Karl Urban

Karl Urban

6/7/1972 (54 years old)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.

Filmography (57 titles)

I, ObjectMovie

I, Object

2026

Mortal Kombat II8.0Movie

Mortal Kombat II

Johnny Cage · 2026

The Bluff6.8Movie

The Bluff

Captain Connor · 2026

ARK: The Animated Series7.8Show

ARK: The Animated Series

Bob (voice) · 2024

Gen V7.7Show

Gen V

Billy Butcher · 2023

The Sea Beast7.3Movie

The Sea Beast

Jacob Holland (voice) · 2022

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family7.1Movie

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

Sergeant Rock (voice) · 2020

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys6.8Show

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

Self · 2020

Reunited Apart5.5Show

Reunited Apart

Self · 2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker6.3Movie

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Stormtrooper (uncredited) · 2019

The Boys8.4Show

The Boys

Billy Butcher · 2019

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock6.5Movie

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

Sgt. Rock (voice) · 2019

Bent5.2Movie

Bent

Danny Gallagher · 2018

Hangman5.8Movie

Hangman

Detective Ruiney · 2017

Acts of Vengeance6.0Movie

Acts of Vengeance

Strode · 2017

Thor: Ragnarok7.6Movie

Thor: Ragnarok

Skurge · 2017

For the Love of Spock7.4Movie

For the Love of Spock

Self · 2016

Building Star Trek6.0Movie

Building Star Trek

Himself · 2016

50 Years of Star Trek6.2Movie

50 Years of Star Trek

Self · 2016

Pete's Dragon6.4Movie

Pete's Dragon

Gavin · 2016

Star Trek Beyond6.8Movie

Star Trek Beyond

Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy · 2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert6.1Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest · 2015

The Loft6.4Movie

The Loft

Vincent Stevens · 2014

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD6.8Movie

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

Self · 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers5.1Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest · 2014

Walking with Dinosaurs6.2Movie

Walking with Dinosaurs

Uncle Zack · 2013

Almost Human7.4Show

Almost Human

John Kennex · 2013

Riddick6.3Movie

Riddick

Lord Vaako · 2013

Riddick: Blindsided6.6Movie

Riddick: Blindsided

Vaako · 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness7.3Movie

Star Trek Into Darkness

Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy · 2013