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 ...
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Complete Filmography

Mortal Kombat II
2025
as Johnny Cage
A sequel to the 2021 film 'Mortal Kombat'.

Mr. Butcher
2022
as 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 follow...

The Sea Beast
2022
as Jacob Holland (voice)
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 bo...

Batman: Death in the Family
2020
as Sergeant Rock (voice)
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 c...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
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 gener...

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
2019
as Sgt. Rock (voice)
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
2018
as Danny Gallagher
On his latest private investigation, a shamed former cop connects a murder case to a government conspiracy involving rogue agents from a top spy agenc...

Hangman
2017
as Detective Ruiney
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
2017
as Strode
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...

Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Skurge
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction ...

For the Love of Spock
2016
as Self
The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son: Adam.

Building Star Trek
2016
as Himself
When "Star Trek" first aired in 1966, it expanded the viewers' imaginations about what was possible in their lifetimes. Today, many of the space-age t...

50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the ...

Pete's Dragon
2016
as Gavin
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific ...

Star Trek Beyond
2016
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the...

The Loft
2014
as Vincent Stevens
For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead bo...

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014
as Self
A long overdue documentary that tells the story of 2000AD, the unsung cult hero of the comics industry. This film will celebrate and pay respect to t...

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
as Uncle Zack (voice)
In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure ...

Riddick
2013
as Lord Vaako
Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dan...

Riddick: Blindsided
2013
as Vaako
This motion comic gaps the bridge between 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick, and 2013's Riddick. A new attempt on Lord Marshal Riddick's life is made o...

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fle...

Dredd
2012
as Judge Dredd
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to ta...

Priest
2011
as Black Hat
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with...

RED
2010
as William Cooper
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunite...

And Soon the Darkness
2010
as Michael
When two American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of Argentina split up and one of them goes missing, the other must find her before her worst f...
Black Water Transit
2009
as Earl Pike
In this action thriller set in post-Katrina New Orleans, business owner Jack Vermillion (Laurence Fishburne) is struggling to run a legitimate shippin...

Star Trek
2009
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan...

Reclaiming the Blade
2009
as Self
The Medieval and Renaissance blade, a profound and beautiful object handcrafted by master artisans of old. An object of great complexity, yet one with...

Pathfinder
2007
as Ghost
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight aga...

Out of the Blue
2006
as Nick Harvey
Ordinary people find extraordinary courage in the face of madness. On 13–14 November 1990 that madness came to Aramoana, a small New Zealand seaside t...

Doom
2005
as John "Reaper" Grimm
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a secur...

The Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Kirill
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and M...

The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Vaako
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the fu...

The Making of the Return of the King
2004
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selecte...

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Éomer
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outc...

The Making of The Two Towers
2003
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by Pet...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Éomer
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies l...

Ghost Ship
2002
as Munder
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towi...

The Price of Milk
2000
as Rob
Lucinda lives a fairytale life with dairy farmer Rob, and his 117 cows. But after a freak car accident she decides to test Rob's love for her by tryin...

The Irrefutable Truth About Demons
2000
as Harry Ballard
In the place between what you know, and what you fear, demons rule. All hope is stripped away as demonic forces overcome you. Dr. Harry Ballard has ju...

Heaven
1999
as Sweeper
A struggling architect, being sued for divorce by his wife and struggling with booze and gambling, finds work remodeling a friend's strip club, the Pa...
Via Satellite
1998
as Paul
As a family gather to watch one of their own swimming in the Olympics, minutes of fame become a hilarious and painful 24 hours when they uncover the s...

Amazon High
1997
as Kor
A high school teenager wakes up in a time of Amazons and Gods.

Chunuk Bair
1992
as Wellington soldier
The tragedy of Gallipoli is exposed
I, Object
N/A
10-year-old Tom, grieving the loss of his father and unable to relate to the people in his life, takes refuge in the everyday objects around him. Pop ...
The Bluff
N/A
Set in the 19th-century Caribbean, a former female pirate must protect her family when the mysterious sins of her past catch up to her.