Karl Urban
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 installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of 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 streaming television series The Boys.
Known for
The Boys
Billy Butcher
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael
Xena: Warrior Princess
Julius Caesar
Xena: Warrior Princess
Cupid
Xena: Warrior Princess
Caesar
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest
Honest Trailers
Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Julius Caesar
Gen V
Billy Butcher
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
Almost Human
John Kennex
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
White Fang
David
Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd
Judge Dredd
RED
William Cooper
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call
Riddick
Lord Vaako
Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Ghost Ship
Munder
The Loft
Vincent Stevens
Priest
Black Hat
Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack (voice)
Pete's Dragon
Gavin
Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako
Pathfinder
Ghost
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
Bent
Danny Gallagher
And Soon the Darkness
Michael
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
For the Love of Spock
Self
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
Reclaiming the Blade
Self
The Making of The Two Towers
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
Black Water Transit
Earl Pike
Building Star Trek
Himself
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard
The Price of Milk
Rob
Heaven
Sweeper
Amazon High
Kor
The Bluff
Via Satellite
Paul
Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako
I, Object
Mr. Butcher
Butcher
Reunited Apart
Self
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self