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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.

Filmography

2026
I, Object
Movie
2026
The Boys:Finale

as Billy Butcher

Movie
2026
The Boys: Blood and Bone

as Billy Butcher

Movie
2026
Mortal Kombat II

as Johnny Cage

Movie
2026
The Boys Season 5 - Rome Premiere

as Billy Butcher

Movie
2026
The Bluff

as Captain Connor

Movie
2017
Thor: Ragnarok

as Skurge

Movie
2016
Star Trek Beyond

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Movie
2013
Riddick

as Lord Vaako

Movie
2013
Star Trek Into Darkness

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Movie
2012
Dredd

as Judge Dredd

Movie
2011
Priest

as Black Hat

Movie
2010
RED

as William Cooper

Movie
2004
The Bourne Supremacy

as Kirill

Movie
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick

as Vaako

Movie
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Éomer

Movie
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Éomer

Movie
�
The Boys Series Finale

as Billy Butcher

Movie
�
The Boys: The Finale

as Billy Butcher

Movie
2019
The Boys

as Billy Butcher

TV Show