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