History Creator / KarlUrban

* Billy Butcher in ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}''

He is married to (but separated from) fellow Kiwi Natalie Wihongi, who was his makeup artist on the 2000 TV movie ''The Privateers''. The couple has two sons, Hunter and Indiana. He is currently dating Creator/KateeSackhoff.

Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand (he is half-German, as you can maybe tell from his first name).

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[[caption-width-right:350:Karl Urban, displaying the later mentioned {{Fanservice}}.]]

Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand (he is half-German, as you can maybe tell from his first name). He is married to (but separated from) fellow Kiwi Natalie Wihongi, who was his makeup artist on the 2000 TV movie ''The Privateers''. The couple has two sons, Hunter and Indiana. He is currently dating Creator/KateeSackhoff.

Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' [=McCoy=]]] in ''Film/StarTrek2009'', Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being in most of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' and was one of the leads in TV series ''Series/AlmostHuman''.

* Leonard [=McCoy=] in ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' (2013)

* Leonard [=McCoy=] in ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' (2016)

* {{Adorkable}}: Just look at his picture above.

Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is an actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand (he is half-German, as you can maybe tell from his first name). He is married to (but separated from) fellow Kiwi Natalie Wihongi, who was his makeup artist on the 2000 TV movie ''The Privateers''. The couple has two sons, Hunter and Indiana. He is currently dating Creator/KateeSackhoff.

* Éomer in ''Film/TheTwoTowers'' (2002)
* Éomer in ''Film/TheReturnOfTheKing'' (2003)

* BadassLongcoat: As Black Hat, Kirill and Vincent Stevens.

!!Film and TV Works :

* TallDarkAndHandsome: He stands 1.85 meters (6'1").

* TallDarkAndHandsome: He stands 6'1".

Probably best known for playing [[TheMcCoy Leonard 'Bones' [=McCoy=]]] in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film, Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and being in most of the genre movies you've seen. He also played the title character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' and was one of the leads in TV series ''Series/AlmostHuman''.

* Leonard [=McCoy=] in ''Film/StarTrek'' (2009)

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

* StarMakingRole: As Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' or as [=McCoy=] in ''Film/StarTrek''.

** 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.]]

* OneOfUs: Urban is a longtime fan of ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'', ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica'', ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' and numerous video games.
** While filming ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'' he reportedly played D&D with Creator/VinDiesel and Creator/JudiDench during their breaks.
** He named his child after Franchise/IndianaJones. Dedication.

* AwesomeDearBoy: [[invoked]] Why he accepts most of his movie roles.

* FakeAmerican: [[invoked]] Quite a few of his roles. [=McCoy=] especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscent of Creator/DeForestKelley.
* FakeNationality: [[invoked]] Fake Russian, fake Viking-raised-by-Native-Americans

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: He's played his fair share of villains, killers, grumps and snarks, but by all accounts is a ridiculously nice, generous, humble, ''nerdy'' guy.

* NamesTheSame: [[invoked]] He's the actor from New Zealand. Not the World War I flying ace from Austria.
* OldShame: [[invoked]] At a convention appearance, he half-joked that his favourite scene from ''Film/{{Doom}}'' was the end credits. When a fan mentioned that he liked the movie, Urban asked him if he had actually seen it.
* OneOfUs: [[invoked]] Urban is a longtime fan of ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'', ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica'', ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' and numerous video games.

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

* RomanceOnTheSet: [[invoked]] He met his wife on the set of ''Film/ThePrivateers''. She was his make up artist.

* StarMakingRole: [[invoked]] As Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' or as [=McCoy=] in ''Film/StarTrek''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]]

* YouLookFamiliar: [[invoked]] He played Cupid and Julius Caesar in the Hercules and Xena universe. He also played Kor in ''Amazon High'', the pilot movie for a third series in the same universe that was never picked up.

* AwesomeDearBoy: Why he accepts most of his movie roles.

* FakeAmerican: Quite a few of his roles. [=McCoy=] especially has a flawless accent that is uncannily reminiscent of Creator/DeForestKelley.
* FakeNationality: Fake Russian, fake Viking-raised-by-Native-Americans

* NamesTheSame: He's the actor from New Zealand. Not the World War I flying ace from Austria.
* OldShame: At a convention appearance, he half-joked that his favourite scene from ''Film/{{Doom}}'' was the end credits. When a fan mentioned that he liked the movie, Urban asked him if he had actually seen it.
* OneOfUs: Urban is a longtime fan of ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'', ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica'', ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' and numerous video games.

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

* RomanceOnTheSet: He met his wife on the set of ''Film/ThePrivateers''. She was his make up artist.

* StarMakingRole: As Éomer in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' or as [=McCoy=] in ''Film/StarTrek''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

* YouLookFamiliar: He played Cupid and Julius Caesar in the Hercules and Xena universe. He also played Kor in ''Amazon High'', the pilot movie for a third series in the same universe that was never picked up.

* Ghost in ''Pathfinder'' (2007)

* PromotedFanboy: He was a hardcore Trekkie growing up. He was cast as Dr. [=McCoy=] in Star Trek. He also does the most faithful impression of the original character out of the entire cast.

'''Karl-Heinz Urban''' (born June 7, 1972) is an actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand (he is half-German, as you can maybe tell from his first name). He is married to (but separated from) fellow Kiwi Natalie Wihongi, who was his makeup artist on the 2000 TV movie ''The Privateers''. The couple has two sons, Hunter and Indiana. He is currently dating Creator/KateeSackhoff.

** 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.]]

* Gavin in ''Film/PetesDragon'' (2016)

* BadassLongcoat : As Black Hat, Kirill and Vincent Stevens.
* CelebrityResemblance : He looks like Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico. [[http://cheezburger.com/2256644352/ Noted here]].
* CoolHelmet : As Éomer, Vaako and Dredd.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim : Creator/ChrisPine has admitted to having a man crush on his ''Star Trek'' co-star.
* FanCommunityNickname : His fans are known as Urbabes, Urbanites or Urbanologists. Take your pick.

* HypotheticalCasting : The authors of the Cut & Run series of novels see him as main character Ty Grady. The description in the first book is so obvious that they might as well have used his photo.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor : He's played his fair share of villains, killers, grumps and snarks, but by all accounts is a ridiculously nice, generous, humble, ''nerdy'' guy.
* MistakenIdentity : Sometimes mistaken for New Zealand-born country music star Music/KeithUrban. A Singapore newspaper once reported that he had married Creator/NicoleKidman.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping : His American accent is pretty good, but he'll occasionally slip into his native Kiwi accent, usually when he's yelling, speaking rapidly or when the word contains the letter 't'.
* PerpetualFrowner : The man pulls a world class frown. Even when he's smiling, he's also frowning.
* PersonalArcade : He is an avid pinball fan with a sizeable collection of his own machines. He provided the voice recordings for the ''Pinball/StarTrekStern'' pinball game.
* PromotedFanboy : He was a hardcore Trekkie growing up. He was cast as Dr.McCoy in Star Trek. He also does the most faithful impression of the original character out of the entire cast.
* RealMenWearPink : In an interview with ''Women's Health'', he revealed that he loves to light scented candles and take long baths.
* ShirtlessScene :

* TallDarkAndHandsome : He stands 6'1".
* {{Troll}} :

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes : After the skinny-dipping scene in ''Film/ThePriceOfMilk'', he developed such an aversion to milk that he had to go for phobia counseling.