Acting credits
57
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Karl Urban
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.6
Moderate attention
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Movies: 44Series: 13Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1372
IMDb ID: nm0881631
Known for: Acting
Born: June 7, 1972
Age: 54
Place of birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2026
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q132430
Also known as
Karl-Heinz Urban
Other jobs
Producer (2)
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 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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Karl Urban.
I, Object
as Frank
2026 Movie
Mortal Kombat II
as Johnny Cage
2026 Movie
The Bluff
as Captain Connor
2026 Movie
The Sea Beast
as Jacob Holland (voice)
2022 Movie
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
2020 Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019 Movie
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
2019 Movie
Bent
as Danny Gallagher
2018 Movie
Hangman
as Detective Ruiney
2017 Movie
Acts of Vengeance
as Strode
2017 Movie
Thor: Ragnarok
as Skurge
2017 Movie
For the Love of Spock
as Self
2016 Movie
Building Star Trek
as Himself
2016 Movie
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2016 Movie
Pete's Dragon
as Gavin
2016 Movie
Star Trek Beyond
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2016 Movie
The Loft
as Vincent Stevens
2014 Movie
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
as Self
2014 Movie
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Uncle Zack
2013 Movie
Riddick
as Lord Vaako
2013 Movie
Riddick: Blindsided
as Vaako
2013 Movie
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2013 Movie
Dredd
as Judge Dredd
2012 Movie
Priest
as Black Hat
2011 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Karl Urban.
ARK: The Animated Series
as Bob (voice) • 14 eps
2024 Series
Gen V
as Billy Butcher • 1 eps
2023 Series
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
as Self • 2 eps
2020 Series
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Boys
as Billy Butcher • 40 eps
2019 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
Almost Human
as John Kennex • 13 eps
2013 Series
Comanche Moon
as Woodrow F. Call • 3 eps
2008 Series
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Mael • 1 eps
1995 Series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Cupid • 1 eps
1995 Series
White Fang
as David • 26 eps
1993 Series
Shortland Street
as Jamie Forrest • 521 eps
1992 Series