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