2003Winner
Best Performance
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Karl Urban
Actor · Producer
Wellington, New Zealand
June 7, 1972
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 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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Winner
Best Performance
Mortal Kombat II
2002Winner
Best Performance
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Thor: Ragnarok
2019Highlight
Best Performance
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mortal Kombat II
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers