Cast & creator
Karl Urban
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Boys
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.
Also known as: Karl-Heinz Urban
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film credits
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television credits
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1992–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
Showing 63 of 63 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Boys
Billy Butcher
2019The Boys
Producer
2019
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mael
1995Xena: Warrior Princess
Julius Caesar
1995Xena: Warrior Princess
Cupid
1995Xena: Warrior Princess
Kor
1995
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Éomer
2003
Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest
1992
Gen V
Billy Butcher
2023
Mortal Kombat II
Johnny Cage
2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Éomer
2002
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
2017
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Cupid
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Julius Caesar
1995
Star Trek
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2009
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
The Bluff
Captain Connor
2026
The Sea Beast
Jacob Holland (voice)
2022
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2013
The Bourne Supremacy
Kirill
2004
Star Trek Beyond
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
2016
Almost Human
John Kennex
2013
RED
William Cooper
2010
Pete's Dragon
Gavin
2016
Dredd
Judge Dredd
2012
Ghost Ship
Munder
2002
Priest
Black Hat
2011
ARK: The Animated Series
Bob (voice)
2024
The Loft
Vincent Stevens
2014
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Riddick
Lord Vaako
2013
Doom
John "Reaper" Grimm
2005
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Self
2020
The Chronicles of Riddick
Vaako
2004
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Sergeant Rock (voice)
2020
Comanche Moon
Woodrow F. Call
2008
Walking with Dinosaurs
Uncle Zack
2013
Acts of Vengeance
Strode
2017
Pathfinder
Ghost
2007
Hangman
Detective Ruiney
2017
And Soon the Darkness
Michael
2010
For the Love of Spock
Self
2016
Bent
Danny Gallagher
2018
White Fang
David
1993
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
2016
I, Object
Frank
2026I, Object
Producer
2026
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2006
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
2006
Out of the Blue
Nick Harvey
2006
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock (voice)
2019
Chunuk Bair
Wellington soldier
1992
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
Harry Ballard
2000
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Self
2014
Reclaiming the Blade
Self
2009
Building Star Trek
Himself
2016
The Price of Milk
Rob
2001
Amazon High
Kor
1997
Heaven
Sweeper
1999
Via Satellite
Paul
1998
Riddick: Blindsided
Vaako
2013