Karl Urban

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karl Urban
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Jun 7, 1972(1972-06-07)
Age	52
Birthplace	Wellington
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Wellington Region
Horoscope	Gemini

Karl Urban Biography

Karl Urban is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on June 7, 1972 in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand. New Zealand actor well-known for his character Eomer in the third and the second films in the Lord of the Rings film franchise. He also was Vaako on The Chronicles of Riddick and McCoy in Star Trek Into Darkness.

He co-starred alongside He costarred with Lucy Lawless in Xena: The Warrior Princess. in Xena: The Warrior Princess.

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. Over the next few years, he appeared in several local TV commercials in addition to theater roles in the Wellington area. Eventually he moved to Auckland, where he was offered many guest roles in TV shows (one of which was playing a heroin addict in the police drama Shark in the Park). Urban then moved briefly to Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia in 1995, before returning to New Zealand the following year.

Urban was seen on the internationally syndicated American/New Zealand TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and on its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, in which he played the recurring roles of both Cupid and Julius Caesar from 1997 to 2001. He also made appearances as Mael in the episode “Altared States” from the first season of Xena, then as Kor in the episode “Lifeblood” from the fifth season. Both programs were filmed in New Zealand. In 2001, he appeared in the offbeat rural romance The Price of Milk, for which he received his first nomination at the New Zealand Qantas Film and Television Awards. Urban later won acclaim for his portrayal of policeman Nick Harvey in Out of the Blue, a dramatisation of New Zealand’s Aramoana massacre, for which he won the Qantas Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2008.

His father ran an establishment selling leather goods and his mother was employed by Film Facilities. Film Facilities. He married makeup artist Natalie Wihongi in September 2004. They had two children before divorced in 2014. He began dating actress His father operated a leather goods shop and his mother worked for the company Film Facilities. He married makeup artist Natalie Wihongi in September 2004. They had two sons before divorcing in 2014. He began dating actress Katee Sackhoff in November 2014. in November 2014.

Karl Urban Net Worth

Karl Urban is one of the richest Movie Actor from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karl Urban 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 8 at the age of 8, he made his debut television appearance in a one-line part as Pioneer Woman. He was a bit of a character in commercials and appeared in school productions.

He was the character Judge Dredd and has stated that he’s a dedicated player of rugby.

Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) 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 instalments 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, and Judge Dredd in Dredd. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon’s web television series The Boys.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Karl Urban height 6 ft 1 in Karl weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Karl Urban Dating?

According to our records, Karl Urban married to Natalie Wihongi. As of December 1, 2023, Karl Urban’s is not dating anyone.

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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. He portrayed Black Hat, a villainous priest-turned-vampire, in the film adaption of the Korean manhwa Priest, released in 3-D in 2011.

Facts & Trivia

Karl Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Karl Urban celebrates birthday on June 7 of every year.

In 2012, Urban starred as law-enforcing comic book hero Judge Dredd in the film Dredd. In an interview with Shave magazine, Urban described it as a “high-octane, action-fueled film… about the day in the life of Dredd”. The film was directed by Pete Travis, with a script by Alex Garland. Though it underperformed at the box office, Dredd was well received by critics. He then reprised his role of “Bones” McCoy in the sequel to Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, which was released on 15 May 2013.

Are Keith and Karl Urban related?

Regardless of rumors and assumptions, Karl’s management has often stated that he is not related to Keith Urban , the famous singer, who is also from New Zealand and with whom Karl shares a ‘K’ initial and a last name. He is said to have a band with his two brothers called “The Urban Brothers”.

Is Karl Urban a nice guy?

Karl Urban has long held a reputation for being a genuinely friendly guy. Fans and co-stars alike maintain that he is a pleasure to meet and work with, and when those accounts are combined with Urban’s controversy-free public history, it becomes clear that he’s the anti-Billy Butcher.

What is Karl Urban known for?

A sturdy lead and character actor with a natural affinity for physical roles , Karl Urban was a New Zealand-born performer who rose to popularity with notable roles in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” (2002) and “The Return of the King” (2003), as well as “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) and “Doom” (2005).

What nationality is Karl Urban?

New Zealand

What is Karl Urban's accent?

What is Karl Urban’s nationality? Karl Urban, the actor who plays Billy Butcher in The Boys, is not actually from the UK. He is from New Zealand. In fact, many viewers from the UK found his accent to be a little less Cockney and bent towards his own native accent.