Karl Urban
Acting
1972-06-07 · 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
TheatersI, Object
2026 · Movie
Mortal Kombat II
2026 · Movie
The Bluff
2026 · Movie
ARK: The Animated Series
2024 · Series
Gen V
2023 · Series
The Sea Beast
2022 · Movie
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 · Movie
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020 · Series
Reunited Apart
2020 · Series
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Movie
The Boys
2019 · Series
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019 · Movie
Bent
2018 · Movie
Hangman
2017 · Movie
Acts of Vengeance
2017 · Movie
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Movie
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Movie
Building Star Trek
2016 · Movie
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Movie
Pete's Dragon
2016 · Movie
Star Trek Beyond
2016 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
The Loft
2014 · Movie
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013 · Movie
Almost Human
2013 · Series
Riddick
2013 · Movie
Riddick: Blindsided
2013 · Movie
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Movie
Dredd
2012 · Movie
Priest
2011 · Movie
RED
2010 · Movie
And Soon the Darkness
2010 · Movie
Star Trek
2009 · Movie
Reclaiming the Blade
2009 · Movie
Comanche Moon
2008 · Series
Pathfinder
2007 · Movie
Out of the Blue
2006 · Movie
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006 · Movie
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006 · Movie
Doom
2005 · Movie
The Bourne Supremacy
2004 · Movie
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004 · Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie
Ghost Ship
2002 · Movie
The Price of Milk
2001 · Movie
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000 · Movie
Heaven
1999 · Movie
Via Satellite
1998 · Movie
Amazon High
1997 · Movie
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 · Series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 · Series
White Fang
1993 · Series
Shortland Street
1992 · Series
Chunuk Bair
1992 · Movie