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.
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Movies (45)
I, Object
2026 · Frank, Producer
Mortal Kombat II
2026 · Johnny Cage
El engaño
2026 · Captain Connor
Monstruo del mar
2022 · Jacob Holland (voice)
Batman: Muerte en la Familia
2020 · Sergeant Rock (voice)
Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker
2019 · Stormtrooper (uncredited)
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019 · Sgt. Rock (voice)
Bent: Corrupción Policiaca
2018 · Danny Gallagher
El Verdugo
2017 · Detective Ruiney
Actos de Venganza
2017 · Strode
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Skurge
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Self
Building Star Trek
2016 · Himself
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
Mi amigo el dragón
2016 · Gavin
Star Trek Sin Límites
2016 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
El penthouse
2014 · Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014 · Self
Caminando Con Dinosaurios
2013 · Uncle Zack
Riddick: El amo de la oscuridad
2013 · Lord Vaako
Riddick: Blindsided
2013 · Vaako
Star Trek: En la oscuridad
2013 · Bones
Dredd
2012 · Judge Dredd
Priest - El vengador
2011 · Black Hat
RED
2010 · William Cooper
And Soon the Darkness
2010 · Michael
Star Trek
2009 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
2009 · Self
Los Conquistadores
2007 · Ghost
Out of the Blue
2006 · Nick Harvey
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006 · Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006 · Self
Doom: La puerta del infierno
2005 · John "Reaper" Grimm
La supremacía Bourne
2004 · Kirill
La Batalla de Riddick
2004 · Vaako
El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey
2003 · Éomer
The Two Towers: Weta workshop
2003 · Self
El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres
2002 · Éomer
Barco fantasma
2002 · Munder
The Price of Milk
2001 · Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000 · Harry Ballard
Heaven
1999 · Sweeper
Via Satellite
1998 · Paul
Amazon High
1997 · Kor
Chunuk Bair
1992 · Wellington soldier
TV shows (13)
ARK: La serie animada
2024 · Bob (voice)
Gen V
2023 · Billy Butcher
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020 · Self
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
The Boys
2019 · Billy Butcher, Producer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Almost Human
2013 · John Kennex
Comanche Moon
2008 · Woodrow F. Call
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 · Mael, Julius Caesar, Cupid, Kor
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 · Cupid, Julius Caesar
White Fang
1993 · David
Shortland Street
1992 · Jamie Forrest