Karl Urban
Acteur·rice
7 juin 1972 · 54 years old
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.
Known for
As an actor
I, Object
2026
Mortal Kombat II
2026 · Johnny Cage
The Bluff
2026 · Captain Connor
ARK: The Animated Series
2024 · Bob (voice)
Gen V
2023 · Billy Butcher
The Sea Beast
2022 · Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 · Sergeant Rock (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020 · Self
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019 · Sgt. Rock (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Stormtrooper (uncredited)
The Boys
2019 · Billy Butcher
Bent
2018 · Danny Gallagher
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Skurge
Hangman
2017 · Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
2017 · Strode
Star Trek Beyond
2016 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Pete's Dragon
2016 · Gavin
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
Building Star Trek
2016 · Himself
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
The Loft
2014 · Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Riddick
2013 · Lord Vaako
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013 · Uncle Zack
Riddick: Blindsided
2013 · Vaako
Almost Human
2013 · John Kennex
Dredd
2012 · Judge Dredd
Priest
2011 · Black Hat
And Soon the Darkness
2010 · Michael
RED
2010 · William Cooper
Star Trek
2009 · Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
2009 · Self
Comanche Moon
2008 · Woodrow F. Call
Pathfinder
2007 · Ghost
Out of the Blue
2006 · Nick Harvey
Doom
2005 · John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne Supremacy
2004 · Kirill
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004 · Vaako
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004 · Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Éomer
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Éomer
Ghost Ship
2002 · Munder
The Price of Milk
2001 · Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000 · Harry Ballard
Heaven
1999 · Sweeper
Via Satellite
1998 · Paul
Amazon High
1997 · Kor
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 · Mael, Julius Caesar, Cupid, Kor
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 · Cupid, Julius Caesar
White Fang
1993 · David
Chunuk Bair
1992 · Wellington soldier
Shortland Street
1992 · Jamie Forrest