

Actor
Birthday
June 7, 1972
Birthplace
Wellington, New Zealand
Gender
Male
Also known as
Karl-Heinz Urban
TMDb popularity
10.0
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…
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The Boys
2019 • TV
Billy Butcher

Mortal Kombat II
2026 • Movie
Johnny Cage

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • TV
Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • TV
Self - Guest

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

Gen V
2023 • TV
Billy Butcher

Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 • TV
Mael

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 • Movie
Éomer

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 • TV
Cupid

Thor: Ragnarok
2017 • Movie
Skurge
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