🎬 Movies Mates PEOPLE
Karl Urban
Acting
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 s…
Read full 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.
Biography expanded
BODY OF WORK
Karl Urban's Filmography
Select any movie to open its full Movies Mates details page.
I, Object
as Frank
Mortal Kombat II
as Johnny Cage
The Bluff
as Captain Connor
The Sea Beast
as Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
Bent
as Danny Gallagher
Hangman
as Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
as Strode
Thor: Ragnarok
as Skurge
For the Love of Spock
as Self
Building Star Trek
as Himself
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
Pete's Dragon
as Gavin
Star Trek Beyond
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Loft
as Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
as Self
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Uncle Zack
Riddick
as Lord Vaako
Riddick: Blindsided
as Vaako
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd
as Judge Dredd
Priest
as Black Hat
RED
as William Cooper
And Soon the Darkness
as Michael
Star Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
as Self
Pathfinder
as Ghost
Out of the Blue
as Nick Harvey
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
Doom
as John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne Supremacy
as Kirill
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Vaako
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Éomer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Éomer
Ghost Ship
as Munder
The Price of Milk
as Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
as Harry Ballard
Heaven
as Sweeper
Via Satellite
as Paul
Amazon High
as Kor
Chunuk Bair
as Wellington soldier