Karl Urban
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Mortal Kombat II
2025
as Johnny Cage
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Bob (voice)
Gen V
2023
as Billy Butcher
Mr. Butcher
2022
as Butcher
The Sea Beast
2022
as Jacob Holland (voice)
Batman: Death in the Family
2020
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
Butcher: A Short Film
2020
as Billy Butcher
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
The Boys
2019
as Billy Butcher
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
Bent
2018
as Danny Gallagher
Hangman
2017
as Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
2017
as Strode
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Skurge
For the Love of Spock
2016
as Self
Building Star Trek
2016
as Himself
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
Pete's Dragon
2016
as Gavin
Star Trek Beyond
2016
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Loft
2014
as Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014
as Self
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
as Uncle Zack (voice)
Almost Human
2013
as John Kennex
Riddick
2013
as Lord Vaako
Riddick: Blindsided
2013
as Vaako
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd
2012
as Judge Dredd
Priest
2011
as Black Hat
RED
2010
as William Cooper
And Soon the Darkness
2010
as Michael
Black Water Transit
2009
as Earl Pike
Star Trek
2009
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
2009
as Self
Comanche Moon
2008
as Woodrow F. Call
Pathfinder
2007
as Ghost
Out of the Blue
2006
as Nick Harvey
Doom
2005
as John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Kirill
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Vaako
The Making of the Return of the King
2004
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Éomer
The Making of The Two Towers
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Éomer
Ghost Ship
2002
as Munder
The Price of Milk
2000
as Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000
as Harry Ballard
Heaven
1999
as Sweeper
Via Satellite
1998
as Paul
Amazon High
1997
as Kor
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Mael
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Julius Caesar
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Cupid
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Caesar
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Cupid
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Julius Caesar
White Fang
1993
as David
Shortland Street
1992
as Jamie Forrest
Chunuk Bair
1992
as Wellington soldier
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