Karl Urban
Acting
- Born:
- 1972-06-07
- 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
Filmography
I, Object
Mortal Kombat II
The Bluff
ARK: The Animated Series
Gen V
The Sea Beast
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Reunited Apart
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Boys
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Bent
Hangman
Acts of Vengeance
Thor: Ragnarok
For the Love of Spock
Building Star Trek
50 Years of Star Trek
Pete's Dragon
Star Trek Beyond
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Loft
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Walking with Dinosaurs
Almost Human
Riddick
Riddick: Blindsided
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dredd
Priest
RED
And Soon the Darkness
Star Trek
Reclaiming the Blade
Comanche Moon
Pathfinder
Out of the Blue
The Making of The Return of the King
The Making of The Two Towers
Doom
The Bourne Supremacy
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Two Towers: Weta workshop
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Ghost Ship
The Price of Milk
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Heaven
Via Satellite
Amazon High
Xena: Warrior Princess
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
White Fang
Shortland Street
Chunuk Bair