Karl Urban

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 07, 1972 (53 years old)

Karl Urban

Known For

Mortal Kombat II
Movie 2025

Mortal Kombat II

A sequel to the 2021 film 'Mortal Kombat'. Mortal Kombat II (2025) is an upcoming martial arts fantasy film directed by Simon McQuoid and written by Jeremy Slater, serving as a sequel to Mortal Kombat (2021) and the fourth installment in the Mortal Kombat film series. Based on the iconic video game franchise created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the movie continues the brutal and action-packed saga with returning characters such as Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, and Shang Tsung, alongside newcomers like Johnny Cage and Kitana. The film promises intense battles, dark fantasy elements, and high-stakes confrontations as Earthrealm warriors face new threats from Outworld.

ARK: The Animated Series
TV Show 2024

ARK: The Animated Series

In a mysterious primeval land populated by dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, people from throughout human history have been resurrected. When 21st century Australian paleontologist Helena Walker awakes there after tragedy, she must learn to survive and find new allies, or die again at the hands of ruthless warlords, all while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.

Mr. Butcher
0h 1m
Movie 2022

Mr. Butcher

A promotional short film, Mr. Butcher, was released to Twitter on August 2, 2019, with Karl Urban reprising his role as Billy Butcher. The film follows Butcher as he visits an elementary school as a guest speaker, in order to teach children to fear and be wary of Supes, in particular Homelander and The Seven, and of what can be done to combat them.

The Sea Beast
1h 55m
Movie 2022

The Sea Beast

When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.

Batman: Death in the Family
0h 31m
Movie 2020

Batman: Death in the Family

Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2h 22m
Movie 2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
0h 14m
Movie 2019

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock

Just after recovering from losing his entire unit in battle, Sgt. Rock leads a special army of commandos against a Nazi secret research base.

Bent
1h 36m
Movie 2018

Bent

On his latest private investigation, a shamed former cop connects a murder case to a government conspiracy involving rogue agents from a top spy agency.

Hangman
1h 38m
Movie 2017

Hangman

A homicide detective teams up with a criminal profiler to catch a serial killer whose crimes are inspired by the children's game, Hangman.

Acts of Vengeance
1h 27m
Movie 2017

Acts of Vengeance

A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.

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 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.

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