
Karl Urban
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 installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of 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 streaming television series The Boys.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mortal Kombat II | Johnny Cage | Flop | |
| 2026 | The Bluff | - | Flop | |
| 2022 | Mr. Butcher | Butcher | Flop | |
| 2022 | The Sea Beast | Jacob Holland (voice) | Hit | |
| 2020 | DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family | Sergeant Rock (voice) | Hit | |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Stormtrooper (uncredited) | Average | |
| 2019 | DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock | Sgt. Rock (voice) | Hit | |
| 2018 | Bent | Danny Gallagher | Flop | |
| 2017 | Hangman | Detective Ruiney | Average | |
| 2017 | Acts of Vengeance | Strode | Average | |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Skurge | Super Hit | |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock | Self | Hit | |
| 2016 | Building Star Trek | Himself | Average | |
| 2016 | 50 Years of Star Trek | Self | Average | |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon | Gavin | Average | |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | Hit | |
| 2014 | The Loft | Vincent Stevens | Average | |
| 2014 | Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD | Self | Hit | |
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs | Uncle Zack | Average | |
| 2013 | Riddick | Lord Vaako | Average | |
| 2013 | Riddick: Blindsided | Vaako | Hit | |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | Hit | |
| 2012 | Dredd | Judge Dredd | Hit | |
| 2011 | Priest | Black Hat | Average | |
| 2010 | RED | William Cooper | Hit | |
| 2010 | And Soon the Darkness | Michael | Flop | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy | Hit | |
| 2009 | Reclaiming the Blade | Self | Average | |
| 2007 | Pathfinder | Ghost | Average | |
| 2006 | Out of the Blue | Nick Harvey | Hit | |
| 2005 | Doom | John "Reaper" Grimm | Flop | |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Kirill | Hit | |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Vaako | Hit | |
| 2004 | The Making of 'The Return of the King' | Self | Super Hit | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Éomer | Super Hit | |
| 2003 | The Making of 'The Two Towers' | - | Super Hit | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Éomer | Super Hit | |
| 2002 | Ghost Ship | Munder | Average | |
| 2000 | The Price of Milk | Rob | Average | |
| 2000 | The Irrefutable Truth About Demons | Harry Ballard | Flop | |
| 1999 | Heaven | Sweeper | Flop | |
| 1998 | Via Satellite | Paul | Flop | |
| 1997 | Amazon High | Kor | Flop | |
| 1992 | Chunuk Bair | Wellington soldier | Average | |
| N/A | I, Object | - | Flop |




