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

  • Gen V

    Gen V

  • 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

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Shortland Street

    Shortland Street

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • RED

    RED

  • Mortal Kombat II

    Mortal Kombat II

  • Ghost Ship

    Ghost Ship

  • Dredd

    Dredd

  • The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

  • The Bourne Supremacy

    The Bourne Supremacy

  • Star Trek Beyond

    Star Trek Beyond

  • Priest

    Priest

  • Pathfinder

    Pathfinder

  • Riddick

    Riddick

  • Almost Human

    Almost Human

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

    Star Trek Into Darkness

  • The Loft

    The Loft

  • Walking with Dinosaurs

    Walking with Dinosaurs

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon

  • ARK: The Animated Series

    ARK: The Animated Series

  • Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

    Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

  • Heaven

    Heaven

  • The Bluff

    The Bluff

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

  • For the Love of Spock

    For the Love of Spock

  • Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

    Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

  • Via Satellite

    Via Satellite

  • Doom

    Doom

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Bent

    Bent

  • 50 Years of Star Trek

    50 Years of Star Trek

  • And Soon the Darkness

    And Soon the Darkness

  • DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

    DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

  • Batman: Death in the Family

    Batman: Death in the Family

  • Acts of Vengeance

    Acts of Vengeance

  • Amazon High

    Amazon High

  • Hangman

    Hangman

  • I, Object

    I, Object

  • The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

    The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

  • White Fang

    White Fang

  • Chunuk Bair

    Chunuk Bair

  • Reclaiming the Blade

    Reclaiming the Blade

  • The Price of Milk

    The Price of Milk

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • Building Star Trek

    Building Star Trek

  • The Making of The Two Towers

    The Making of The Two Towers

  • Riddick: Blindsided

    Riddick: Blindsided

  • Mr. Butcher

    Mr. Butcher