
Karl Urban
Explore the best Karl Urban movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current highest-ranked actor credit here is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Browse 7 ranked credits, plus biography and full filmography.
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 starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in the second and third instalments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third instalments of the Riddick film series, Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series, Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in Doom (2005), Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012), Gavin Magary in Pete's Dragon (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series Almost Human. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon's superhero series streaming on television, The Boys.
Top Ranked Credits (7)
What is the best Karl Urban movie?
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is currently the highest-ranked Karl Urban movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.
How many Karl Urban movies are ranked here?
This page currently tracks 7 ranked credits connected to Karl Urban.
How often do Karl Urban rankings update?
These rankings refresh whenever Movie Rankings recomputes global results. This page was last generated from site data on May 4, 2026.
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