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Actor

Karl Urban

Born 7 June 1972 · 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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Mortal Kombat II1h 56mJohnny Cage
  2. 2026The Bluff1h 43mCaptain Connor
  3. 2026I, Object1h 32mFrank
  4. 2024ARK: The Animated Series1 seasonBob (voice)
  5. 2022The Sea Beast1h 55mJacob Holland (voice)
  6. 2019DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock14mSgt. Rock (voice)
  7. 2019The Boys5 seasonsBilly Butcher
  8. 2018Bent1h 36mDanny Gallagher
  9. 2017Hangman1h 38mDetective Ruiney
  10. 2017Acts of Vengeance1h 27mStrode
  11. 2017Thor: Ragnarok2h 11mSkurge
  12. 2016Star Trek Beyond2h 2mDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
  13. 2016Building Star Trek1h 32mHimself
  14. 2016Pete's Dragon1h 43mGavin
  15. 2014The Loft1h 43mVincent Stevens
  16. 2014Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD1h 50mSelf
  17. 2013Almost Human1 seasonJohn Kennex
  18. 2013Walking with Dinosaurs1h 27mUncle Zack
  19. 2013Star Trek Into Darkness2h 12mDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
  20. 2013Riddick: Blindsided6mVaako
  21. 2013Riddick1h 59mLord Vaako
  22. 2012Dredd1h 36mJudge Dredd
  23. 2011Priest1h 27mBlack Hat
  24. 2010And Soon the Darkness1h 31mMichael
  25. 2010RED1h 51mWilliam Cooper
  26. 2009Star Trek2h 7mDr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
  27. 2009Reclaiming the Blade1h 30mSelf
  28. 2008Comanche Moon1 seasonWoodrow F. Call
  29. 2007Pathfinder1h 39mGhost
  30. 2006Out of the Blue1h 43mNick Harvey
  31. 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'1h 52mSelf
  32. 2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'1h 46m
  33. 2005Doom1h 45mJohn "Reaper" Grimm
  34. 2004The Bourne Supremacy1h 48mKirill
  35. 2004The Chronicles of Riddick1h 59mVaako
  36. 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King3h 21mÉomer
  37. 2003The Two Towers: Weta workshop43mSelf
  38. 2002Ghost Ship1h 31mMunder
  39. 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2h 59mÉomer
  40. 2001The Price of Milk1h 27mRob
  41. 2000The Irrefutable Truth About Demons1h 30mHarry Ballard
  42. 1999Heaven1h 45mSweeper
  43. 1998Via Satellite1h 30mPaul
  44. 1997Amazon High2hKor
  45. 1993White Fang1 seasonDavid
  46. 1992Chunuk Bair1h 42mWellington soldier