Karl Urban
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.
Filmography (25)
The Bluff
Mortal Kombat II
The Sea Beast
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Bent
Thor: Ragnarok
Acts of Vengeance
Hangman
Star Trek Beyond
Pete's Dragon
The Loft
Star Trek Into Darkness
Riddick
Walking with Dinosaurs
Dredd
Priest
RED
Star Trek
Pathfinder
Doom
The Bourne Supremacy
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ghost Ship
