Actor

Karl Urban

1992–presentb. 1972ActionAdventureSci-FiThriller

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Known For

44 acting credits

as Éomer

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Éomer

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Éomer

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Éomer

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Filmography

2026Mortal Kombat IIJohnny Cage7.2 2026The BluffCaptain Connor6.5 2022The Sea BeastJacob Holland (voice)7.3 2022Mr. ButcherButcher5.0 2020DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the FamilySergeant Rock (voice)7.1 2019DC Showcase: Sgt. RockSgt. Rock (voice)

About

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.

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