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 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.
Acting
- 2024ARK: The Animated SeriesBob (voice)14 ep.
- 2023Gen VBilly Butcher1 ep.
- 2020Prime Rewind: Inside The BoysSelf2 ep.
- 2020Reunited ApartSelf1 ep.
- 2019The BoysBilly Butcher40 ep.
- 2013Almost HumanJohn Kennex13 ep.
- 2008Comanche MoonWoodrow F. Call3 ep.
- 1995Xena: Warrior PrincessJulius Caesar12 ep.
- 1993White FangDavid26 ep.
- 1992Shortland StreetJamie Forrest521 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2019The BoysProducer40 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2023Gen VBilly Butcher1 ep.
- 2022The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2020Prime Rewind: Inside The BoysSelf2 ep.
- 2019The BoysBilly Butcher, Billy Butcher (uncredited)2 ep.
- 2020Reunited ApartSelf1 ep.
- 1996Xena: Warrior PrincessCupid, Julius Caesar, Kor, Mael12 ep.
- 1996Hercules: The Legendary JourneysCupid, Julius Caesar2 ep.
Also known as: Karl-Heinz Urban