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Karl Urban

Karl Urban at the premiere of Peter Jackson's King Kong in Wellington, New Zealand
Born Karl-Heinz Urban
June 7, 1972 (1972-06-07) (age 36)
Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation actor

Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is an actor. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He may be best known for playing Éomer in the second and third installment of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy, the lead role in the movie adaptation of video game Doom, Ghost from Pathfinder, and Vaako from The Chronicles of Riddick. Appearances Literature Éomer of the House of Eorl, was the son of Théodwyn and Éomund, a Chief Marshal of the Riddermark. The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 The Bourne Supremacy is the second Jason Bourne Novel written by Robert Ludlum, first published in 1986 Doom is a 2005 Science fiction Horror film adaptation of the popular Doom series of Video games created by Doom (officially cased DOOM) is a 1993 Computer game by Id Software that is a landmark title in the First-person shooter Pathfinder is a 2007 action film directed by Marcus Nispel, starring Karl Urban and Moon Bloodgood. The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction / fantasy / thriller Film.

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Biography

Early life

Karl Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of a leather goods manufacturer. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process [1] He attended St Mark's Church School where he showed an early love for public performance. St Mark's Church School is the only independent Anglican co-educational School in Wellington, New Zealand for children aged from two His first acting role was when he was eight he had a line on a television show. However, he did not act again until after high school. He then went on to Wellington College. For other uses see Wellington College (disambiguation Wellington College is a secondary school in Mount Victoria in Upon leaving High School Karl was offered a role in the hit New Zealand TV-series Shortland Street playing homosexual paramedic Jamie Forrest. Shortland Street is a New Zealand Soap opera, first broadcast on Monday 25 May 1992 After appearing on the show for the 1993-1994 season he attended Victoria University of Wellington for one year, then left to pursue his acting career. Victoria University of Wellington, also known in Māori as Te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui was established in 1897 by Act of Over the next few years, he landed several theater roles in the Wellington area. Eventually, he moved to Auckland where he was offered many guest roles in local shows. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country One of his first roles was that of a heroin addict in the drama Shark In the Park.

Career

Some of his earlier work included roles on New Zealand soap Shortland Street, which apparently interrupted his planned attendance of Victoria University of Wellington, and a guest role on the second season of police drama Shark in the Park. Shortland Street is a New Zealand Soap opera, first broadcast on Monday 25 May 1992 As well as appearing in films and television shows, Urban also had various roles in theatre productions and television advertisements in his native New Zealand and abroad. In February/March 1998, he was in a play called The Herbal Bed at the Maidment Theatre in Auckland (as the character Jett Lane). In August 1998, he played Mark Antony in Auckland Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in Auckland. In 1999, he appeared in the Auckland Theatre Company's production of Foreskin's Lament. This article refer to a play For the book by Shalom Auslander see ''Foreskin's Lament'' (book.

Urban was seen on the internationally syndicated American TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and on its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, in which he played both Cupid and Julius Caesar from 1996 to 2001. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Xena Warrior Princess is an American Television series that aired from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001 Caesar is a Fictional character from the television series Xena Warrior Princess loosely based on the Roman leader of the same name. These shows were filmed in New Zealand. He won the New Zealand Film and TV Awards for his role in the 2000 film The Price of Milk. For the 2000 movie see The Price of Milk The concept of the price of milk is sometimes used (perhaps semi-humorously as a way of Urban's Hollywood break did not come until his role in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Ghost Ship ( 2002) is a horror movie, directed by Steve Beck. Since then, Karl has worked on many blockbusters including The The Lord of the Rings trilogy (in which he played Éomer of Rohan), The Bourne Supremacy and The Chronicles of Riddick with Vin Diesel and Judi Dench. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 Appearances Literature Éomer of the House of Eorl, was the son of Théodwyn and Éomund, a Chief Marshal of the Riddermark. The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 spy mystery Thriller film loosely based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction / fantasy / thriller Film. Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English

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. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star Martin Campbell (born October 24[[ 944]] Hastings) is a New Zealand film and Television director. Website filmforce. com had mixed feelings over whether he would make the best Bond. "While darkly handsome, he's a bit elfish-looking for Bond. He's the right age, is recognisable, but not yet a big name and had proven himself adept at genre fare. But does Urban have the gravitas and flair needed for Bond?" The actor selected for the part was Daniel Craig. Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. Urban played John "Reaper" Grimm, one of the lead characters in Universal Pictures' Doom which was released on October 21, 2005. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Doom is a 2005 Science fiction Horror film adaptation of the popular Doom series of Video games created by Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Following his role in Doom, he played the lead in the Viking film Pathfinder, which received a United States release on 13 April 2007. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Pathfinder is a 2007 action film directed by Marcus Nispel, starring Karl Urban and Moon Bloodgood. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

In October of 2007, it was announced that Urban would play Leonard McCoy in the eleventh Star Trek film. Leonard H "Bones" McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley, is the Doctor character in the original Star Trek series and the first six Star Trek is a Science fiction film directed by J J Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. [2][3][4][5][6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Karl Urban Biography (1972-)
  2. ^ And Karl Urban as McCoy!, October 17, 2007
  3. ^ Urban, Pine join Abrams' 'Star Trek', October 18, 2007
  4. ^ Karl Urban rewinds TV favorites, January 10, 2008
  5. ^ Karl Urban: From Comanche Moon's Old West to Star Trek's Exciting Future, January 11, 2008
  6. ^ Urban Talks Trek Characters and Production Design, January 11, 2008

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Persondata
NAME Urban, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Urban, Karl-Heinz
SHORT DESCRIPTION New Zealand film and television actor. Leonard H "Bones" McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley, is the Doctor character in the original Star Trek series and the first six New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Wellington, New Zealand
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
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