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