Karl Urban
Acting
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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.
Filmography
I, Object
2026
Mortal Kombat II
2026
The Boys - The Final
2026
The Bluff
2026
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
Gen V
2023
The Sea Beast
2022
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020
Reunited Apart
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
The Boys
2019
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019
Bent
2018
Hangman
2017
Acts of Vengeance
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
For the Love of Spock
2016
Building Star Trek
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Pete's Dragon
2016
Star Trek Beyond
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Loft
2014
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
Almost Human
2013
Riddick
2013
Riddick: Blindsided
2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
Dredd
2012
Priest
2011
RED
2010
And Soon the Darkness
2010
Star Trek
2009
Reclaiming the Blade
2009
Comanche Moon
2008
Pathfinder
2007
Out of the Blue
2006
Doom
2005
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Ghost Ship
2002
The Price of Milk
2001
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000
Heaven
1999
Via Satellite
1998
Amazon High
1997
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
White Fang
1993
Shortland Street
1992
Chunuk Bair
1992