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Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 07, 1972 (53)
Birthplace Wellington, New Zealand
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jul 16, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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Filmography

Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II

2025

as Johnny Cage

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

2022

as Jacob Holland (voice)

Butcher: A Short Film

Butcher: A Short Film

2020

as Billy Butcher

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

2019

as Sgt. Rock (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Bent

Bent

2018

as Danny Gallagher

Acts of Vengeance

Acts of Vengeance

2017

as Strode

Hangman

Hangman

2017

as Detective Ruiney

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

as Skurge

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

2016

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

2016

as Gavin

The Loft

The Loft

2014

as Vincent Stevens

Riddick: Blindsided

Riddick: Blindsided

2013

as Vaako

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Riddick

Riddick

2013

as Lord Vaako

Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs

2013

as Uncle Zack (voice)

Dredd

Dredd

2012

as Judge Dredd

Priest

Priest

2011

as Black Hat

And Soon the Darkness

And Soon the Darkness

2010

as Michael

RED

RED

2010

as William Cooper

Star Trek

Star Trek

2009

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Pathfinder

Pathfinder

2007

as Ghost

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

2006

as Nick Harvey

Doom

Doom

2005

as John "Reaper" Grimm

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

2004

as Kirill

Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship

2002

as Munder

The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

The Irrefutable Truth About Demons

2000

as Harry Ballard

The Price of Milk

The Price of Milk

2000

as Rob

Heaven

Heaven

1999

as Sweeper

Via Satellite

Via Satellite

1998

as Paul

Amazon High

Amazon High

1997

as Kor

Chunuk Bair

Chunuk Bair

1992

as Wellington soldier

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Shortland Street

as Jamie Forrest

Episodes: 521

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Boys

as Billy Butcher

Episodes: 33

First Aired: Jul 25, 2019

White Fang

as David

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 17, 1993

Almost Human

as John Kennex

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 17, 2013

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Mael

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 04, 1995

ARK: The Animated Series

as Bob (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 21, 2024

Comanche Moon

as Woodrow F. Call

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 13, 2008

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Cupid

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 04, 1995

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Caesar

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 04, 1995

Gen V

as Billy Butcher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2023

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Julius Caesar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1995

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

as Cupid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1995

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

as Julius Caesar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1995

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 27, 2020

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Reunited Apart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 50 56 45
2024 6 64 81 29
2024 7 82 113 51
2024 8 56 86 35
2024 9 38 54 21
2024 10 24 36 18
2024 11 25 44 18
2024 12 31 51 19
2025 1 38 51 21
2025 2 21 31 4
2025 3 11 40 1
2025 4 3 4 1
2025 5 4 5 2
2025 6 3 4 2
2025 7 4 5 2
2025 8 5 9 2

Trending Rank


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2024 5 781 697
2024 6 309 27
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2025 2 470 171
2025 7 353 30
2025 8 540 440

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