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Karl Urban

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1972-06-07 (52 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 59

Movies 46

TV Shows 13

self 9

Voice 3

Producer 1

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Karl Urban

Biography

Filmography

all 59

Movies 46

TV Shows 13

self 9

Voice 3

Producer 1

Mortal Kombat 2 (2025)

ARK: The Animated Series (2024)

Gen V (2023)

Mr. Butcher (2022)

The Sea Beast (2022)

Butcher: A Short Film (2020)

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys (2020)

Reunited Apart (2020)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

The Boys (2019)

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock (2019)

Bent (2018)

Hangman (2017)

Acts of Vengeance (2017)

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

For the Love of Spock (2016)

Building Star Trek (2016)

50 Years of Star Trek (2016)

Pete's Dragon (2016)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

The Loft (2014)

Short Poppies (2014)

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014)

Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)

Almost Human (2013)

Riddick (2013)

Riddick: Blindsided (2013)

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Dredd (2012)

Priest (2011)

RED (2010)

And Soon the Darkness (2010)

Star Trek: Ben Burtt & The Sounds of Star Trek (2009)

Black Water Transit (2009)

Star Trek (2009)

Reclaiming the Blade (2009)

Comanche Moon (2008)

Pathfinder (2007)

Out of the Blue (2006)

Doom (2005)

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Ghost Ship (2002)

The Price of Milk (2000)

The Irrefutable Truth About Demons (2000)

Heaven (1999)

Via Satellite (1998)

Amazon High (1997)

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)

White Fang (1993)

Shortland Street (1992)

Chunuk Bair (1992)

I, Object

Untitled Star Trek 4

The Bluff

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Information

Known ForActing

GenderMale

Birthday1972-06-07 (52 years old)

Birth NameKarl-Heinz Urban

Birth PlaceWellington, New Zealand

RelationshipsKatee Sackhoff (2014 - 2018)

CitizenshipsNew Zealand

Also Known AsΚαρλ Ούρμπαν, 칼 어반, Karl-Heinz Urban, 卡尔·厄本, カール・アーバン, 卡爾·厄本

Credited with

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1972-06-07 (52 years old)

Birth Name
Karl-Heinz Urban

Birth Place
Wellington, New Zealand

Relationships
Katee Sackhoff (2014 - 2018)

Citizenships
New Zealand

Also Known As
Καρλ Ούρμπαν, 칼 어반, Karl-Heinz Urban, 卡尔·厄本, カール・アーバン, 卡爾·厄本