
Karl Urban
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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.
Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Gen V

Xena: Warrior Princess

Marvel Studios Legends

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Shortland Street

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

ARK: The Animated Series

Thor: Ragnarok

Ghost Ship

Riddick

Star Trek

RED

Walking with Dinosaurs

The Bourne Supremacy

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Beyond

The Chronicles of Riddick

Untitled Star Trek 4

Doom

Acts of Vengeance

Riddick: Blindsided

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

Dredd

The Loft

Mortal Kombat II

Almost Human

The Boys

The Sea Beast
Production Credits
Originals for Netflix
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