Acting

Karl Urban

Born 1972-06-07 · Wellington, New Zealand

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.

Credits

Newest first

I, Object
as Frank
2026
I, Object
Producer
2026
Mortal Kombat II
as Johnny Cage
2026
The Bluff
as Captain Connor
2026
ARK: The Animated Series
as Bob (voice)
2024
Gen V
as Billy Butcher
2023
The Sea Beast
as Jacob Holland (voice)
2022
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
as Self
2020
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
The Boys
as Billy Butcher
2019
The Boys
Producer
2019
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
2019
Bent
as Danny Gallagher
2018
Hangman
as Detective Ruiney
2017
Acts of Vengeance
as Strode
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
as Skurge
2017
For the Love of Spock
as Self
2016
Building Star Trek
as Himself
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2016
Pete's Dragon
as Gavin
2016
Star Trek Beyond
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
The Loft
as Vincent Stevens
2014
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Uncle Zack
2013
Almost Human
as John Kennex
2013
Riddick
as Lord Vaako
2013
Riddick: Blindsided
as Vaako
2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2013
Dredd
as Judge Dredd
2012
Priest
as Black Hat
2011
RED
as William Cooper
2010
And Soon the Darkness
as Michael
2010
Star Trek
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2009
Reclaiming the Blade
as Self
2009
Comanche Moon
as Woodrow F. Call
2008
Pathfinder
as Ghost
2007
Out of the Blue
as Nick Harvey
2006
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2006
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
as Self
2006
Doom
as John "Reaper" Grimm
2005
The Bourne Supremacy
as Kirill
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Vaako
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Éomer
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Éomer
2002
Ghost Ship
as Munder
2002
The Price of Milk
as Rob
2001
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
as Harry Ballard
2000
Heaven
as Sweeper
1999
Via Satellite
as Paul
1998
Amazon High
as Kor
1997
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Mael
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Julius Caesar
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Cupid
1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Kor
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Cupid
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Julius Caesar
1995
White Fang
as David
1993
Shortland Street
as Jamie Forrest
1992
Chunuk Bair
as Wellington soldier
1992