Karl Urban
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.
Filmography (57 titles)
MovieI, Object
Frank · 2026
7.8MovieMortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage · 2026
6.7MovieThe Bluff
Captain Connor · 2026
7.8ShowARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice) · 2024
7.6ShowGen V
Billy Butcher · 2023
7.3MovieThe Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice) · 2022
7.1MovieDC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice) · 2020
6.8ShowPrime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self · 2020
5.5ShowReunited Apart
Self · 2020
6.2MovieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited) · 2019
8.4ShowThe Boys
Billy Butcher · 2019
6.5MovieDC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice) · 2019
5.2MovieBent
Danny Gallagher · 2018
5.8MovieHangman
Detective Ruiney · 2017
6.0MovieActs of Vengeance
Strode · 2017
7.6MovieThor: Ragnarok
Skurge · 2017
7.4MovieFor the Love of Spock
Self · 2016
6.0MovieBuilding Star Trek
Himself · 2016
6.2Movie50 Years of Star Trek
Self · 2016
6.4MoviePete's Dragon
Gavin · 2016
6.8MovieStar Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy · 2016
6.1ShowThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2015
6.4MovieThe Loft
Vincent Stevens · 2014
6.8MovieFuture Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self · 2014