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