Actor · Voice Actor
Karl Urban
Also known as: Karl-Heinz Urban
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.
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Filmography
20 creditsMortal Kombat II
as Johnny Cage
I, Object
as Frank
The Loft
as Vincent Stevens
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd
as Judge Dredd
Priest
as Black Hat
RED
as William Cooper
And Soon the Darkness
as Michael
Star Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
as Self
Pathfinder
as Ghost
Out of the Blue
as Nick Harvey
Doom
as John "Reaper" Grimm
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Vaako
The Bourne Supremacy
as Kirill
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Éomer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Éomer
Ghost Ship
as Munder
The Price of Milk
as Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
as Harry Ballard