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Karl Urban
Born · June 7, 1972 (52 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Bio
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.
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
0.0
2025
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice) · (6 episodes)
8.4
2024
Gen V
Billy Butcher · (1 episode)
7.8
2023
Mr. Butcher
Butcher
0.0
2022
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
7.3
2022
Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
7.1
2020
Butcher: A Short Film
Billy Butcher
6.1
2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self · (2 episodes)
6.1
2020
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
6.3
2019
The Boys
Billy Butcher · (33 episodes)
8.5
2019
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
6.6
2019
Bent
Danny Gallagher
5.2
2018
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
5.8
2017
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
5.9
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
7.6
2017
For the Love of Spock
Self
7.5
2016
Building Star Trek
Himself
6.0
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
6.6
2016
Pete's Dragon
Gavin
6.4
2016
Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
6.8
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
2015
The Loft
Vincent Stevens
6.4
2014
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
6.6
2014
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack (voice)
6.2
2013
Almost Human
John Kennex · (13 episodes)
7.4
2013
Riddick
Lord Vaako
6.3
2013
Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako
6.5
2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
7.3
2013
Dredd
Judge Dredd
6.8
2012
Priest
Black Hat
5.8
2011
RED
William Cooper
6.7
2010
And Soon the Darkness
Michael
5.2
2010
Black Water Transit
Earl Pike
4.0
2009
Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
7.4
2009
Reclaiming the Blade
Self
5.9
2009
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call · (3 episodes)
7.0
2008
Pathfinder
Ghost
5.7
2007
Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey
6.5
2006
Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm
5.2
2005
The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill
7.3
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako
6.5
2004
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
8.6
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
8.5
2003
The Making of The Two Towers
8.7
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
8.4
2002
Ghost Ship
Munder
6.0
2002
The Price of Milk
Rob
5.6
2000
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard
5.3
2000
I, Object
0.0
Heaven
Sweeper
5.7
1999
Via Satellite
Paul
5.7
1998
Amazon High
Kor
0.0
1997
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael · (6 episodes)
7.5
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Julius Caesar · (1 episode)
7.5
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Cupid · (2 episodes)
7.5
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Caesar · (2 episodes)
7.5
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid · (1 episode)
7.0
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Julius Caesar · (1 episode)
7.0
1995
White Fang
David · (26 episodes)
4.2
1993
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier
8.0
1992
The Bluff
0.0
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest · (521 episodes)
5.3
1992