Karl Urban
Acting
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.
TV Shows(14)
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)
2024
Gen V
Billy Butcher
2023
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self
2020
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
The Boys
Billy Butcher
2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Almost Human
John Kennex
2013
DC Showcase Animated Shorts
Sgt. Rock
2010
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call
2008
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid
1995
White Fang
David
1993
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest
1992
Movies(46)
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
2026
The Boys - Prime Premiere
Silbar Rosa
2026
The Bluff
Captain Connor
2026
Mr. Butcher
Butcher
2022
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
2022
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
2019
Bent
Danny Gallagher
2018
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
2017
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
2017
For the Love of Spock
Self
2016
Building Star Trek
Himself
2016
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
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
2014
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack
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
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 Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
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
Heaven
Sweeper
1999
Via Satellite
Paul
1998
Amazon High
Kor
1997
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier
1992
I, Object