The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
As Éomer
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Karl Urban
Born
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 (46)
Mortal Kombat II2026
As Johnny Cage
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
As Éomer
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Thor: Ragnarok2017
As Skurge
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
As Stormtrooper (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Bluff2026
As Captain Connor
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Star Trek2009
As Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Star Trek Beyond2016
As Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
TMDb 6.8 / 10
RED2010
As William Cooper
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Star Trek Into Darkness2013
As Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Sea Beast2022
As Jacob Holland (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Dredd2012
As Judge Dredd
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Loft2014
As Vincent Stevens
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Bourne Supremacy2004
As Kirill
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Priest2011
As Black Hat
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Ghost Ship2002
As Munder
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Pete's Dragon2016
As Gavin
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Riddick2013
As Lord Vaako
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Doom2005
As John "Reaper" Grimm
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Walking with Dinosaurs2013
As Uncle Zack
TMDb 6.2 / 10
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family2020
As Sergeant Rock (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Pathfinder2007
As Ghost
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Chronicles of Riddick2004
As Vaako
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Acts of Vengeance2017
As Strode
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Bent2018
As Danny Gallagher
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Hangman2017
As Detective Ruiney
TMDb 5.8 / 10
And Soon the Darkness2010
As Michael
TMDb 5.3 / 10
I, Object2026
As Frank
For the Love of Spock2016
As Self
TMDb 7.4 / 10
50 Years of Star Trek2016
As Self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Out of the Blue2006
As Nick Harvey
TMDb 6.4 / 10
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock2019
As Sgt. Rock (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Making of 'The Return of the King'2006
As Self
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Chunuk Bair1992
As Wellington soldier
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Reclaiming the Blade2009
As Self
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Making of 'The Two Towers'2006
As Self
TMDb 8.8 / 10
The Price of Milk2001
As Rob
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Building Star Trek2016
As Himself
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Heaven1999
As Sweeper
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD2014
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mortal Kombat III
Mortal Kombat IIIRelease date TBA
As Johnny Cage (Rumoured)
Amazon High1997
As Kor
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons2000
As Harry Ballard
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Via Satellite1998
As Paul
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Riddick: Blindsided2013
As Vaako
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Boys
The BoysRelease date TBA
As Billy Butcher
Filmography and biography: TMDb