Karl Urban
Born June 07, 1972 (Age: 53)
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Wellington, New Zealand
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 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.
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.
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Filmography
Mr. Butcher
2022
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as Butcher
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Age: 50
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
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as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Bent
2018
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as Danny Gallagher
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Age: 45
Hangman
2017
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as Detective Ruiney
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Age: 45
Acts of Vengeance
2017
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as Strode
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Age: 45
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
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as Skurge
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Age: 45
Pete's Dragon
2016
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as Gavin
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Age: 44
Star Trek Beyond
2016
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as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
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Age: 44
The Loft
2014
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as Vincent Stevens
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Age: 42
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
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as Uncle Zack
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Age: 41
Riddick
2013
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as Lord Vaako
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Age: 41
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
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as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
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Age: 40
Dredd
2012
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as Judge Dredd
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Age: 40
Priest
2011
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as Black Hat
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Age: 38
RED
2010
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as William Cooper
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Age: 38
And Soon the Darkness
2010
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as Michael
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Age: 37
Star Trek
2009
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as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
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Age: 36
Pathfinder
2007
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as Ghost
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Age: 34
Out of the Blue
2006
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as Nick Harvey
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Age: 34
Doom
2005
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as John "Reaper" Grimm
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Age: 33
The Appendices, Part Five: The War of the Ring
2004
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as Self
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Age: 32
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
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as Kirill
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Age: 32
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
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as Vaako
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Age: 32
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
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as Self
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Age: 31
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
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as Éomer
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Age: 31
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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as Éomer
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Age: 30
Ghost Ship
2002
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as Munder
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Age: 30
The Price of Milk
2000
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as Rob
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Age: 28
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000
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as Harry Ballard
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Age: 27
Heaven
1999
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as Sweeper
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Age: 26
Via Satellite
1998
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as Paul
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Age: 26
Amazon High
1997
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as Kor
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Age: 24
Chunuk Bair
1992
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as Wellington soldier
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Age: 19