Karl Urban
Born in Wellington, New Zealand — Jun 07 1972
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 (20…
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Karl Urban's Credits
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The Boys
Billy Butcher
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
Gen V
Billy Butcher
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
The Bluff
Captain Connor
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Almost Human
John Kennex
Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Dredd
Judge Dredd
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
RED
William Cooper
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)
Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Riddick
Lord Vaako
The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill
Pathfinder
Ghost
The Loft
Vincent Stevens
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call
Priest
Black Hat
Ghost Ship
Munder
Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm
Pete's Dragon
Gavin
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
White Fang
David
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
And Soon the Darkness
Michael
Heaven
Sweeper
Bent
Danny Gallagher
For the Love of Spock
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
Amazon High
Kor
I, Object
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier
Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey
Reclaiming the Blade
Self
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
The Price of Milk
Rob
Via Satellite
Paul
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard
Mr. Butcher
Butcher
Building Star Trek
Himself
Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako