ghost Ship
Munder
Comanche Moon Image
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call
Walking with Dinosaurs Image
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack (voice)
Pete's Dragon Image
Pete's Dragon
Gavin
The Chronicles of Riddick Image
The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako
Batman: Death in the Family Image
Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
Pathfinder Image
Pathfinder
Ghost
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys Image
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self
Acts of Vengeance Image
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
Bent Image
Bent
Danny Gallagher
Hangman Image
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
And Soon the Darkness Image
And Soon the Darkness
Michael
For the Love of Spock Image
For the Love of Spock
Self
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock Image
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
50 Years of Star Trek Image
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Building Star Trek Image
Building Star Trek
Himself
The Making of the Return of the King Image
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
Out of the Blue Image
Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey
The Making of The Two Towers Image
The Making of The Two Towers
No Image
Black Water Transit
Earl Pike
Heaven Image
Heaven
Sweeper
Chunuk Bair Image
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD Image
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
Reclaiming the Blade Image
Reclaiming the Blade
Self
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons Image
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard
No Image
The Bluff
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The Price of Milk
Rob
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Amazon High
Kor
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I, Object
Riddick: Blindsided Image
Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako
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Mr. Butcher
Butcher
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Via Satellite
Paul