Karl Urban
Acting
Born 1972-06-07 · Wellington, New Zealand
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
The Boys
2019 · TV
Shortland Street
1992 · TV
White Fang
1993 · TV
ARK: The Animated Series
2024 · TV
Almost Human
2013 · TV
DC Showcase Animated Shorts
2010 · TV
Comanche Moon
2008 · TV
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020 · TV
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 · TV
Gen V
2023 · TV
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 · TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV