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Name
Karl Urban

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1972-06-07 (54 years old)

Place of Birth
Wellington, New Zealand

Biography

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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Éomer
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Éomer
2007 Pathfinder as Ghost
2004 The Bourne Supremacy as Kirill
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick as Vaako
2006 Out of the Blue as Nick Harvey
2001 The Price of Milk as Rob
2005 Doom as John "Reaper" Grimm
2010 And Soon the Darkness as Michael
2002 Ghost Ship as Munder
2009 Star Trek as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2000 The Irrefutable Truth About Demons as Harry Ballard
2011 Priest as Black Hat
2010 RED as William Cooper
2012 Dredd as Judge Dredd
2026 I, Object as Frank
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2026 Mortal Kombat II as Johnny Cage
2014 The Loft as Vincent Stevens
2009 Reclaiming the Blade as Self
2013 Riddick as Lord Vaako
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs as Uncle Zack
2022 The Sea Beast as Jacob Holland (voice)
1992 Chunuk Bair as Wellington soldier
1998 Via Satellite as Paul
2013 Riddick: Blindsided as Vaako
2016 Star Trek Beyond as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2016 Pete's Dragon as Gavin
2017 Thor: Ragnarok as Skurge
2016 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
2016 Building Star Trek as Himself
1999 Heaven as Sweeper
2017 Hangman as Detective Ruiney
2017 Acts of Vengeance as Strode
2018 Bent as Danny Gallagher
2014 Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD as Self
2016 For the Love of Spock as Self
2019 DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock as Sgt. Rock (voice)
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
1997 Amazon High as Kor
2006 The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
2006 The Making of 'The Two Towers' as Self
2020 DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family as Sergeant Rock (voice)
2026 The Bluff as Captain Connor

1992 Shortland Street ( 521 episodes ) as Jamie Forrest
1995 Xena: Warrior Princess ( 1 episode ) as Mael
1993 White Fang ( 26 episodes ) as David
2024 ARK: The Animated Series ( 14 episodes ) as Bob (voice)
2008 Comanche Moon ( 3 episodes ) as Woodrow F. Call
2013 Almost Human ( 13 episodes ) as John Kennex
2023 Gen V ( 1 episode ) as Billy Butcher
2019 The Boys ( 40 episodes ) as Billy Butcher
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1995 Xena: Warrior Princess ( 8 episodes ) as Julius Caesar
1995 Xena: Warrior Princess ( 2 episodes ) as Cupid
1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ( 1 episode ) as Cupid
1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ( 1 episode ) as Julius Caesar
2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
2020 Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1995 Xena: Warrior Princess ( 1 episode ) as Kor
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest

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