Karl Urban

Actor

Born June 7, 1972 in Wellington, New Zealand

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

I, Object
Film, 2026
as Frank
Mortal Kombat II
Film, 2026
as Johnny Cage
The Bluff
Film, 2026
as Captain Connor
ARK: The Animated Series
TV series, 2024
as Bob (voice)
Gen V
TV series, 2023
as Billy Butcher
The Sea Beast
Film, 2022
as Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Film, 2020
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Film, 2019
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
The Boys
TV series, 2019
as Billy Butcher
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Film, 2019
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
Bent
Film, 2018
as Danny Gallagher
Hangman
Film, 2017
as Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
Film, 2017
as Strode
Thor: Ragnarok
Film, 2017
as Skurge
Pete's Dragon
Film, 2016
as Gavin
Star Trek Beyond
Film, 2016
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Loft
Film, 2014
as Vincent Stevens
Walking with Dinosaurs
Film, 2013
as Uncle Zack
Almost Human
TV series, 2013
as John Kennex
Riddick
Film, 2013
as Lord Vaako
Riddick: Blindsided
Film, 2013
as Vaako
Star Trek Into Darkness
Film, 2013
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd
Film, 2012
as Judge Dredd
Priest
Film, 2011
as Black Hat
RED
Film, 2010
as William Cooper
And Soon the Darkness
Film, 2010
as Michael
Star Trek
Film, 2009
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Comanche Moon
TV series, 2008
as Woodrow F. Call
Pathfinder
Film, 2007
as Ghost
Out of the Blue
Film, 2006
as Nick Harvey