Karl Urban

Acting

Born Jun 7, 1972 (age 54) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
as ⁨Éomer⁩
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
as ⁨Éomer⁩
Thor: Ragnarok2017
as ⁨Skurge⁩
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
as ⁨Stormtrooper (uncredited)⁩
Star Trek2009
as ⁨Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy⁩
Star Trek Into Darkness2013
as ⁨Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy⁩
as ⁨Kirill⁩
as ⁨William Cooper⁩
as ⁨Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy⁩
as ⁨Judge Dredd⁩
as ⁨Vaako⁩
as ⁨Lord Vaako⁩
as ⁨Munder⁩
as ⁨Johnny Cage⁩
as ⁨Black Hat⁩
as ⁨John "Reaper" Grimm⁩
as ⁨Gavin⁩
as ⁨Jacob Holland (voice)⁩
as ⁨Vincent Stevens⁩
as ⁨Ghost⁩
as ⁨Detective Ruiney⁩
as ⁨Strode⁩
as ⁨Uncle Zack⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Rock (voice)⁩
as ⁨Michael⁩
as ⁨Captain Connor⁩
as ⁨Danny Gallagher⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Rock (voice)⁩
as ⁨Vaako⁩
as ⁨Nick Harvey⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
as ⁨Éomer⁩
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
as ⁨Éomer⁩
Thor: Ragnarok2017
as ⁨Skurge⁩
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
as ⁨Stormtrooper (uncredited)⁩
Star Trek2009
as ⁨Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy⁩
Star Trek Into Darkness2013
as ⁨Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy⁩
as ⁨Kirill⁩
as ⁨William Cooper⁩
as ⁨Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy⁩
as ⁨Judge Dredd⁩
as ⁨Vaako⁩
as ⁨Lord Vaako⁩
as ⁨Munder⁩
as ⁨Johnny Cage⁩
as ⁨Black Hat⁩
as ⁨John "Reaper" Grimm⁩
as ⁨Gavin⁩
as ⁨Jacob Holland (voice)⁩
as ⁨Vincent Stevens⁩
as ⁨Ghost⁩
as ⁨Detective Ruiney⁩
as ⁨Strode⁩
as ⁨Uncle Zack⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Rock (voice)⁩
as ⁨Michael⁩
as ⁨Captain Connor⁩
as ⁨Danny Gallagher⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Rock (voice)⁩
as ⁨Vaako⁩
as ⁨Nick Harvey⁩