
Cast
Karl Urban
Acting
Cast
Karl Urban
Known for
Acting
Born
1972-06-07
From
Wellington, New Zealand
Also known as Karl-Heinz 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 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.

Mortal Kombat II
as Johnny Cage

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Éomer

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Éomer

Thor: Ragnarok
as Skurge

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Priest
as Black Hat

Star Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek Beyond
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

The Bourne Supremacy
as Kirill

RED
as William Cooper

The Loft
as Vincent Stevens

The Bluff
as Captain Connor

Dredd
as Judge Dredd

The Sea Beast
as Jacob Holland (voice)

Riddick
as Lord Vaako

Doom
as John "Reaper" Grimm

Ghost Ship
as Munder

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
as Sergeant Rock (voice)

Pete's Dragon
as Gavin

Pathfinder
as Ghost

The Chronicles of Riddick
as Vaako

Bent
as Danny Gallagher

Walking with Dinosaurs
as Uncle Zack

Hangman
as Detective Ruiney

Acts of Vengeance
as Strode

50 Years of Star Trek
as Self

For the Love of Spock
as Self

And Soon the Darkness
as Michael

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
as Self

The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self

I, Object

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
as Sgt. Rock (voice)

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

Out of the Blue
as Nick Harvey

The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
as Harry Ballard

Heaven
as Sweeper

Amazon High
as Kor

Reclaiming the Blade
as Self

The Price of Milk
as Rob

Building Star Trek
as Himself

Chunuk Bair
as Wellington soldier

Riddick: Blindsided
as Vaako

Via Satellite
as Paul