
Karl Urban
Birthday: 1972-06-07
Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
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.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002
Adventure
Fantasy
Action

Ghost Ship, 2002
Horror
Mystery
Thriller

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003
Adventure
Fantasy
Action

The Bourne Supremacy, 2004
Action
Drama
Thriller

The Chronicles of Riddick, 2004
Action
Sci-Fi

Doom, 2005
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi

Pathfinder, 2007
Adventure
Action

Star Trek, 2009
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure

RED, 2010
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Detective
Thriller

And Soon the Darkness, 2010
Horror
Thriller
Detective
Mystery

Priest, 2011
Action
Fantasy
Horror
Thriller

Dredd, 2012
Action
Sci-Fi

Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Riddick, 2013
Sci-Fi
Action
Thriller

Walking with Dinosaurs, 2013
Animation
Adventure

The Loft, 2014
Thriller

Star Trek Beyond, 2016
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Pete's Dragon, 2016
Adventure
Fantasy

Thor: Ragnarok, 2017
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Acts of Vengeance, 2017
Thriller
Action
Drama

Hangman, 2017
Mystery
Detective
Thriller

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019
Adventure
Action
Sci-Fi

The Sea Beast, 2022
Animation
Adventure
Fantasy