Acting · Wellington, New Zealand · Born June 7, 1972
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.
MovieI, Object
2026
MovieMortal Kombat II
2026
as Johnny Cage
MovieThe Bluff
2026
as Captain Connor
TVARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Bob (voice)
TVGen V
2023
as Billy Butcher
MovieThe Sea Beast
2022
as Jacob Holland (voice)
MovieDC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
TVPrime Rewind: Inside The Boys
2020
as Self
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
MovieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
TVThe Boys
2019
as Billy Butcher
MovieDC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
MovieBent
2018
as Danny Gallagher
MovieHangman
2017
as Detective Ruiney
MovieActs of Vengeance
2017
as Strode
MovieThor: Ragnarok
2017
as Skurge
MovieFor the Love of Spock
2016
as Self
MovieBuilding Star Trek
2016
as Himself
Movie50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
MoviePete's Dragon
2016
as Gavin
MovieStar Trek Beyond
2016
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Loft
2014
as Vincent Stevens
MovieFuture Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieWalking with Dinosaurs
2013
as Uncle Zack
TVAlmost Human
2013
as John Kennex
MovieRiddick
2013
as Lord Vaako
MovieRiddick: Blindsided
2013
as Vaako
MovieStar Trek Into Darkness
2013
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
MovieDredd
2012
as Judge Dredd
MoviePriest
2011
as Black Hat
MovieRED
2010
as William Cooper
MovieAnd Soon the Darkness
2010
as Michael
MovieStar Trek
2009
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
MovieReclaiming the Blade
2009
as Self
TVComanche Moon
2008
as Woodrow F. Call
MoviePathfinder
2007
as Ghost
MovieOut of the Blue
2006
as Nick Harvey
MovieDoom
2005
as John "Reaper" Grimm
MovieThe Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Kirill
MovieThe Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Vaako
MovieThe Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Éomer
MovieThe Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Éomer
MovieGhost Ship
2002
as Munder
MovieThe Price of Milk
2001
as Rob
MovieThe Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000
as Harry Ballard
MovieHeaven
1999
as Sweeper
MovieVia Satellite
1998
as Paul
MovieAmazon High
1997
as Kor
TVXena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Mael
TVHercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Cupid
TVWhite Fang
1993
as David
TVShortland Street
1992
as Jamie Forrest
MovieChunuk Bair
1992
as Wellington soldier
