Karl Urban

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-06-07 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Karl Urban

Biography

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

    The Boys

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Xena: Warrior Princess

    Xena: Warrior Princess

  • Xena: Warrior Princess

    Xena: Warrior Princess

  • Xena: Warrior Princess

    Xena: Warrior Princess

  • Xena: Warrior Princess

    Xena: Warrior Princess

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • Gen V

    Gen V

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Riddick

    Riddick

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

  • Dredd

    Dredd

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • The Bourne Supremacy

    The Bourne Supremacy

  • RED

    RED

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

    Star Trek Into Darkness

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • I, Object

    I, Object

  • Priest

    Priest

  • Heaven

    Heaven

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

  • The Bluff

    The Bluff

  • Ghost Ship

    Ghost Ship

  • Hangman

    Hangman

  • Mortal Kombat II

    Mortal Kombat II

  • Almost Human

    Almost Human

  • Chunuk Bair

    Chunuk Bair

  • Doom

    Doom

  • The Loft

    The Loft

  • Shortland Street

    Shortland Street

  • Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon

  • ARK: The Animated Series

    ARK: The Animated Series

  • DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

    DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

  • Mr. Butcher

    Mr. Butcher

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • Acts of Vengeance

    Acts of Vengeance

  • Via Satellite

    Via Satellite

  • Bent

    Bent

  • Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

    Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

  • Walking with Dinosaurs

    Walking with Dinosaurs

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • Pathfinder

    Pathfinder

  • White Fang

    White Fang

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • And Soon the Darkness

    And Soon the Darkness

  • For the Love of Spock

    For the Love of Spock

  • DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

    DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

  • 50 Years of Star Trek

    50 Years of Star Trek

  • Reclaiming the Blade

    Reclaiming the Blade

  • The Making of 'The Two Towers'

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'

  • Riddick: Blindsided

    Riddick: Blindsided

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

    Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

  • Building Star Trek

    Building Star Trek

  • Amazon High

    Amazon High

  • The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

    The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

  • The Price of Milk

    The Price of Milk