Karl Urban
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-06-07 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Wellington, New Zealand
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
Acting
(2025)
Mortal Kombat II
as Johnny Cage
(2022)
The Sea Beast
as Jacob Holland (voice)
(2022)
Mr. Butcher
as Butcher
(2020)
Batman: Death in the Family
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
(2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
(2019)
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
(2018)
Bent
as Danny Gallagher
(2017)
Thor: Ragnarok
as Skurge
(2017)
Acts of Vengeance
as Strode
(2017)
Hangman
as Detective Ruiney
(2016)
Star Trek Beyond
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
(2016)
Pete's Dragon
as Gavin
(2016)
For the Love of Spock
as Self
(2016)
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
(2016)
Building Star Trek
as Himself
(2014)
The Loft
as Vincent Stevens
(2014)
(2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
(2013)
Riddick
as Lord Vaako
(2013)
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Uncle Zack (voice)
(2013)
Riddick: Blindsided
as Vaako
(2012)
Dredd
as Judge Dredd
(2011)
Priest
as Black Hat
(2010)
RED
as William Cooper
(2010)
And Soon the Darkness
as Michael
(2009)
Star Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
(2009)
Black Water Transit
as Earl Pike
(2009)
Reclaiming the Blade
as Self
(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)
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
(2002)
Ghost Ship
as Munder
(2000)
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
as Harry Ballard
(2000)
The Price of Milk
as Rob
(1999)
Heaven
as Sweeper
(1998)
Via Satellite
as Paul
(1997)
Amazon High
as Kor
(1992)
Chunuk Bair
as Wellington soldier