Karl Urban
Acting
1972-06-07 · 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.
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014 · 5.2
movieWalking with Dinosaurs
as Uncle Zack · 2013 · 6.2
tvAlmost Human
as John Kennex · 2013 · 7.4
movieRiddick
as Lord Vaako · 2013 · 6.3
movieRiddick: Blindsided
as Vaako · 2013 · 6.6
movieStar Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy · 2013 · 7.3
movieDredd
as Judge Dredd · 2012 · 6.9
moviePriest
as Black Hat · 2011 · 5.9
movieRED
as William Cooper · 2010 · 6.7
movieAnd Soon the Darkness
as Michael · 2010 · 5.3
movieStar Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy · 2009 · 7.4
movieReclaiming the Blade
as Self · 2009 · 5.9
tvComanche Moon
as Woodrow F. Call · 2008 · 7.1
moviePathfinder
as Ghost · 2007 · 5.7
movieOut of the Blue
as Nick Harvey · 2006 · 6.5
movieDoom
as John "Reaper" Grimm · 2005 · 5.2
movieThe Bourne Supremacy
as Kirill · 2004 · 7.3
movieThe Chronicles of Riddick
as Vaako · 2004 · 6.6
movieThe Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self · 2004 · 8.8
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Éomer · 2003 · 8.5
movieThe Making of 'The Two Towers'
as · 2003 · 8.8
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Éomer · 2002 · 8.4
movieGhost Ship
as Munder · 2002 · 6.0
movieThe Price of Milk
as Rob · 2001 · 5.6