Karl Urban
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
I, Object
Movie · as Frank
Mortal Kombat II
Movie · as Johnny Cage
The Bluff
Movie · as Captain Connor
ARK: The Animated Series
TV · as Bob (voice) · 14 eps
Gen V
TV · as Billy Butcher · 1 ep
The Sea Beast
Movie · as Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Movie · as Sergeant Rock (voice)
Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
TV · as Self · 2 eps
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Movie · as Sgt. Rock (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
The Boys
TV · as Billy Butcher · 40 eps
Bent
Movie · as Danny Gallagher
Thor: Ragnarok
Movie · as Skurge
Hangman
Movie · as Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
Movie · as Strode
Star Trek Beyond
Movie · as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Pete's Dragon
Movie · as Gavin
50 Years of Star Trek
Movie · as Self
Building Star Trek
Movie · as Himself
For the Love of Spock
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Loft
Movie · as Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Star Trek Into Darkness
Movie · as Bones
Riddick
Movie · as Lord Vaako
Walking with Dinosaurs
Movie · as Uncle Zack
Riddick: Blindsided
Movie · as Vaako
Almost Human
TV · as John Kennex · 13 eps
Dredd
Movie · as Judge Dredd
Priest
Movie · as Black Hat
And Soon the Darkness
Movie · as Michael
RED
Movie · as William Cooper
Star Trek
Movie · as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
Movie · as Self
Comanche Moon
TV · as Woodrow F. Call · 3 eps
Pathfinder
Movie · as Ghost
Out of the Blue
Movie · as Nick Harvey
The Making of The Return of the King
Movie · as Self
The Making of The Two Towers
Movie · as Self
Doom
Movie · as John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne Supremacy
Movie · as Kirill
The Chronicles of Riddick
Movie · as Vaako
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie · as Éomer
The Two Towers: Weta workshop
Movie · as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie · as Éomer
Ghost Ship
Movie · as Munder
The Price of Milk
Movie · as Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Movie · as Harry Ballard
Heaven
Movie · as Sweeper
Via Satellite
Movie · as Paul
Amazon High
Movie · as Kor
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV · as Mael, Julius Caesar, Cupid, Kor · 1 ep
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV · as Cupid, Julius Caesar · 1 ep
White Fang
TV · as David · 26 eps
Chunuk Bair
Movie · as Wellington soldier
Shortland Street
TV · as Jamie Forrest · 521 eps