Karl Urban
Acting
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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Bluff
The Boys
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gen V
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Thor: Ragnarok
Star Trek
RED
Almost Human
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dredd
The Bourne Supremacy
Star Trek Beyond
Priest
Riddick
The Sea Beast
Ghost Ship
Doom
Pete's Dragon
The Loft
The Chronicles of Riddick
Pathfinder
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