Karl Urban
Acting
Born: Jun 07, 1972
From: Wellington, New Zealand
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Kombat II | Johnny Cage | 2026 | — |
| The Sea Beast | Jacob Holland (voice) | 2022 | 7.326 |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Skurge | 2017 | 7.58 |
| Star Trek Beyond | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 2016 | 6.8 |
| Pete's Dragon | Gavin | 2016 | 6.383 |
| 50 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2016 | 6.4 |
| The Loft | Vincent Stevens | 2014 | 6.4 |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 2013 | 7.318 |
| Riddick | Lord Vaako | 2013 | 6.34 |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | Uncle Zack | 2013 | 6.224 |
| Riddick: Blindsided | Vaako | 2013 | 6.6 |
| Dredd | Judge Dredd | 2012 | 6.86 |
| Priest | Black Hat | 2011 | 5.862 |
| And Soon the Darkness | Michael | 2010 | 5.242 |
| RED | William Cooper | 2010 | 6.706 |
| Star Trek | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 2009 | 7.429 |
| Reclaiming the Blade | Self | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Pathfinder | Ghost | 2007 | 5.658 |
| Out of the Blue | Nick Harvey | 2006 | 6.532 |
| Doom | John "Reaper" Grimm | 2005 | 5.2 |
| The Bourne Supremacy | Kirill | 2004 | 7.328 |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Vaako | 2004 | 6.55 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Éomer | 2003 | 8.496 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Éomer | 2002 | 8.415 |
| Ghost Ship | Munder | 2002 | 6.001 |
| The Price of Milk | Rob | 2000 | 5.615 |
| The Irrefutable Truth About Demons | Harry Ballard | 2000 | 5.239 |
| Via Satellite | Paul | 1998 | 5.2 |
| Chunuk Bair | Wellington soldier | 1992 | 6.75 |
| I, Object | — | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1972 |
| From | Wellington, New Zealand |