Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Karl Urban
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.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Éomer | 2002 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Éomer | 2003 |
| Pathfinder | Ghost | 2007 |
| The Bourne Supremacy | Kirill | 2004 |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Vaako | 2004 |
| Out of the Blue | Nick Harvey | 2006 |
| The Price of Milk | Rob | 2000 |
| Doom | John "Reaper" Grimm | 2005 |
| And Soon the Darkness | Michael | 2010 |
| Ghost Ship | Munder | 2002 |
| Star Trek | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 2009 |
| The Irrefutable Truth About Demons | Harry Ballard | 2000 |
| Priest | Black Hat | 2011 |
| RED | William Cooper | 2010 |
| Dredd | Judge Dredd | 2012 |
| I, Object | 1970 | |
| Butcher: A Short Film | Billy Butcher | 2020 |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 2013 |
| Mortal Kombat 2 | Johnny Cage | 2025 |
| The Loft | Vincent Stevens | 2014 |
| Reclaiming the Blade | Self | 2009 |
| Riddick | Lord Vaako | 2013 |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | Uncle Zack (voice) | 2013 |
| The Sea Beast | Jacob Holland (voice) | 2022 |
| Chunuk Bair | Wellington soldier | 1992 |
| Via Satellite | Paul | 1998 |
| Riddick: Blindsided | Vaako | 2013 |
| Star Trek Beyond | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | 2016 |
| Pete's Dragon | Gavin | 2016 |
| Black Water Transit | Earl Pike | 2009 |
| The Bluff | 1970 | |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Skurge | 2017 |
| 50 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2016 |
| Building Star Trek | Himself | 2016 |
| Mr. Butcher | Butcher | 2022 |
| Heaven | Sweeper | 1999 |
| Hangman | Detective Ruiney | 2017 |
| Acts of Vengeance | Strode | 2017 |
| Bent | Danny Gallagher | 2018 |
| Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD | Self | 2014 |
| For the Love of Spock | Self | 2016 |
| DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock | Sgt. Rock (voice) | 2019 |
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Stormtrooper (uncredited) | 2019 |
| Amazon High | Kor | 1997 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Shortland Street | Jamie Forrest | 1992 |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Mael | 1995 |
| White Fang | David | 1993 |
| ARK: The Animated Series | Bob (voice) | 2024 |
| Comanche Moon | Woodrow F. Call | 2008 |
| Almost Human | John Kennex | 2013 |
| Gen V | Billy Butcher | 2023 |
| The Boys | Billy Butcher | 2019 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Julius Caesar | 1995 |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Cupid | 1995 |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Caesar | 1995 |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Cupid | 1995 |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Julius Caesar | 1995 |
| Reunited Apart | Self | 2020 |
| Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys | Self | 2020 |
