Karl Urban

Career timeline

1. 1972 · Born

   Born in Wellington, New Zealand

2. 1992 · Screen debut

   Chunuk Bair (Movie)

3. 2002 · Breakthrough

   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Movie)

4. 2019 · First production

   The Boys (TV)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   I, Object (Movie)

Career in numbers

8 1990s

12 2000s

19 2010s

7 2020s

• Action22
• Drama15
• Adventure13
• Science Fiction11
• Thriller11
• Fantasy9

Highest-rated title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 8.5 Most popular title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 8.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Karl Urban in our catalogue.

John Cho

3 titles together

Howard Shore

2 titles together

Ian McKellen

2 titles together

Liv Tyler

2 titles together

Philippa Boyens

2 titles together

Viggo Mortensen

2 titles together

Cate Blanchett

2 titles together

Benedict Cumberbatch

2 titles together

Miranda Otto

2 titles together

Elijah Wood

2 titles together

1. 2026 I, Object as Frank Movie
2. 2026 Mortal Kombat II as Johnny Cage 7.7 Movie
3. 2026 The Bluff as Captain Connor 6.7 Movie
4. 2024 ARK: The Animated Series as Bob (voice) 7.8 TV
5. 2023 Gen V as Billy Butcher 7.6 TV
6. 2022 The Sea Beast as Jacob Holland (voice) 7.3 Movie
7. 2020 DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family as Sergeant Rock (voice) 7.1 Movie
8. 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Stormtrooper (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
9. 2019 The Boys as Billy Butcher 8.4 TV
10. 2019 DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock as Sgt. Rock (voice) 6.5 Movie
11. 2018 Bent as Danny Gallagher 5.2 Movie
12. 2017 Hangman as Detective Ruiney 5.8 Movie
13. 2017 Acts of Vengeance as Strode 6.0 Movie
14. 2017 Thor: Ragnarok as Skurge 7.6 Movie
15. 2016 Pete's Dragon as Gavin 6.4 Movie
16. 2016 Star Trek Beyond as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy 6.8 Movie
17. 2014 The Loft as Vincent Stevens 6.4 Movie
18. 2013 Walking with Dinosaurs as Uncle Zack 6.2 Movie
19. 2013 Almost Human as John Kennex 7.4 TV
20. 2013 Riddick as Lord Vaako 6.3 Movie
21. 2013 Riddick: Blindsided as Vaako 6.6 Movie
22. 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness as Bones 7.3 Movie
23. 2012 Dredd as Judge Dredd 6.9 Movie
24. 2011 Priest as Black Hat 5.9 Movie
25. 2010 RED as William Cooper 6.7 Movie
26. 2010 And Soon the Darkness as Michael 5.3 Movie
27. 2009 Star Trek as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy 7.4 Movie
28. 2008 Comanche Moon as Woodrow F. Call 7.1 TV
29. 2007 Pathfinder as Ghost 5.7 Movie
30. 2006 Out of the Blue as Nick Harvey 6.4 Movie
31. 2005 Doom as John "Reaper" Grimm 5.2 Movie
32. 2004 The Bourne Supremacy as Kirill 7.3 Movie
33. 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick as Vaako 6.6 Movie
34. 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Éomer 8.5 Movie
35. 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Éomer 8.4 Movie
36. 2002 Ghost Ship as Munder 6.0 Movie
37. 2001 The Price of Milk as Rob 5.6 Movie
38. 2000 The Irrefutable Truth About Demons as Harry Ballard 5.2 Movie
39. 1999 Heaven as Sweeper 5.4 Movie
40. 1998 Via Satellite as Paul Movie
41. 1997 Amazon High as Kor Movie
42. 1995 Xena: Warrior Princess as Mael 7.5 TV
43. 1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Cupid 6.9 TV
44. 1993 White Fang as David TV
45. 1992 Shortland Street as Jamie Forrest TV
46. 1992 Chunuk Bair as Wellington soldier Movie

1. 2026 I, Object Movie
2. 2019 The Boys 8.4 TV

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