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