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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Filmography
I, ObjectFilm · 2026 · as Frank- I, ObjectFilm · 2026 · Producer
Mortal Kombat IIFilm · 2026 · as Johnny Cage
The BluffFilm · 2026 · as Captain Connor
ARK: The Animated SeriesTV · 2024 · as Bob (voice) · 14 episodes
Gen VTV · 2023 · as Billy Butcher · 1 episode
The Sea BeastFilm · 2022 · as Jacob Holland (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the FamilyFilm · 2020 · as Sergeant Rock (voice)
Prime Rewind: Inside The BoysTV · 2020 · as Self · 2 episodes- Reunited ApartTV · 2020 · as Self · 1 episode
DC Showcase: Sgt. RockFilm · 2019 · as Sgt. Rock (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFilm · 2019 · as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
The BoysTV · 2019 · as Billy Butcher · 40 episodes- The BoysTV · 2019 · Producer · 24 episodes
BentFilm · 2018 · as Danny Gallagher
Acts of VengeanceFilm · 2017 · as Strode
HangmanFilm · 2017 · as Detective Ruiney
Thor: RagnarokFilm · 2017 · as Skurge
50 Years of Star TrekFilm · 2016 · as Self
Building Star TrekFilm · 2016 · as Himself
For the Love of SpockFilm · 2016 · as Self
Pete's DragonFilm · 2016 · as Gavin
Star Trek BeyondFilm · 2016 · as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV · 2015 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
Future Shock! The Story of 2000ADFilm · 2014 · as Self
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
The LoftFilm · 2014 · as Vincent Stevens
Almost HumanTV · 2013 · as John Kennex · 13 episodes
RiddickFilm · 2013 · as Lord Vaako
Riddick: BlindsidedFilm · 2013 · as Vaako
Star Trek Into DarknessFilm · 2013 · as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Walking with DinosaursFilm · 2013 · as Uncle Zack
DreddFilm · 2012 · as Judge Dredd
PriestFilm · 2011 · as Black Hat
And Soon the DarknessFilm · 2010 · as Michael
REDFilm · 2010 · as William Cooper
Reclaiming the BladeFilm · 2009 · as Self
Star TrekFilm · 2009 · as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Comanche MoonTV · 2008 · as Woodrow F. Call · 3 episodes
PathfinderFilm · 2007 · as Ghost
Out of the BlueFilm · 2006 · as Nick Harvey
The Making of 'The Return of the King'Film · 2006 · as Self
The Making of 'The Two Towers'Film · 2006 · as Self
DoomFilm · 2005 · as John "Reaper" Grimm
The Bourne SupremacyFilm · 2004 · as Kirill
The Chronicles of RiddickFilm · 2004 · as Vaako
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingFilm · 2003 · as Éomer
Ghost ShipFilm · 2002 · as Munder
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersFilm · 2002 · as Éomer
The Price of MilkFilm · 2001 · as Rob
The Irrefutable Truth About DemonsFilm · 2000 · as Harry Ballard
HeavenFilm · 1999 · as Sweeper
Via SatelliteFilm · 1998 · as Paul
Amazon HighFilm · 1997 · as Kor
Hercules: The Legendary JourneysTV · 1995 · as Cupid · 1 episode
Xena: Warrior PrincessTV · 1995 · as Mael · 8 episodes
White FangTV · 1993 · as David · 26 episodes
Chunuk BairFilm · 1992 · as Wellington soldier
Shortland StreetTV · 1992 · as Jamie Forrest · 521 episodes
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