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