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

Mortal Kombat II 2026 ★ 8.0
The Bluff 2026 ★ 6.7
Gen V 2023 ★ 7.7
The Sea Beast 2022 ★ 7.3
The Boys 2019 ★ 8.4
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 ★ 6.3
Thor: Ragnarok 2017 ★ 7.6
Star Trek Beyond 2016 ★ 6.8
The Loft 2014 ★ 6.4
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 ★ 7.3
Riddick 2013 ★ 6.3
Almost Human 2013 ★ 7.4
Dredd 2012 ★ 6.9
Priest 2011 ★ 5.9
RED 2010 ★ 6.7
Star Trek 2009 ★ 7.4
Doom 2005 ★ 5.2
The Bourne Supremacy 2004 ★ 7.3
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 ★ 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 ★ 8.4
Ghost Ship 2002 ★ 6.0
Xena: Warrior Princess 1995 ★ 7.6
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 1995 ★ 7.0
Shortland Street 1992 ★ 5.3