Karl Urban
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Éomer 2002
Thor: Ragnarok
as Skurge 2017
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited) 2019
Star Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy 2009
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy 2013
The Bourne Supremacy
as Kirill 2004
RED
as William Cooper 2010
Star Trek Beyond
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy 2016
Dredd
as Judge Dredd 2012
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Vaako 2004
Riddick
as Lord Vaako 2013
Ghost Ship
as Munder 2002
Priest
as Black Hat 2011
Doom
as John "Reaper" Grimm 2005
Pete's Dragon
as Gavin 2016
The Sea Beast
as Jacob Holland (voice) 2022