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Karl Urban

Acting · Born 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.

Movies with Karl Urban

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Éomer
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Éomer
• Mortal Kombat II (2026) — Johnny Cage
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — Skurge
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Stormtrooper (uncredited)
• Star Trek (2009) — Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
• The Bluff (2026) — Captain Connor
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004) — Kirill
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
• Star Trek Beyond (2016) — Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
• The Sea Beast (2022) — Jacob Holland (voice)
• Pete's Dragon (2016) — Gavin

TV shows with Karl Urban

• The Boys (2019) — Billy Butcher
• Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) — Julius Caesar
• Shortland Street (1992) — Jamie Forrest
• Almost Human (2013) — John Kennex
• ARK: The Animated Series (2024) — Bob (voice)
• White Fang (1993) — David