Karl Urban

Biography

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

Career Timeline

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  1. 2026
    Mortal Kombat II

    Johnny Cage • Acting

  2. 2026
    The Bluff

    Captain Connor • Acting

  3. 2026
    I, Object

    Acting

  4. 2022
    The Sea Beast

    Jacob Holland (voice) • Acting

  5. 2020
    DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

    Sergeant Rock (voice) • Acting

  6. 2019
    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Stormtrooper (uncredited) • Acting

  7. 2019
    DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

    Sgt. Rock (voice) • Acting

  8. 2018
    Bent

    Danny Gallagher • Acting

Karl Urban - Aperture