
Karl Urban
Known for acting · Born 7 June 1972 · 54 · Wellington, New Zealand
59 credits
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 Boys
2019

Star Trek Beyond
2016

Dredd
2012

Shortland Street
1992

Priest
2011

Mortal Kombat II
2026

Doom
2005

The Sea Beast
2022

Star Trek
2009

The Loft
2014

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013

The Bourne Supremacy
2004