Karl Urban

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-06-07 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Also Known As

  • Καρλ Ούρμπαν
  • 칼 어반
  • Karl-Heinz Urban
  • 卡尔·厄本
  • カール・アーバン
  • 卡爾·厄本
  • کارل اربن
  • کارل اوربان

Karl Urban

Biography

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.

Known For

Thor: Ragnarok
7.6%

Thor: Ragnarok

Oct 2, 2017

The Boys
8.5%

The Boys

Jul 25, 2019

Star Trek
7.4%

Star Trek

May 6, 2009

The Bourne Supremacy
7.3%

The Bourne Supremacy

Jul 23, 2004

RED
6.7%

RED

Oct 13, 2010

Star Trek Beyond
6.8%

Star Trek Beyond

Jul 7, 2016

Dredd
6.8%

Dredd

Sep 7, 2012

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Acting

I, Object
The Bluff
2025
Mortal Kombat II as Johnny Cage
2024
ARK: The Animated Series as Bob (voice)
2023
Gen V as Billy Butcher
2022
Mr. Butcher as Butcher
2022
The Sea Beast as Jacob Holland (voice)
2020
Batman: Death in the Family as Sergeant Rock (voice)
2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys as Self
2020
Reunited Apart as Self
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
The Boys as Billy Butcher
2019
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock as Sgt. Rock (voice)
2018
Bent as Danny Gallagher
2017
Hangman as Detective Ruiney
2017
Acts of Vengeance as Strode
2017
Thor: Ragnarok as Skurge
2016
For the Love of Spock as Self
2016
Building Star Trek as Himself
2016
50 Years of Star Trek as Self
2016
Pete's Dragon as Gavin
2016
Star Trek Beyond as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2014
The Loft as Vincent Stevens
2014
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD as Self
2013
Walking with Dinosaurs as Uncle Zack (voice)
2013
Almost Human 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
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
2009
Reclaiming the Blade as Self
2008
Comanche Moon as Woodrow F. Call
2007
Pathfinder as Ghost
2006
Out of the Blue as Nick Harvey
2005
Doom as John "Reaper" Grimm
2004
The Bourne Supremacy as Kirill
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick as Vaako
2004
The Making of the Return of the King as Self
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Éomer
2003
The Making of The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Éomer
2002
Ghost Ship as Munder
2000
The Price of Milk as Rob
2000
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons as Harry Ballard
1999
Heaven as Sweeper
1998
Via Satellite as Paul
1997
Amazon High as Kor
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess as Mael
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess as Julius Caesar
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess as Cupid
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess as Caesar
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Cupid
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Julius Caesar
1993
White Fang as David
1992
Shortland Street as Jamie Forrest
1992
Chunuk Bair as Wellington soldier

Production

2019
The Boys as Producer
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