Karl Urban
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in
Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods
manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps).
His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a
television series. However, he did not act again until after high
school. He was offered a role in the NZ soap opera
Shortland Street (1992) as
he was preparing to attend Victoria University. After appearing on the
series for the 1993-1994 season, he attended the university for one
year, then left to pursue his acting career. Over the next few years,
he landed several theater roles in the Wellington area. Eventually, he
moved to Auckland, where a number of guest roles in NZ television
followed. One of his first roles was that of a heroin addict in the
drama series
Shark in the Park (1989).
He was in a movie as well, entitled Once in Chunuck Bay (aka
Chunuk Bair (1992)). Other television
roles followed, including a guest-starring role in the series
White Fang (1993). Karl's biggest
roles include Éomer in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as Dr.
Leonard "Bones" McCoy in
Star Trek (2009), William Cooper in
RED (2010) and Judge Dredd in
Dredd (2012).
Karl Urban's Career Through the Years
Karl Urban's Career Through the Years
Karl Urban, perhaps best known as Dr. McCoy in the Star Trek reboots, plays Billy Butcher in the new Amazon Original series "The Boys." What else has he done?
