
Karl Urban
Born: 1972-06-07
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

Mortal Kombat II
2026

DC Showcase Animated Shorts
2010

The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004

The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003

The Boys
2019

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002

ARK: The Animated Series
2024

Gen V
2023

Thor: Ragnarok
2017

Xena: Warrior Princess
1995

Star Trek
2009

For the Love of Spock
2016

Almost Human
2013

The Bourne Supremacy
2004

The Sea Beast
2022

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013

Comanche Moon
2008