Actor
Karl Urban
June 7, 1972 · 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.
Notable work
8.5The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Éomer
8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Éomer
7.6Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
as Skurge
8.4The Boys (2019)
as Billy Butcher
6.3Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
7.4Star Trek (2009)
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
7.3Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
7.3The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
as Kirill
6.7RED (2010)
as William Cooper
6.8Star Trek Beyond (2016)
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
6.6The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
as Vaako
6.3Riddick (2013)
as Lord Vaako
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