Karl Urban

Karl Urban is known for acting, with films including Mortal Kombat II, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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

• Mortal Kombat II (2026)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• Star Trek (2009)
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
• Star Trek Beyond (2016)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• The Bluff (2026)
• Dredd (2012)
• RED (2010)
• The Sea Beast (2022)
• Riddick (2013)
• The Loft (2014)
• Priest (2011)
• Doom (2005)
• Ghost Ship (2002)
• Pete's Dragon (2016)
• The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
• Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
• DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
• Pathfinder (2007)
• Acts of Vengeance (2017)
• Bent (2018)
• Hangman (2017)
• For the Love of Spock (2016)
• And Soon the Darkness (2010)
• Out of the Blue (2006)
• DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock (2019)
• Riddick: Blindsided (2013)