Karl-Heinz Urban was born on 7 June 1972 and is a New Zealand actor.
23 Facts About Karl Urban
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Karl Urban's career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as Xena: Warrior Princess.
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Karl Urban attended St Mark's Church School, where he showed an early love for public performance.
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Karl Urban's first acting role came at age eight, when he had a single line in one episode of the New Zealand television series Pioneer Woman.
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Karl Urban then enrolled at Victoria University of Wellington in the Bachelor of Arts program but left after one year to pursue a career in acting.
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Karl Urban then moved briefly to Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia in 1995 before returning to New Zealand the following year.
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The Hollywood Reporter speculated that Karl 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.
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Karl Urban played John "Reaper" Grimm in Universal Pictures' Doom, which was released on 21 October 2005.
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Karl Urban's performance was widely embraced by the Star Trek fan community for its faithfulness to the spirit of Kelley's McCoy.
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Karl Urban reprised the role in the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness and the 2016 film Star Trek Beyond.
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Karl Urban next appeared as CIA agent William Cooper in Red, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name and co-starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren.
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Karl Urban portrayed Black Hat, a villainous priest-turned-vampire, in the film adaptation of the Korean manhwa Priest, released in 3-D in 2011.
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In 2012, Karl Urban starred as law-enforcing comic book character Judge Dredd in the film Dredd.
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In 2013, Urban starred as Detective John Kennex in Almost Human, a TV series created by J H Wyman.
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Karl Urban played a detective who has a dislike for robots but ends up being teamed up with one with emotional feelings.
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Karl Urban next appeared in the ensemble thriller The Loft, a remake of the Belgian film of the same name.
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In January 2015, Urban replaced Michael C Hall as the main antagonist in the 2016 remake of Pete's Dragon.
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Also in 2017, Karl Urban played a psychotic cop in the action thriller Acts of Vengeance opposite Antonio Banderas and Robert Forster.
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Karl Urban had a cameo as a stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.
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Karl Urban voiced the lead role in The Sea Beast in 2022.
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Since 2019, Karl Urban has starred as William "Billy" Butcher in the Amazon Prime series The Boys.
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In September 2004, Karl Urban married his longtime partner, Natalie Wihongi, who was his makeup artist for the 2000 television film The Privateers.
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Karl Urban serves as a celebrity ambassador for KidsCan, a charity that currently supports over 16,000 disadvantaged children in New Zealand by providing them with essentials such as food, clothing, and shoes.