Karl Urban

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-06-07 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Karl Urban

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 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 Marv...

Acting

2007

Pathfinder

as Ghost

2006

Out of the Blue

as Nick Harvey

2005

Doom

as John "Reaper" Grimm

2010

2002

Ghost Ship

as Munder

2009

Star Trek

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

2011

Priest

as Black Hat

2010

RED

as William Cooper

2012

Dredd

as Judge Dredd

2013

Star Trek Into Darkness

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

2025

Mortal Kombat II

as Johnny Cage

2014

The Loft

as Vincent Stevens

2013

Riddick

as Lord Vaako

2013

Walking with Dinosaurs

as Uncle Zack (voice)

2022

The Sea Beast

as Jacob Holland (voice)

1998

1992

Chunuk Bair

as Wellington soldier

2016

Star Trek Beyond

as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

2016

2009

2017

2016

2022

Mr. Butcher

as Butcher

1999

Heaven

as Sweeper

2017

Hangman

as Detective Ruiney

2017

2018

Bent

as Danny Gallagher

2019

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

as Sgt. Rock (voice)

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

1997

2020

Batman: Death in the Family

as Sergeant Rock (voice)

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