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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 7, 1972
Place of Birth
Wellington, 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
- کارل اربن
- کارل اوربان
Karl Urban
4.9 Popularity
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
0.0
Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat II
2026
8.3
Bob (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
7.7
Billy Butcher
Gen V
2023
0.0
Butcher
Mr. Butcher
2022
7.3
Jacob Holland (voice)
The Sea Beast
2022
7.1
Sergeant Rock (voice)
Batman: Death in the Family
2020
6.1
Self
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020
5.5
Self
Reunited Apart
2020
6.3
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
8.4
Billy Butcher
The Boys
2019
Credits
Mortal Kombat II
as Johnny Cage
2026
0.0
ARK: The Animated Series
as Bob (voice)
2024
8.3
Gen V
as Billy Butcher
2023
7.7
Mr. Butcher
as Butcher
2022
0.0
The Sea Beast
as Jacob Holland (voice)
2022
7.3
Batman: Death in the Family
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
2020
7.1
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
as Self
2020
6.1
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
5.5
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
6.3
The Boys
as Billy Butcher
2019
8.4
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
2019
6.5
Bent
as Danny Gallagher
2018
5.2
Hangman
as Detective Ruiney
2017
5.8
Acts of Vengeance
as Strode
2017
5.9
Thor: Ragnarok
as Skurge
2017
7.6
For the Love of Spock
as Self
2016
7.4
Building Star Trek
as Himself
2016
6.0
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2016
6.4
Pete's Dragon
as Gavin
2016
6.4
Star Trek Beyond
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2016
6.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Loft
as Vincent Stevens
2014
6.4
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
as Self
2014
6.6
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Uncle Zack
2013
6.2
Almost Human
as John Kennex
2013
7.4
Riddick
as Lord Vaako
2013
6.3
Riddick: Blindsided
as Vaako
2013
6.6
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2013
7.3
Dredd
as Judge Dredd
2012
6.9
Priest
as Black Hat
2011
5.8
RED
as William Cooper
2010
6.7
And Soon the Darkness
as Michael
2010
5.2
Star Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2009
7.4
Reclaiming the Blade
as Self
2009
5.9
Comanche Moon
as Woodrow F. Call
2008
7.0
Pathfinder
as Ghost
2007
5.7
Out of the Blue
as Nick Harvey
2006
6.5
Doom
as John "Reaper" Grimm
2005
5.2
The Bourne Supremacy
as Kirill
2004
7.3
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Vaako
2004
6.5
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
8.8
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Éomer
2003
8.5
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
8.8
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Éomer
2002
8.4
Ghost Ship
as Munder
2002
6.0
The Price of Milk
as Rob
2000
5.5
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
as Harry Ballard
2000
5.2
Heaven
as Sweeper
1999
5.2
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Via Satellite
as Paul
1998
4.5
Amazon High
as Kor
1997
1.0
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Mael
1995
7.5
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Julius Caesar
1995
7.5
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Cupid
1995
7.5
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Kor
1995
7.5
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Cupid
1995
7.0
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Julius Caesar
1995
7.0
White Fang
as David
1993
4.2
Shortland Street
as Jamie Forrest
1992
5.0
Chunuk Bair
as Wellington soldier
1992
5.7
🎬
I, Object
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Bluff
N/A
0.0