Karl Urban
Actor

Karl Urban

18 Movies
1 TV Shows
19 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 19
Birthday June 7, 1972 (54 years old)
Place of Birth Wellington, New Zealand
Also Known As Karl-Heinz Urban
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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 Γ‰omer 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.

Filmography (57)

I, Object 2026
Mortal Kombat II 2026 The Bluff 2026
ARK: The Animated Series 2024
Gen V 2023
The Sea Beast 2022
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family 2020
Reunited Apart 2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys 2020
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 The Boys 2019
Bent 2018
Thor: Ragnarok 2017
Hangman 2017
Acts of Vengeance 2017
Star Trek Beyond 2016 Pete's Dragon 2016
50 Years of Star Trek 2016
Building Star Trek 2016
For the Love of Spock 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
The Loft 2014
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 Riddick 2013 Walking with Dinosaurs 2013
Riddick: Blindsided 2013
Almost Human 2013
Dredd 2012 Priest 2011
And Soon the Darkness 2010
RED 2010 Star Trek 2009
Reclaiming the Blade 2009
Comanche Moon 2008
Pathfinder 2007
Out of the Blue 2006
Doom 2005
The Bourne Supremacy 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick 2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King' 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers' 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
Ghost Ship 2002
The Price of Milk 2001
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons 2000
Heaven 1999
Via Satellite 1998
Amazon High 1997
Xena: Warrior Princess 1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 1995
White Fang 1993
Chunuk Bair 1992
Shortland Street 1992