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 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.
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Xena: Warrior Princess
Gen V
Marvel Studios Legends
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Shortland Street
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
ARK: The Animated Series
Thor: Ragnarok
Riddick
RED
Star Trek
Ghost Ship
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Bourne Supremacy
Pete's Dragon
Star Trek Beyond
White Fang
Doom
The Bluff
Priest
Riddick: Blindsided
Acts of Vengeance
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
The Loft
Mortal Kombat II
The Boys
The Sea Beast
Walking with Dinosaurs
Dredd
Pathfinder
The Boys: Blood and Bone
Almost Human
Production Credits
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