
Karl Urban
13 FOLLOWERS • 33 CREDITS • JUN 7, 1972 • 52
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 installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of 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 streaming television series The Boys.
Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Honest Trailers

Gen V

Xena: Warrior Princess

Marvel Studios Legends

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Shortland Street

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

ARK: The Animated Series

Thor: Ragnarok

Riddick

Walking with Dinosaurs

Star Trek

RED

Ghost Ship

Star Trek Into Darkness

The Bourne Supremacy

The Chronicles of Riddick

Star Trek Beyond

Untitled Star Trek 4

Riddick: Blindsided

Acts of Vengeance

Doom

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

The Boys

Almost Human

Mortal Kombat II

The Sea Beast

The Loft

Dredd
Production Credits
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