Karl Urban
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 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.
Known For
Éomer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ghost
Pathfinder
Kirill
The Bourne Supremacy
Vaako
The Chronicles of Riddick
Nick Harvey
Out of the Blue
Rob
The Price of Milk
John "Reaper" Grimm
Doom
Michael
And Soon the Darkness
Munder
Ghost Ship
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek
Harry Ballard
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Black Hat
Priest
William Cooper
RED
Judge Dredd
Dredd
I, Object
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek Into Darkness
Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat II
Vincent Stevens
The Loft
Self
Reclaiming the Blade
Lord Vaako
Riddick
Uncle Zack
Walking with Dinosaurs
Jacob Holland (voice)
The Sea Beast
Paul
Via Satellite
Wellington soldier
Chunuk Bair
Vaako
Riddick: Blindsided
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek Beyond
Gavin
Pete's Dragon
Captain Connor
The Bluff
Skurge
Thor: Ragnarok
Self
50 Years of Star Trek
Himself
Building Star Trek
Butcher
Mr. Butcher
Sweeper
Heaven
Detective Ruiney
Hangman
Strode
Acts of Vengeance
Danny Gallagher
Bent
Self
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
For the Love of Spock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Kor
Amazon High
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Sergeant Rock (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-06-07
Place of Birth
Wellington, New Zealand
Also Known As
Καρλ Ούρμπαν