Karl 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.
Filmography (57)
Mortal Kombat II
The Bluff
I, Object
ARK: The Animated Series
Gen V
The Sea Beast
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Reunited Apart
The Boys
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Bent
Thor: Ragnarok
Acts of Vengeance
Hangman
For the Love of Spock
Star Trek Beyond
Pete's Dragon
50 Years of Star Trek
Building Star Trek
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
The Loft
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Almost Human
Star Trek Into Darkness
Riddick: Blindsided
Riddick
Walking with Dinosaurs
Dredd
Priest
RED
And Soon the Darkness
Star Trek
Reclaiming the Blade
Comanche Moon
Pathfinder
Out of the Blue
Doom
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
The Bourne Supremacy
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Ghost Ship
The Price of Milk
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Heaven
Via Satellite
Amazon High
Xena: Warrior Princess
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
White Fang
Chunuk Bair
Shortland Street