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Karl Urban
Actor, ProducerBorn June 7, 1972 (52 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | Mortal Kombat 2 · as Johnny Cage |
| 2024 | ARK: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Bob (voice) |
| 2023 | Gen V (TV Series) · as Billy Butcher |
| 2022 | The Sea Beast · as Jacob Holland (voice) |
| 2020 | Batman: Death in the Family · as Sergeant Rock |
| 2020 | Butcher: A Short Film · as Billy Butcher |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker · as Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Boys (TV Series) · as Billy Butcher |
| 2019 | DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock · as Sgt. Rock (voice) |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Hangman · as Detective Ruiney |
| 2017 | Acts of Vengeance · as Strode |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Skurge |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon · as Gavin |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 2014 | The Loft · as Vincent Stevens |
| 2014 | Short Poppies (TV Series) · as Alex The Hair Dresser |
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D · as Uncle Zack (voice) |
| 2013 | Almost Human (TV Series) · as John Kennex |
| 2013 | Riddick · as Lord Vaako |
| 2013 | Riddick: Blindsided · as Vaako |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 2012 | Dredd · as Judge Dredd |
| 2011 | Priest · as Black Hat |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | RED · as William Cooper |
| 2010 | And Soon the Darkness · as Michael |
| 2009 | Black Water Transit · as Earl Pike |
| 2009 | Star Trek · as Dr. Leonard 'bones' Mccoy |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon (TV Series) · as Woodrow F. Call |
| 2007 | Pathfinder · as Ghost |
| 2006 | Out of the Blue · as Nick Harvey |
| 2006 | First Person Shooter Sequence · as John Grimm |
| 2005 | Doom · as John "reaper" Grimm |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy · as Kirill |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick · as Vaako |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as Éomer |
| 2002 | Ghost Ship · as Munder |
| 2000 | The Price of Milk · as Rob |
| 2000 | Truth About Demons · as Harry Ballard |
| 2000 | The Privateers · as Capt. Aran Dravyk |
| 1998 | Heaven · as Sweeper |
| 1998 | Via Satellite · as Paul |
| 1997 | Amazon High · as Kor |
| 1995 | Riding High (TV Series) · as James Westwood |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series) · as Mael |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series) · as Julius Caesar |
| 1993 | White Fang (TV Series) · as David |
| 1992 | Shortland Street (TV Series) · as Jamie Forrest |
| 1992 | Chunuk Bair · as Wellington Soldier |