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.
Acting
June 7, 1972
54 years old
Wellington, New Zealand
5.7

I, Object
Frank

Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage

The Bluff
Captain Connor

I, Object
Producer

ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)

Gen V
Billy Butcher

The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)

Reunited Apart
Self

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)

The Boys
Billy Butcher

The Boys
Producer

Bent
Danny Gallagher

Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge

Hangman
Detective Ruiney

Acts of Vengeance
Strode

Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Pete's Dragon
Gavin

50 Years of Star Trek
Self

Building Star Trek
Himself

For the Love of Spock
Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest

The Loft
Vincent Stevens

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest

Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Riddick
Lord Vaako

Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack

Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako

Almost Human
John Kennex

Dredd
Judge Dredd

Priest
Black Hat

And Soon the Darkness
Michael

RED
William Cooper

Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Reclaiming the Blade
Self

Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call

Pathfinder
Ghost

Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey

The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self

The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self

Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm

The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill

The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer

Ghost Ship
Munder

The Price of Milk
Rob

The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard

Heaven
Sweeper

Via Satellite
Paul

Amazon High
Kor

Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid

White Fang
David

Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier

Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest