I, Object
2026 · Movie
as Frank
Karl Urban
1972-06-07
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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.
Filmography
Mortal Kombat II
2026 · Movie
as Johnny Cage
The Bluff
2026 · Movie
as Captain Connor
ARK: The Animated Series
2024 · TV Show
as Bob (voice)
Gen V
2023 · TV Show
as Billy Butcher
The Sea Beast
2022 · Movie
as Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 · Movie
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV Show
as Self
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020 · TV Show
as Self
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019 · Movie
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Movie
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
The Boys
2019 · TV Show
as Billy Butcher
Bent
2018 · Movie
as Danny Gallagher
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Movie
as Skurge
Hangman
2017 · Movie
as Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
2017 · Movie
as Strode
Star Trek Beyond
2016 · Movie
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Pete's Dragon
2016 · Movie
as Gavin
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Movie
as Self
Building Star Trek
2016 · Movie
as Himself
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Movie
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Loft
2014 · Movie
as Vincent Stevens
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014 · Movie
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Movie
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Riddick
2013 · Movie
as Lord Vaako
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013 · Movie
as Uncle Zack
Riddick: Blindsided
2013 · Movie
as Vaako
Almost Human
2013 · TV Show
as John Kennex
Dredd
2012 · Movie
as Judge Dredd
Priest
2011 · Movie
as Black Hat
And Soon the Darkness
2010 · Movie
as Michael
RED
2010 · Movie
as William Cooper
Star Trek
2009 · Movie
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Reclaiming the Blade
2009 · Movie
as Self
Comanche Moon
2008 · TV Show
as Woodrow F. Call
Pathfinder
2007 · Movie
as Ghost
Out of the Blue
2006 · Movie
as Nick Harvey
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006 · Movie
as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006 · Movie
as Self
Doom
2005 · Movie
as John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne Supremacy
2004 · Movie
as Kirill
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004 · Movie
as Vaako
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
as Éomer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie
as Éomer
Ghost Ship
2002 · Movie
as Munder
The Price of Milk
2001 · Movie
as Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000 · Movie
as Harry Ballard
Heaven
1999 · Movie
as Sweeper
Via Satellite
1998 · Movie
as Paul
Amazon High
1997 · Movie
as Kor
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 · TV Show
as Mael, Julius Caesar, Cupid, Kor
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 · TV Show
as Cupid, Julius Caesar
White Fang
1993 · TV Show
as David
Chunuk Bair
1992 · Movie
as Wellington soldier
Shortland Street
1992 · TV Show
as Jamie Forrest
