Karl-Heinz Urban is a New Zealand actor. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. He has appeared in many high-profile movies, including the second and third installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the role of Éomer. He is currently starring as Billy Butcher in Amazon’s web television series The Boys.
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Karl-Heinz Urban 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. He has appeared in many high-profile movies, including the second and third installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the role of Éomer. Urban has also portrayed Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series, Vaako in the Riddick film series,. Judge Dredd in Dredd, and Skurge in Thor: Ragnarok. Since 2019, he is currently starring as Billy Butcher in Amazon’s web television series The Boys. Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His father, a German immigrant, owned a leather goods store, and his mother once worked for Film Facilities in Wellington.
He attended Wellington College in 1986–1990. He then enrolled at Victoria University of Wellington in the Bachelor of Arts program but left after one year to pursue a career in acting. The Hollywood Reporter speculated that Urban was one of several actors being considered for the part of British secret service agent 007 in Casino Royale, directed by fellow New Zealander Martin Campbell. However, he was unable to make the audition because of filming commitments and the role eventually went to Daniel Craig. Urban next appeared as CIA agent William Red, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name and co-starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren. He portrayed Black Hat, a villainous priest-turned-vampire, in the film Black Hat.
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