Karl Urban

Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. He has portrayed Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–), Éomer in the second and third installments of Peter Jackson\'s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the Riddick film series, Gavin in Pete\'s Dragon, John Grimm in Doom, and Judge Dredd in Dredd. He earned a Qantas Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the New Zealand film Out of the Blue.\n', '

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 ei…