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 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.
Known for
![ARK: The Animated Series](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3qzBCXJLifxund1QMa8BiXmH3xp.jpg)
ARK: The Animated Series
![Gen V](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uuot1N5AgZ7xRCKgm4ZCwOhgIJu.jpg)
Gen V
![The Sea Beast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Zfv4Ap1e8eKOYnZPtYaWhLkk0d.jpg)
The Sea Beast
![Butcher: A Short Film](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oYwUqjOlV2AA56DreYKB0hbghc5.jpg)
Butcher: A Short Film
![Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wlcghiKoXuXphMYH7akRHp5XF6f.jpg)
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
![Reunited Apart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A1o2EkmtYw8hMFeebobxppmDUDy.jpg)
Reunited Apart
![Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/db32LaOibwEliAmSL2jjDF6oDdj.jpg)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
![The Boys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2zmTngn1tYC1AvfnrFLhxeD82hz.jpg)
The Boys
![DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bClGDHaHOCYDKiddovjcX3XX3Jb.jpg)
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
![Bent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xUqimeu4KzFeqTvblNLvG8Y1DAo.jpg)
Bent
![Hangman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u7HwjTX9h4B8kuolyKiztYjtqna.jpg)
Hangman
![Acts of Vengeance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r5o6vWPYOQs6bv91gQ8kQs2zQYl.jpg)
Acts of Vengeance
![Thor: Ragnarok](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rzRwTcFvttcN1ZpX2xv4j3tSdJu.jpg)
Thor: Ragnarok
![For the Love of Spock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1pDgqNx9GdW82QJU4Rc6egT3YAG.jpg)
For the Love of Spock
![Building Star Trek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h9PS5CLIYQv6xo7F3r3Vh4PGhzD.jpg)
Building Star Trek
![50 Years of Star Trek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bdq1ZB3GLkC5ISVNnboledHeX1A.jpg)
50 Years of Star Trek
![Pete's Dragon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5x0UTdorW3wtTUBJ33izQX1DXcy.jpg)
Pete's Dragon
![Star Trek Beyond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yOnd3XQIg7JBmu0UuBjZyLdsxQD.jpg)
Star Trek Beyond
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![The Loft](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zj0Hyaj4l0paZ9Ls5Y9K3LctZLI.jpg)
The Loft
![Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bwVWBA9TceQWIrXRpjL63WtrUng.jpg)
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
![Walking with Dinosaurs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kjFQHmx9EXJPqcyY1NlartUXkTE.jpg)
Walking with Dinosaurs
![Almost Human](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7KNvabIPtsfR01H1bJwc1sobRUM.jpg)
Almost Human
![Riddick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pUul9pGWOKT7X0smkTvsIEIQxcP.jpg)
Riddick
![Riddick: Blindsided](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8c4JUt0YJPw6Z6pIQyNnx0kf27l.jpg)
Riddick: Blindsided
![Star Trek Into Darkness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7XrRkhMa9lQ71RszzSyVrJVvhyS.jpg)
Star Trek Into Darkness
![Dredd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wLx65gtGVnUFCxceHWGszcruCZj.jpg)
Dredd
![Priest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fYHiA7LPGl9DG7m3DUs0Td1VMcO.jpg)
Priest
![RED](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8eeK3OB5PeSRQD7BpZcGZKkehG.jpg)
RED
![And Soon the Darkness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jucoq5jnIwS44ykgLEgCdYD3B0K.jpg)
And Soon the Darkness
![Star Trek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lV5OpzAss1z06YNagOVap1I35mH.jpg)
Star Trek
![Reclaiming the Blade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Tr8EtQtAOnJ0m1tdjd01OQo4QI.jpg)
Reclaiming the Blade
![Comanche Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lDpQscCGgtxXEVrwlUZNL4SAT1K.jpg)
Comanche Moon
![Pathfinder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mME7efKNTU7jzXTgFkI1t0aQUiz.jpg)
Pathfinder
![Out of the Blue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pbn9SiymMpRGRQtZrm9AxTOT7Eg.jpg)
Out of the Blue
![Doom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y50lH061yWOvEstoZRn7lYs0huk.jpg)
Doom
![The Bourne Supremacy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7IYGiDrquvX3q7e9PV6Pejs6b2g.jpg)
The Bourne Supremacy
![The Chronicles of Riddick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iowZ2cwHFuxrSV3xsEN1LCM0Pgn.jpg)
The Chronicles of Riddick
![The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rCzpDGLbOoPwLjy3OAm5NUPOTrC.jpg)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
![The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5VTN0pR8gcqV3EPUHHfMGnJYN9L.jpg)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
![Ghost Ship](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qT9jhRnf67dmMNpX2FmNPMeuW57.jpg)
Ghost Ship
![The Price of Milk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cPbkNfGmCKOSbAVrLqcbYuKT5cE.jpg)
The Price of Milk
![The Irrefutable Truth About Demons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oUDeAFislZ7xkCQn8VMt35nEtGz.jpg)
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
![Heaven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lqRpQjuV5oGaP4DXexXN4S0UgXv.jpg)
Heaven
![Amazon High](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1aw05XcpSzJ00i44HPRrXOEB5GE.jpg)
Amazon High
![Xena: Warrior Princess](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qjUn6GVZVDifLHB7bvVrgZsOfzE.jpg)
Xena: Warrior Princess
![Hercules: The Legendary Journeys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AbmVXsi7Btr6cvppvaHAZflnjTC.jpg)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
![White Fang](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1EA9bQR5QkmsY4AMoAlnYBA9USG.jpg)
White Fang
![Shortland Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2m2W5m2UIuxv2EkgfMvEms0iAGq.jpg)
Shortland Street
![Chunuk Bair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uLxw1InCAxH5hDBG4D7l2lfzr36.jpg)
Chunuk Bair