8.5
Movie
Acting
Karl Urban
- Born
- (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Credits
- 58 titles
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 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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
Movie
8.4
Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
7.6
Movie
Thor: Ragnarok
8.4
TV
The Boys
7.4
Movie
Star Trek
7.3
Movie
Star Trek Into Darkness
7.3
Movie
The Bourne Supremacy
6.7
Movie
RED
6.8
Movie
Star Trek Beyond
6.9
Movie
Dredd
6.6
Movie
The Chronicles of Riddick
6.3
Movie
Riddick
6.0
Movie
Ghost Ship
7.7
Movie
Mortal Kombat II
5.9
Movie
Priest
5.2
Movie
Doom
6.4
Movie
Pete's Dragon
7.3
Movie
The Sea Beast
Acting credits 58
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | I, Object Film | Frank |
| 2026 | Mortal Kombat II Film | Johnny Cage |
| 2026 | The Bluff Film | Captain Connor |
| 2024 | ARK: The Animated Series TV | Bob (voice) (14 ep) |
| 2023 | Gen V TV | Billy Butcher (1 ep) |
| 2022 | The Sea Beast Film | Jacob Holland (voice) |
| 2020 | DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family Film | Sergeant Rock (voice) |
| 2020 | Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Film | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Boys TV | Billy Butcher (40 ep) |
| 2019 | DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock Film | Sgt. Rock (voice) |
| 2018 | Bent Film | Danny Gallagher |
| 2017 | Hangman Film | Detective Ruiney |
| 2017 | Acts of Vengeance Film | Strode |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok Film | Skurge |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock Film | Self |
| 2016 | Building Star Trek Film | Himself |
| 2016 | 50 Years of Star Trek Film | Self |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon Film | Gavin |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond Film | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Loft Film | Vincent Stevens |
| 2014 | Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD Film | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs Film | Uncle Zack |
| 2013 | Almost Human TV | John Kennex (13 ep) |
| 2013 | Riddick Film | Lord Vaako |
| 2013 | Riddick: Blindsided Film | Vaako |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness Film | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy |
| 2012 | Dredd Film | Judge Dredd |
| 2011 | Priest Film | Black Hat |
| 2010 | RED Film | William Cooper |
| 2010 | And Soon the Darkness Film | Michael |
| 2009 | Star Trek Film | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy |
| 2009 | Reclaiming the Blade Film | Self |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon TV | Woodrow F. Call (3 ep) |
| 2007 | Pathfinder Film | Ghost |
| 2006 | Out of the Blue Film | Nick Harvey |
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Return of the King' Film | Self |
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Two Towers' Film | Self |
| 2005 | Doom Film | John "Reaper" Grimm |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy Film | Kirill |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick Film | Vaako |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Film | Éomer |
| 2003 | The Two Towers: Weta workshop Film | Self |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Film | Éomer |
| 2002 | Ghost Ship Film | Munder |
| 2001 | The Price of Milk Film | Rob |
| 2000 | The Irrefutable Truth About Demons Film | Harry Ballard |
| 1999 | Heaven Film | Sweeper |
| 1998 | Via Satellite Film | Paul |
| 1997 | Amazon High Film | Kor |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess TV | Mael, Julius Caesar, Cupid, Kor (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys TV | Cupid, Julius Caesar (1 ep) |
| 1993 | White Fang TV | David (26 ep) |
| 1992 | Shortland Street TV | Jamie Forrest (521 ep) |
| 1992 | Chunuk Bair Film | Wellington soldier |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | I, Object Film | Producer |
| 2019 | The Boys TV | Producer (24 ep) |