Karl Urban is the son of a leather goods manufacturer. His first acting role was when he was 8. Later, he was offered a role in the NZ drama "Shortland Street" (1992) and left to pursue his acting career. Urban landed several theater roles and a number of guest roles in NZ television followed. His biggest roles yet are Éomer in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Bones in Star Trek (2009).

Credits include: Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, The Karate Kid, Hollow Man and City of Angels

Credits include: Avatar, Constantine, Jarhead, Fast & Furious and The Boys

Credits include: The Boys, The Covenant, Gossip Girl, The Haunting of Molly Hartley and Inheritance

Credits include: Moon, The Boys, The Guard, Hell on Wheels and Not Fade Away

Credits include: The Boys, The Covenant, Banshee, Cobweb and Wish You Were Here

Credits include: Captain Fantastic, The Boys, The Watch, The Kings of Summer and Blood Father

Credits include: Ginny & Georgia, The Name of the Game, Good for the Soul, Cherry and Get Some

Credits include: The Boys, Scream, Rampage, Companion and Novocaine

Credits include: The Boys, Slingshot, One Week and a Day, Good for the Soul and Cherry

Credits include: The Boys, Smile, Shaft, The Banker and Dangerous Lies

Credits include: Good for the Soul, The Female of the Species, The Innocents, The Self-Preservation Society and You Found Me