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 Γomer 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.
The Bluff
2026
Pathfinder
2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Mortal Kombat II
2026
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Star Trek
2009
Star Trek Beyond
2016
Dredd
2012
RED
2010
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Priest
2011
Riddick
2013
The Sea Beast
2022
Ghost Ship
2002
The Loft
2014
Doom
2005
Pete's Dragon
2016
Bent
2018
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
Acts of Vengeance
2017
Hangman
2017
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020
Chunuk Bair
1992
And Soon the Darkness
2010
For the Love of Spock
2016
Out of the Blue
2006
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Mr. Butcher
2022
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
Reclaiming the Blade
2009
Heaven
1999
Amazon High
1997
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000