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Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Actor

Born 1972-06-07 · 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.

The Boys
Series
8.5

The Boys

2019

Mortal Kombat II
Movie
6.9

Mortal Kombat II

2026

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series
5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Gen V
Series
7.7

Gen V

2023

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie
8.5

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Xena: Warrior Princess
Series
7.5

Xena: Warrior Princess

1995

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie
8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Karl Urban · Filmography