Karl Urban
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Karl Urban

Born 7 June 1972 · Wellington, New Zealand
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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.

Known for

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Thor: Ragnarok
The Boys
Star Trek
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Bourne Supremacy
RED
Star Trek Beyond
Dredd
The Chronicles of Riddick
Riddick
I, Object
Mortal Kombat II
The Bluff
The Sea Beast
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Bent
Thor: Ragnarok
Hangman
Acts of Vengeance
Star Trek Beyond
Pete's Dragon
The Loft
Star Trek Into Darkness
Riddick
Walking with Dinosaurs
Riddick: Blindsided
Dredd
Priest
And Soon the Darkness
RED
Star Trek
Pathfinder
Out of the Blue
Doom
The Bourne Supremacy
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Ghost Ship
The Price of Milk
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Heaven
Via Satellite
Amazon High
Chunuk Bair
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