Karl Urban
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1972
- Birthplace
- Wellington, New Zealand
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
I, Object 2026
as Frank, Producer
Mortal Kombat II 2026
as Johnny Cage
The Bluff 2026
as Captain Connor
The Sea Beast 2022
as Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family 2020
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock 2019
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
Bent 2018
as Danny Gallagher
Hangman 2017
as Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance 2017
as Strode
Thor: Ragnarok 2017
as Skurge
For the Love of Spock 2016
as Self
Building Star Trek 2016
as Himself
50 Years of Star Trek 2016
as Self
Pete's Dragon 2016
as Gavin
Star Trek Beyond 2016
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Loft 2014
as Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD 2014
as Self
Walking with Dinosaurs 2013
as Uncle Zack
Riddick 2013
as Lord Vaako
Riddick: Blindsided 2013
as Vaako
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
as Bones
Dredd 2012
as Judge Dredd
Priest 2011
as Black Hat
RED 2010
as William Cooper
And Soon the Darkness 2010
as Michael
Star Trek 2009
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade 2009
as Self
Pathfinder 2007
as Ghost
Out of the Blue 2006
as Nick Harvey
The Making of The Two Towers 2006
as Self
The Making of The Return of the King 2006
as Self
Doom 2005
as John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne Supremacy 2004
as Kirill
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004
as Vaako
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
as Éomer
The Two Towers: Weta workshop 2003
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
as Éomer
Ghost Ship 2002
as Munder
The Price of Milk 2001
as Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons 2000
as Harry Ballard
Heaven 1999
as Sweeper
Via Satellite 1998
as Paul
Amazon High 1997
as Kor
Chunuk Bair 1992
as Wellington soldier
Credits from TMDB.