Karl Urban

About

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 BoysSeries • 2019Xena: Warrior PrincessSeries • 1995The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingMovie • 2003Shortland StreetSeries • 1992Gen VSeries • 2023Mortal Kombat IIMovie • 2026The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMovie • 2002Thor: RagnarokMovie • 2017Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerMovie • 2019Hercules: The Legendary JourneysSeries • 1995The Sea BeastMovie • 2022Star Trek Into DarknessMovie • 2013Star TrekMovie • 2009The Bourne SupremacyMovie • 2004REDMovie • 2010Star Trek BeyondMovie • 2016PriestMovie • 2011I, ObjectMovie • 2026The Chronicles of RiddickMovie • 2004Pete's DragonMovie • 2016DreddMovie • 2012The BluffMovie • 2026Almost HumanSeries • 2013Ghost ShipMovie • 2002