Karl Urban
Acting
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), Gavi…
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Karl-Heinz Urban
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Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
The Boys
2019 · TV
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 · TV
Shortland Street
1992 · TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
Mortal Kombat II
2026 · Movie
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Movie
Gen V
2023 · TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 · TV
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Movie