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. Since then, 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 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. In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series
Almost Human. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon's streaming television series
The Boys.