Karl Urban
Actor
Born June 7, 1972 in Wellington, New Zealand
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 instalments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third instalments of the 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 series streaming on television, The Boys.
Filmography
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I, Object
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
The Bluff
Captain Connor
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)
Gen V
Billy Butcher
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self
Reunited Apart
Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
The Boys
Billy Butcher
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
Bent
Danny Gallagher
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
For the Love of Spock
Self
Building Star Trek
Himself
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Pete's Dragon
Gavin
Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Loft
Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack
Almost Human
John Kennex
Riddick
Lord Vaako
Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd
Judge Dredd
Priest
Black Hat
RED
William Cooper
And Soon the Darkness
Michael
Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
Self
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call
Pathfinder
Ghost
Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey
Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill
The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
Ghost Ship
Munder
The Price of Milk
Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard
Heaven
Sweeper
Via Satellite
Paul
Amazon High
Kor
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid
White Fang
David
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier