Acting
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
I, Object
Film · 2026
Mortal Kombat II
Film · 2026
The Bluff
Film · 2026
ARK: The Animated Series
Series · 2024
Gen V
Series · 2023
The Sea Beast
Film · 2022
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Film · 2020
Reunited Apart
Series · 2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Series · 2020
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Film · 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Film · 2019
The Boys
Series · 2019
Bent
Film · 2018
Thor: Ragnarok
Film · 2017
Hangman
Film · 2017
Acts of Vengeance
Film · 2017
Star Trek Beyond
Film · 2016
Pete's Dragon
Film · 2016
50 Years of Star Trek
Film · 2016
Building Star Trek
Film · 2016
For the Love of Spock
Film · 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Loft
Film · 2014
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Star Trek Into Darkness
Film · 2013
Riddick
Film · 2013
Walking with Dinosaurs
Film · 2013
Riddick: Blindsided
Film · 2013
Almost Human
Series · 2013
Dredd
Film · 2012
Priest
Film · 2011
And Soon the Darkness
Film · 2010
RED
Film · 2010
Star Trek
Film · 2009
Reclaiming the Blade
Film · 2009
Comanche Moon
Series · 2008
Pathfinder
Film · 2007
Out of the Blue
Film · 2006
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Film · 2006
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Film · 2006
Doom
Film · 2005
The Bourne Supremacy
Film · 2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
Film · 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Film · 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Film · 2002
Ghost Ship
Film · 2002
The Price of Milk
Film · 2001
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Film · 2000
Heaven
Film · 1999
Via Satellite
Film · 1998
Amazon High
Film · 1997
Xena: Warrior Princess
Series · 1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Series · 1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Series · 1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Series · 1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Series · 1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Series · 1995
White Fang
Series · 1993
Chunuk Bair
Film · 1992
Shortland Street
Series · 1992