Karl Urban

Karl Urban
Seasons	The Boys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Gen V: 1
First Appearance	"The Name of the Game" (The Boys) "Guardians of Godolkin" (Gen V)
Last Appearance	"Guardians of Godolkin" (Gen V)
Appearances	33 episodes
Date of Birth	June 7, 1972
Birth place	Wellington, New Zealand
Role	Billy Butcher

Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand actor. He portrays Billy Butcher in The Boys and Gen V.

Biography

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).

Credits

The Boys: Season 1

• "The Name of the Game" Billy Butcher
• "Cherry" Billy Butcher
• "Get Some" Billy Butcher
• "The Female of the Species" Billy Butcher
• "Good for the Soul" Billy Butcher
• "The Innocents" Billy Butcher
• "The Self-Preservation Society" Billy Butcher
• "You Found Me" Billy Butcher

The Boys: Season 2

• "The Big Ride" Billy Butcher
• "Proper Preparation and Planning" Billy Butcher
• "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men" Billy Butcher
• "Nothing Like It in the World" Billy Butcher
• "We Gotta Go Now" Billy Butcher
• "The Bloody Doors Off" Billy Butcher
• "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker" Billy Butcher
• "What I Know" Billy Butcher

The Boys: Season 3

• "Payback" Billy Butcher
• "The Only Man in the Sky" Billy Butcher
• "Barbary Coast" Billy Butcher
• "Glorious Five Year Plan" Billy Butcher
• "The Last Time to Look on This World of Lies" Billy Butcher
• "Herogasm" Billy Butcher
• "Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed" Billy Butcher
• "The Instant White-Hot Wild" Billy Butcher

The Boys: Season 4

• "Department of Dirty Tricks" Billy Butcher
• "Life Among the Septics" Billy Butcher
• "We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here" Billy Butcher
• "Wisdom of the Ages" Billy Butcher
• "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son" Billy Butcher
• "Dirty Business" Billy Butcher
• "The Insider" Billy Butcher
• "Assassination Run" Billy Butcher

Gen V: Season 1

• "Guardians of Godolkin" Billy Butcher

Trivia

• Karl Urban previously worked with Simon Pegg in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond.
• Karl Urban previously worked with John Noble in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
• Karl Urban and Antony Starr were also in separate episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess.

External Links

• Karl Urban on Wikipedia
• Karl Urban at the Internet Movie Database
• Karl Urban on Facebook
• Follow Karl Urban (@KarlUrban) on Twitter
• Follow Karl Urban on Instagram