Karl Urban
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Boys
Billy Butcher
2019
Film
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
2026
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
2003
Film
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
2017
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
2002
Series
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael
1995
Series
Xena: Warrior Princess
Julius Caesar
1995
Series
Xena: Warrior Princess
Cupid
1995
Series
Xena: Warrior Princess
Kor
1995
Series
Gen V
Billy Butcher
2023
Series
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest
1992
Film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
Film
Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2009
Film
Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2016
Film
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2013
Series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid
1995
Series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Julius Caesar
1995
Film
The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill
2004
Film
The Bluff
Captain Connor
2026
Film
Pete's Dragon
Gavin
2016
Film
RED
William Cooper
2010
Film
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
2022
Film
Dredd
Judge Dredd
2012
Film
Priest
Black Hat
2011
Film
Riddick
Lord Vaako
2013
Film
The Loft
Vincent Stevens
2014
Film
Ghost Ship
Munder
2002
Film
Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm
2005
Series
Almost Human
John Kennex
2013
Series
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)
2024
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Film
The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako
2004
Film
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
2017
Film
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
2020
Film
Pathfinder
Ghost
2007
Series
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call
2008
Film
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack
2013
Series
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self
2020
Film
Bent
Danny Gallagher
2018
Series
White Fang
David
1993
Film
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
2017
Film
And Soon the Darkness
Michael
2010
Film
Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey
2006
Film
For the Love of Spock
Self
2016
Film
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2006
Film
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
2006
Film
I, Object
Frank
2026
Film
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
2016
Film
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard
2000
Film
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier
1992
Film
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
2019
Film
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
2014
Film
Reclaiming the Blade
Self
2009
Film
The Price of Milk
Rob
2001
Film
Building Star Trek
Himself
2016
Film
Amazon High
Kor
1997
Film
Heaven
Sweeper
1999
Film
Via Satellite
Paul
1998
Film
Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako
2013