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* WhatCouldHaveBeen : He was in the running to replace Creator/PierceBrosnan as Film/JamesBond, but was unable to make the audition due to other filming commitments. The role went to Creator/DanielCraig.
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* FascinatingEyebrow: A notable quirk of [=McCoy=] which Urban actually possessed in real life before taking on the role.

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* FascinatingEyebrow: A notable quirk of [=McCoy=] which Urban actually possessed in real life before taking on the role. Creator/ChrisPine once said that Urban has 'the best eyebrow raise in the business'.
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* FakeRussian : He played FSB operative Kirill in ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy''.
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* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. [=McCoy=] especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscent of [=DeForest=] Kelley.

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* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. [=McCoy=] especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscent of [=DeForest=] Kelley.Creator/DeForestKelley.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Karl Urban, displaying the later mentioned {{Fanservice}}.]] Karl-Heinz Urban (b. 1972) is an actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand.

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Karl-Heinz Urban (b. 1972) (June 7, 1972-) is an actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand.
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He started off in soaps and small-time TV dramas, worked his way up to ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' and local film productions, and now co-stars in Hollywood blockbusters with macho men like BruceWillis.

Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' [=McCoy=]]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being '[[HeyItsThatGuy hey, that guy, what's his name again?]]' in over nine thousand of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' and is one of the leads in the TV series ''AlmostHuman''.

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He started off in soaps and small-time TV dramas, worked his way up to ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' and local film productions, and now co-stars in Hollywood blockbusters with macho men like BruceWillis.Creator/BruceWillis.

Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' [=McCoy=]]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being '[[HeyItsThatGuy hey, that guy, what's his name again?]]' in over nine thousand of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' and is one of the leads in the TV series ''AlmostHuman''.
''Series/AlmostHuman''.
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* PromotedFanboy: On the set of ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'', Karl Urban passed the time by playing DungeonsAndDragons with VinDiesel, JudiDench and ThandieNewton.

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* PromotedFanboy: On the set of ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'', Karl Urban he passed the time by playing DungeonsAndDragons ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' with VinDiesel, JudiDench Creator/VinDiesel, Creator/JudiDench and ThandieNewton.Creator/ThandieNewton.
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** He was also a very big fan of ''Judge Dredd'' long before donning the iconic helmet, and his performance as the character has received considerable acclaim from fans of the comics.

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** He was also a very big fan of ''Judge Dredd'' long before donning the iconic helmet, and his performance as the character has received considerable acclaim from fans of the comics. He's even campaigning for a sequel.
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Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' [=McCoy=]]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being '[[HeyItsThatGuy hey, that guy, what's his name again?]]' in over nine thousand of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.

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Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' [=McCoy=]]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being '[[HeyItsThatGuy hey, that guy, what's his name again?]]' in over nine thousand of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.
''Film/{{Dredd}}'' and is one of the leads in the TV series ''AlmostHuman''.



* DeadpanSnarker: As [=McCoy=] and as Dredd.

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* DeadpanSnarker: As [=McCoy=] [=McCoy=], Film/{{Dredd}} and as Dredd.[[AlmostHuman John Kennex]]

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** He's also been a massive fan of ''Star Trek'' since childhood and grew up watching reruns religiously. Chris Pine and Zach Quinto even have an anecdote about him playing with a toy Enterprise ship on a plane before being asked to put it away. He was also a very big fan of ''Judge Dredd'' long before donning the iconic helmet.

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** He's also been a massive fan of ''Star Trek'' since childhood and grew up watching reruns religiously. Chris Pine and Zach Quinto even have an anecdote about him playing with a toy Enterprise ship on a plane before being asked to put it away. away.
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He was also a very big fan of ''Judge Dredd'' long before donning the iconic helmet.helmet, and his performance as the character has received considerable acclaim from fans of the comics.
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* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. [=McCoy=] especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscent if [=DeForest=] Kelley.

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* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. [=McCoy=] especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscent if of [=DeForest=] Kelley.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping

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* OohMeAccentsSlippingOohMeAccentsSlipping: Most of the time his American accent is pretty good, but he'll occasionally slip, mostly when he's yelling or speaking very rapidly.
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Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' McCoy]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being '[[HeyItsThatGuy hey, that guy, what's his name again?]]' in over nine thousand of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.

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Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' McCoy]] [=McCoy=]]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being '[[HeyItsThatGuy hey, that guy, what's his name again?]]' in over nine thousand of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.



* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. McCoy especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscient if DeForest Kelley.

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* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. McCoy [=McCoy=] especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscient reminiscent if DeForest [=DeForest=] Kelley.
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* FascinatingEyebrow: A notable quirk of [=McCoy=] which Urban [[PureAwesomeness actually possessed in real life before taking on the role]].

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* FascinatingEyebrow: A notable quirk of [=McCoy=] which Urban [[PureAwesomeness actually possessed in real life before taking on the role]].role.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and (physically) [[SnarkToSnarkCombat non-combative]] Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that he reduced LeonardNimoy to tears and left fans wondering if he had been possessed by the spirit of DeForestKelley himself. He was just that good.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and (physically) [[SnarkToSnarkCombat non-combative]] Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that he reduced LeonardNimoy Creator/LeonardNimoy to tears and left fans wondering if he had been possessed by the spirit of DeForestKelley Creator/DeForestKelley himself. He was just that good.
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* Adorkable: Just look at his picture on the right.

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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Just look at his picture on the right.
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* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. McCoy especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscient if DeForest Kelley.
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* FakeAmerican: See PlayingAgainstType.
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* FakeAmerican: See PlayingAgainstType.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and (physically) [[SnarkToSnarkCombat non-combative]] Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that he reduced LeonardNimoy to tears and had fans wondering if he had been possessed by DeForestKelley himself.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and (physically) [[SnarkToSnarkCombat non-combative]] Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that he reduced LeonardNimoy to tears and had left fans wondering if he had been possessed by the spirit of DeForestKelley himself.himself. He was just that good.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and non-combative Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that fans wonder if he was possessed by [=DeForest=] Kelley himself.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and non-combative (physically) [[SnarkToSnarkCombat non-combative]] Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that he reduced LeonardNimoy to tears and had fans wonder wondering if he was had been possessed by [=DeForest=] Kelley DeForestKelley himself.
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* GaiusJuliusCaesar: His character on Series/XenaWarriorPrincess. First introduced as "[[TheNameIs BondJamesBond Caesar, Julius Caesar]]".

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* GaiusJuliusCaesar: His character on Series/XenaWarriorPrincess. First introduced as "[[TheNameIs BondJamesBond "[[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Caesar, Julius Caesar]]".
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* GaiusJuliusCaesar: His character on Series/XenaWarriorPrincess.

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* GaiusJuliusCaesar: His character on Series/XenaWarriorPrincess. First introduced as "[[TheNameIs BondJamesBond Caesar, Julius Caesar]]".
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* GaiusJuliusCaesar: His character on Series/XenaWarriorPrincess.
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** He's also been a massive fan of ''Star Trek'' since childhood and grew up watching reruns religiously. Chris Pine and Zach Quinto even have an anecdote about him playing with a toy Enterprise ship on a plane before being asked to out it away. He was also a very big fan of ''Judge Dredd'' long before donning the iconic helmet.

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** He's also been a massive fan of ''Star Trek'' since childhood and grew up watching reruns religiously. Chris Pine and Zach Quinto even have an anecdote about him playing with a toy Enterprise ship on a plane before being asked to out put it away. He was also a very big fan of ''Judge Dredd'' long before donning the iconic helmet.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and non-combative Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that fans wonder if he was possessed by DeForest Kelley himself.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and non-combative Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that fans wonder if he was possessed by DeForest [=DeForest=] Kelley himself.
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* DeadpanSnarker: As [=McCoy=].

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* DeadpanSnarker: As [=McCoy=].[=McCoy=] and as Dredd.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and non-combative Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?'

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* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and non-combative Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?''wtf?' Only to succeed at the role so well that fans wonder if he was possessed by DeForest Kelley himself.
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* SarcasticDevotee: [=McCoy=] is devoted to Kirk, yet never stops complaining about everything he does.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Karl Urban, displaying the later mentioned {{Fanservice}}.]] Karl-Heinz Urban (b. 1972) is an actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand.

He started off in soaps and small-time TV dramas, worked his way up to ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' and local film productions, and now co-stars in Hollywood blockbusters with macho men like BruceWillis.

Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' McCoy]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being '[[HeyItsThatGuy hey, that guy, what's his name again?]]' in over nine thousand of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.

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!!This actor and his roles provide examples of:

* DeadpanSnarker: As [=McCoy=].
* {{Fanservice}}: He once [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything stuck a microphone]] [[VisualInnuendo in his mouth]] at a Q&A.
* FascinatingEyebrow: A notable quirk of [=McCoy=] which Urban [[PureAwesomeness actually possessed in real life before taking on the role]].
* OneOfUs: Urban is a longtime fan of ''StarWars'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''JudgeDredd'', video games and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
** He named his child after Franchise/IndianaJones. Dedication.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping
* PlayingAgainstType: Known mostly for action roles, his casting as the comedic and non-combative Bones in ''Star Trek'' was met with a resounding 'wtf?'
* PromotedFanboy: On the set of ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'', Karl Urban passed the time by playing DungeonsAndDragons with VinDiesel, JudiDench and ThandieNewton.
** He's also been a massive fan of ''Star Trek'' since childhood and grew up watching reruns religiously. Chris Pine and Zach Quinto even have an anecdote about him playing with a toy Enterprise ship on a plane before being asked to out it away. He was also a very big fan of ''Judge Dredd'' long before donning the iconic helmet.
* SarcasticDevotee: [=McCoy=] is devoted to Kirk, yet never stops complaining about everything he does.
* ShirtlessScene: Pathfinder
** And in real life, he always seems to have a few extra buttons undone on his shirt.
* {{Troll}}: He promised fans some footage of the sequel to ''Film/StarTrek'' instead we got [[http://www.slashfilm.com/karl-urbans-practical-joke-results-10-seconds-star-trek-2-set-footage/ this.]]
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