Karl Urban

Actor

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.

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Éomer
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Éomer
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — Skurge
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Stormtrooper (uncredited)
• Star Trek (2009) — Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — Bones
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004) — Kirill
• RED (2010) — William Cooper
• Star Trek Beyond (2016) — Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
• Dredd (2012) — Judge Dredd
• The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) — Vaako
• Riddick (2013) — Lord Vaako
• Ghost Ship (2002) — Munder
• Mortal Kombat II (2026) — Johnny Cage
• Priest (2011) — Black Hat
• Doom (2005) — John "Reaper" Grimm
• Pete's Dragon (2016) — Gavin
• The Sea Beast (2022) — Jacob Holland (voice)
• The Loft (2014) — Vincent Stevens
• Pathfinder (2007) — Ghost
• Hangman (2017) — Detective Ruiney
• Acts of Vengeance (2017) — Strode
• Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) — Uncle Zack
• DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family (2020) — Sergeant Rock (voice)