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.
movieThe Irrefutable Truth About Demons
as Harry Ballard · 2000 · 5.2
movieHeaven
as Sweeper · 1999 · 5.4
movieVia Satellite
as Paul · 1998 · 5.2
movieAmazon High
as Kor · 1997 · 4.0
tvXena: Warrior Princess
as Mael · 1995 · 7.6
tvXena: Warrior Princess
as Julius Caesar · 1995 · 7.6
tvXena: Warrior Princess
as Cupid · 1995 · 7.6
tvXena: Warrior Princess
as Kor · 1995 · 7.6
tvHercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Cupid · 1995 · 7.0
tvHercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Julius Caesar · 1995 · 7.0
tvWhite Fang
as David · 1993 · 5.2
tvShortland Street
as Jamie Forrest · 1992 · 5.3
movieChunuk Bair
as Wellington soldier · 1992 · 6.8