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

  • Gen V

    Gen V

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • 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 Return of the King

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • RED

    RED

  • Dredd

    Dredd

  • The Bourne Supremacy

    The Bourne Supremacy

  • Riddick

    Riddick

  • The Loft

    The Loft

  • Ghost Ship

    Ghost Ship

  • The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

    Star Trek Into Darkness

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Mortal Kombat II

    Mortal Kombat II

  • Priest

    Priest

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • Almost Human

    Almost Human

  • 50 Years of Star Trek

    50 Years of Star Trek

  • The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

    The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

  • Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon

  • Doom

    Doom

  • Bent

    Bent

  • ARK: The Animated Series

    ARK: The Animated Series

  • Hangman

    Hangman

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Walking with Dinosaurs

    Walking with Dinosaurs

  • Amazon High

    Amazon High

  • I, Object

    I, Object

  • Heaven

    Heaven

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • Shortland Street

    Shortland Street

  • Acts of Vengeance

    Acts of Vengeance

  • Pathfinder

    Pathfinder

  • Via Satellite

    Via Satellite

  • And Soon the Darkness

    And Soon the Darkness

  • Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

    Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Batman: Death in the Family

    Batman: Death in the Family

  • For the Love of Spock

    For the Love of Spock

  • 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

  • DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

    DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

  • Chunuk Bair

    Chunuk Bair

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • White Fang

    White Fang

  • Reclaiming the Blade

    Reclaiming the Blade

  • The Price of Milk

    The Price of Milk

  • The Making of 'The Two Towers'

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'

  • Building Star Trek

    Building Star Trek

  • The Bluff

    The Bluff

  • Riddick: Blindsided

    Riddick: Blindsided

  • Mr. Butcher

    Mr. Butcher