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Karl Urban

1972-06-07 (52 years old) in Wellington, New Zealand

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 (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 streaming television series The Boys.

Movies

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Mortal Kombat 2
0 %|Oct 23, 2025
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
actor
Mr. Butcher
0 %|Sep 9, 2022
Comedy
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The Sea Beast
73.52000000000001 %|Jun 24, 2022
Animation, Adventure, Action, Family, Fantasy
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Butcher: A Short Film
61 %|Sep 10, 2020
Action, Crime
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
63.129999999999995 %|Dec 18, 2019
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
65 %|Jul 20, 2019
Action, War, Animation, Science Fiction
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Bent
53 %|Mar 9, 2018
Thriller, Crime
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Hangman
58 %|Dec 22, 2017
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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Acts of Vengeance
59 %|Oct 27, 2017
Thriller, Action, Drama
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Thor: Ragnarok
75.9 %|Oct 2, 2017
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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For the Love of Spock
75 %|Sep 9, 2016
Documentary
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Building Star Trek
60 %|Sep 4, 2016
Documentary, Science Fiction
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50 Years of Star Trek
66 %|Aug 14, 2016
Documentary
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Pete's Dragon
63.84 %|Aug 10, 2016
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Star Trek Beyond
68 %|Jul 7, 2016
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Loft
64 %|Oct 14, 2014
Thriller
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Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
67 %|Sep 19, 2014
Documentary
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Walking with Dinosaurs
62 %|Dec 18, 2013
Animation, Family, Adventure
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Riddick
63 %|Sep 2, 2013
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
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Riddick: Blindsided
66 %|Jul 26, 2013
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
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Star Trek Into Darkness
73.25999999999999 %|May 5, 2013
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Dredd
68.43 %|Sep 7, 2012
Action, Science Fiction
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Priest
58.099999999999994 %|May 5, 2011
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
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RED
67 %|Oct 13, 2010
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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And Soon the Darkness
52 %|Feb 25, 2010
Mystery, Thriller
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Black Water Transit
40 %|May 13, 2009
Drama, Crime
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Star Trek
74.3 %|May 6, 2009
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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Reclaiming the Blade
59 %|Apr 15, 2009
Documentary
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Pathfinder
57 %|Jan 11, 2007
Adventure, Action
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Out of the Blue
65.07 %|Oct 12, 2006
Drama, Crime
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Doom
51 %|Oct 20, 2005
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
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The Bourne Supremacy
73.24 %|Jul 23, 2004
Action, Drama, Thriller
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The Chronicles of Riddick
65.31 %|Jun 11, 2004
Action, Science Fiction
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
85 %|Dec 17, 2003
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
84 %|Dec 18, 2002
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
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Ghost Ship
60 %|Oct 25, 2002
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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The Price of Milk
56 %|Oct 13, 2000
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
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The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
52.629999999999995 %|May 1, 2000
Horror
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I, Object
0 %|Invalid Date
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Heaven
57 %|Apr 29, 1999
Crime, Thriller
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Via Satellite
57 %|Oct 15, 1998
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Amazon High
0 %|Jan 1, 1997
Fantasy, Drama
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Chunuk Bair
80 %|Apr 25, 1992
Drama, War
actor
The Bluff
0 %|Invalid Date
Action

Series

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ARK: The Animated Series
85 %|Mar 21, 2024
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Gen V
78.69 %|Sep 28, 2023
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
61 %|Aug 27, 2020
Talk
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Reunited Apart
55 %|Apr 27, 2020
Talk
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The Boys
85 %|Jul 25, 2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Almost Human
73.76 %|Nov 17, 2013
Drama, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Comanche Moon
70 %|Jan 13, 2008
Drama, Western
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Xena: Warrior Princess
75.48 %|Sep 4, 1995
Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Xena: Warrior Princess
75.48 %|Sep 4, 1995
Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Xena: Warrior Princess
75.48 %|Sep 4, 1995
Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Xena: Warrior Princess
75.48 %|Sep 4, 1995
Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
70.03 %|Jan 29, 1995
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
70.03 %|Jan 29, 1995
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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White Fang
42 %|Sep 17, 1993
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Shortland Street
53 %|May 25, 1992
Soap, Drama