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Karl Urban
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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.
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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.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Xena: Warrior Princess
Gen V
Marvel Studios Legends
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Shortland Street
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
ARK: The Animated Series
Thor: Ragnarok
Riddick
Star Trek
Ghost Ship
RED
The Bourne Supremacy
Star Trek Into Darkness
Untitled Star Trek 4
The Chronicles of Riddick
Star Trek Beyond
Acts of Vengeance
Doom
Riddick: Blindsided
The Loft
Dredd
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
The Sea Beast
Mortal Kombat 2
The Boys
Production Credits
The Boys
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