Karl Urban - Wikipedia Karl Urban For other people named Karl Urban, see Karl Urban ( disambiguation ). Karl Urban Karl Urban at the 2017 San Diego Comic - Con promoting Thor : Ragnarok Karl - Heinz Urban ( 1972 - 06 - 07 ) 7 June 1972 ( age 45 ) Wellington, New Zealand Occupation Actor Years active 1990 -- present Spouse ( s ) Natalie Wihongi ( m. 2004 ; separated 2014 ) Partner ( s ) Katee Sackhoff ( 2014 -- present ) Children Karl - Heinz Urban ( born 7 June 1972 ) is a New Zealand actor. He is known for playing Julius Caesar and Cupid in Xena : Warrior Princess and Hercules : The Legendary Journeys, Éomer in the second and third installments of Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in second and third installments of the Riddick film series, Dr. Leonard `` Bones '' McCoy in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond, and Judge Dredd in Dredd. He won acclaim for his performances in New Zealand films The Price of Milk and Out of the Blue. He also played the main character John Kennex in the short - lived television series Almost Human. He will play Skurge in the Marvel Studios film Thor : Ragnarok set for a November 3, 2017 release. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 New Zealand roles 2.2 International roles 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His father, a German immigrant, owned a leather goods store, and his mother once worked for Film Facilities in Wellington. Through his mother, the young Urban was exposed to classic New Zealand cinema, and developed an interest in the film industry. Urban attended St Mark 's Church School, where he showed an early love for public performance. His first acting role came at age eight, when he had a single line in one episode of the New Zealand television series Pioneer Woman. Though continuing to take part in school stage productions, he did not act professionally again until after high school. 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. Career New Zealand roles 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 1996 to 2001. He also made an appearance as Mael in the episode `` Altared States '', from the first season of Xena. 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 dramatization of New Zealand 's Aramoana massacre, for which he won the Qantas Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2008. International roles Urban 's first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Since then, he has worked on many high - profile movies, including the second and third installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy ( The Two Towers and The Return of the King ), The Bourne Supremacy ( as Russian Federal Security Service agent Kirill ), The Chronicles of Riddick, Star Trek and Doom. The Hollywood Reporter speculated that 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. However he was unable to make the audition because of filming commitments. The role eventually went to Daniel Craig. Urban, Zachary Quinto, J.J. Abrams, and Chris Pine, at the Star Trek Into Darkness in Sydney, Australia movie premiere, in April 2013 Urban played John `` Reaper '' Grimm in Universal Pictures ' Doom ( based on the first - person shooter video game Doom ), which was released on 21 October 2005. In 2007, he starred in the Viking adventure Pathfinder. A longtime fan of Westerns, Urban appeared as Woodrow Call in Comanche Moon, the CBS miniseries prequel to Lonesome Dove, in January 2008. In 2009, he played Dr. Leonard `` Bones '' McCoy, a role famously originated by DeForest Kelley, in the eleventh Star Trek film. A fan of the Star Trek franchise since childhood, Urban actively pursued a role in the film. His performance was widely embraced by the Star Trek fan community for its faithfulness to the spirit of Kelley 's McCoy. In 2009, he also appeared as himself in the documentary film Reclaiming the Blade, discussing his sword - wielding experience in films such as The Lord of the Rings. Urban next appeared as CIA agent William Cooper in Red, adapted from the DC Comics 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. 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. In 2013, Urban starred as Detective John Kennex in Almost Human, a TV series created by J.H. Wyman. The series was set 35 years into the future when cops in the L.A.P.D. are paired up with lifelike androids. Urban played a detective who has a dislike for robots but ends up being teamed up with one with emotional feelings. Urban next appeared in the ensemble thriller The Loft, a remake of the Belgian film of the same name. It was filmed in New Orleans and Belgium by the director of the 2008 original, Erik Van Looy. In January 2015, Urban replaced Michael C. Hall as the role as the main antagonist in the 2016 remake of Pete 's Dragon. In May 2016, he was cast as Skurge in Thor : Ragnarok. Personal life Urban married Natalie Wihongi ( who was his makeup artist on The Privateers ) in September 2004. Together they have two sons : Hunter, born December 16, 2000, and Indiana ( `` Indy '' ), born January 2005 and named for the eponymous hero of the Indiana Jones franchise, the first movie of which he has cited as one of his favorites. They lived in Auckland, New Zealand. The couple announced their separation in June 2014. He has been dating actress Katee Sackhoff since November 2014. Urban serves as a celebrity ambassador for KidsCan, a charity which currently supports over 16,000 disadvantaged children in New Zealand by providing them with essentials such as food, clothing, and shoes. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Chunuk Bair Wellington Soldier 1998 Heaven Sweeper 1998 Via Satellite Paul 2000 The Irrefutable Truth about Demons Harry Ballard 2000 The Price of Milk Rob 2002 Ghost Ship Munder 2002 The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Éomer 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Éomer Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated -- Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast The Chronicles of Riddick Vaako The Bourne Supremacy Kirill 2005 Doom John Grimm Nominated -- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Bloodiest Beatdown ( with Dwayne Johnson ) 2006 Out of the Blue Nick Harvey 2007 Pathfinder Ghost 2009 Star Trek Leonard McCoy Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated -- Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated -- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble 2009 Black Water Transit Earl Pike And Soon the Darkness Michael RED William Cooper 2011 Priest Black Hat 2012 Dredd Judge Dredd 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Leonard McCoy 2013 Riddick Vaako Cameo only 2013 Walking with Dinosaurs Zack 2014 The Loft Vincent Stevens 2016 Star Trek Beyond Leonard McCoy 2016 Pete 's Dragon Gavin 2017 Thor : Ragnarok Skurge Post-production 2017 Hangman N / A Post-production TBA Bent Danny Gallagher Filming Television Year Title Role Notes Shark in the Park Rohann Murdoch Recurring role, 6 episodes 1992 Homeward Bound Tim Johnstone ( unknown episodes ) White Fang David Episode : `` Tough Kid '' 1993 -- 1994 Shortland Street Paramedic Jamie Forrest ( unknown episodes ) 1995 Riding High James Westwood ( unknown episodes ) Hercules : The Legendary Journeys Cupid Episode : `` The Green - Eyed Monster '' Xena : Warrior Princess Mael Episode : `` Altared States '' 1997 Amazon High Kor Television movie 1997 -- 2001 Xena : Warrior Princess Julius Caesar Recurring role, 8 episodes 1997 Xena : Warrior Princess Cupid 2 episodes 1998 Hercules : The Legendary Journeys Julius Caesar Episode : `` Render Unto Caesar '' 2000 Xena : Warrior Princess Kor Episode : `` Lifeblood '' 2000 The Privateers Capt. Aran Dravyk Television movie 2008 Comanche Moon Woodrow F. Call Television miniseries 2013 -- 2014 Almost Human John Kennex Main role, 13 episodes 2014 Short Poppies Alex Turnbull Episode : `` Mary Ledbetter '' Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Star Trek Leonard McCoy Voice and likeness References Jump up ^ `` Miami Herald : Search Results ''. 7 June 2009. Jump up ^ `` Biography ''. Karlurbanonline.com. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ Greg Dixon ( 15 July 2000 ). `` Karl Urban -- The price of fame ''. The New Zealand Herald. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Karl Urban rewinds TV favorites, 10 January 2008 Jump up ^ And Karl Urban as McCoy !, 17 October 2007 Jump up ^ Urban, Pine join Abrams ' ' Star Trek ', 18 October 2007 Jump up ^ Karl Urban : From Comanche Moon 's Old West to Star Trek 's Exciting Future, 11 January 2008 Jump up ^ Urban Talks Trek Characters and Production Design, 11 January 2008 Jump up ^ `` Karl Urban Was Ready For Star Trek ''. TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Happy Birthday, Karl Urban ''. TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ Karl Urban on IMDb Jump up ^ Interview : Karl Urban on the set of RED, 15 July 2010 Jump up ^ `` SD Comic - Con ' 10 : Karl Urban Goes Vampirific in ' Priest ' - ''. Bloody Disgusting !. Jump up ^ `` Interview : Karl Urban ''. Shave. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Dredd Wraps Its Theatrical Run ''. comicbook.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Extraterrestre ( 2011 - 06 - 08 ). `` Erik Van Looy 's Loft Receives Second Remake in Three Years ''. Twitchfilm.com. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff ( January 29, 2015 ). `` Karl Urban to Replace Michael C. Hall in Disney 's ' Pete 's Dragon ' Remake ''. TheWrap. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Marvel Studios Confirms Stellar New Cast Members of the Highly Anticipated ' Thor : Ragnarok ' - News - Marvel.com ''. Jump up ^ `` Karl Urban Online ''. Karl Urban Online. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Hunter 's Instagram post ''. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Star Trek beams back ''. Waikato Times. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Empire Online ''. Empire Online. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ Atchity, Matt ( 2010 - 07 - 23 ). `` Five Favorite Films with Karl Urban ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Karl Urban and wife separate ''. The New Zealand Herald. Jump up ^ Glucina, Rachel ( January 1, 2015 ). `` The Diary : Karl Urban 's new romance gets serious ''. The New Zealand Herald. Jump up ^ `` Comic - Con 2016 : Star Sightings : Katee Sackhoff & Karl Urban ''. E ! News. July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Patrons and Ambassadors ''. KidsCan. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ Tony Kaye Says Unreleased ' Black Water Transit ' Is `` Not Finished Yet '', 28 April 2011 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Urban. Karl Urban on Twitter Karl Urban on IMDb Karl Urban at the TCM Movie Database Karl Urban at AllMovie Karl Urban Interview at www.sci-fi-online.com Karl Urban Online, a fan site Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble ( 2001 -- 2009 ) Gosford Park ( 2001 ) : Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby Chicago ( 2002 ) : Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) : Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways ( 2004 ) : Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Crash ( 2005 ) : Christopher `` Ludacris '' Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) : Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear Hairspray ( 2007 ) : Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Paul Dooley, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta, Christopher Walken Milk ( 2008 ) : Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, James Franco, Victor Garber, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare, Sean Penn, Alison Pill Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) : Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke ( 2010 -- present ) The Fighter ( 2010 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mark Wahlberg The Help ( 2011 ) : Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) : Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver American Hustle ( 2013 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) ( 2014 ) : Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Spotlight ( 2015 ) : Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci Moonlight ( 2016 ) : Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Alex R. Hibbert, Naomie Harris, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ( 2001 -- 2010 ) Gosford Park Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby 2002 Chicago Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh 2005 Crash Christopher `` Ludacris '' Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate 2006 Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear 2007 No Country for Old Men Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly Macdonald 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto 2009 Inglourious Basterds Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke The King 's Speech Anthony Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall Complete list ( 1995 -- 2000 ) ( 2001 -- 2010 ) ( 2011 -- 2020 ) VIAF : 85570475 LCCN : no2003067908 ISNI : 0000 0001 1937 0392 GND : 1012273547 SUDOC : 160201055 BNF : cb14607951t ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karl_Urban&oldid=804303287 '' Categories : 1972 births People educated at Wellington College ( New Zealand ) Living people New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male stage actors New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male video game actors New Zealand male voice actors New Zealand people of German descent Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners People from Wellington City 20th - century New Zealand male actors 21st - century New Zealand male actors Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use New Zealand English from June 2013 All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English Use dmy dates from August 2011 Articles with hCards Twitter username same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Қазақша Kiswahili Magyar Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Tagalog தமிழ் ไทย Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2017, at 02 : 36. 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Question: who plays eomer in lord of the rings
Answer: Karl-Heinz Urban