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Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy and Chris Pine in J.J. Abram's "Star Trek" (2009)
Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy and Chris Pine in J.J. Abram's "Star Trek" (2009) - © Paramount Pictures
Karl Urban stars as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in J.J. Abram's movie, "Star Trek" (2009). Karl Urban has also been cast in "TRON 2.0."

Karl Urban is best known for his dynamic role as the Rohan warrior Eomer in the second and third installments of Peter Jackson's award-winning trilogy: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Jackson cast Karl Urban after viewing him in a rough cut of the critically acclaimed independent film "The Price of Milk," which garnered Urban a Best Actor nomination at the New Zealand Film Awards.

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban first appeared on television as a child actor. Throughout his school years, Karl Urban wrote, directed and starred in many film and stage productions. As a young adult, Karl Urban postponed his university studies to further pursue his acting career, training and working throughout Australasia in theater and film.

Karl Urban starred in the action/sci-fi feature "Doom" for director Andrzej Bartkowiak; "The Bourne Supremacy" starring opposite Matt Damon; and in "The Chronicles of Riddick" with Vin Diesel and Dame Judi Dench. Other feature credits for Karl Urban include "Via Satellite" and "Ghost Ship," in which he starred opposite Gabriel Byrne and Julianna Margulies.

Karl Urban stars in the television film "Comanche Moon," based on the Larry McMurtry novel.






KARL URBAN: FACTS

How tall is Karl Urban? How old is Karl Urban? Where was Karl Urban born? Find out here.

Age: 37 years old
Birthday: June 7, 1972
Height: 6' 1"
Full Name / Real Name: Karl-Heinz Urban
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand



KARL URBAN: NEWS


Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy and Chris Pine in J.J. Abram's "Star Trek" (2009) Stars Come Out for 'Scream 2009'Premiering on October 27, the awards ceremony will show an exclusive preview from Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island," unveil footage from "New Moon" and include appearances by Taylor Lautner, Megan Fox, Tobey Maguire, Hugh Jackman, Liv Tyler, Eliza Dushku, Elijah Wood, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and many more. Read more...

STAR TREK: NEWS (17)


"The Hurt Locker" poster Academy Awards 2010 Winners: 'The Hurt Locker' Wins Big with 6 OscarsThe Iraq war drama takes home the top prizes for Best Picture, Director and Original Screenplay, while "Avatar" must settle for wins in Visual Effects, Cinematography and Art Direction. Read more...
Cast of "Glee" SAG Awards 2010 WinnersSandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Julianna Margulies, Michael C. Hall, and the casts of "Inglorious Basterds," "Mad Men" and "Glee" are among the winners. Read more...
"Precious" poster 16th Annual SAG Awards Nominations"Inglourious Basterds," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" lead the way for movies, while "30 Rock," "The Closer" and "Dexter" came out on top for TV. Read more...
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KARL URBAN: TWITTER

March 20, 2010
I now need a Karl Urban/Cow =OTP Icon...I shall have to make one...but for now I shall go to sleep... need to be awake in six hours.
9 hours ago
@treebeliever Also Karl Urban pines over his cows.... there is also a Agoraphobic dog...he runs around under a box...
9 hours ago
@Hakkaiduo What movie were you watching exactly? All I got was Karl Urban and cows. o.O
9 hours ago
@courtney_beth So. I think you should watch 'Price of Milk' if only for the adorableness of Karl Urban... also I would like someone to help
9 hours ago
I think I like this movie... though I don't really understand half of it... But Karl Urban is adorable so I'll let it slide..
9 hours ago
Aww... seriously it's like Karl Urban/Cows = OTP in this movie...
10 hours ago
Just saw Karl Urban swim naked in a giant tub of milk....reallly weeeeiiirrrrddd movie.
10 hours ago
Gonna watch 'Price of Milk' Karl Urban not in Star Trek and with his New Zeland Accent... it should be strange to watch lol
11 hours ago
Karl Urban nude must look sexy
11 hours ago
People's names are people's names forever. Karl Urban. Thats the name of that dude. Pretty much Karl City.
11 hours ago
@paulandstorm And Karl Urban is BONES!
14 hours ago
I'm ridiculously excited to see Karl Urban next month & have at least half a dozen questions already. I hope I get to ask at least one.
1 day ago
Ok I'm signing off Twitter... just downloaded some Chris Pine and Karl Urban movies... Imma watch them and maybe .Gif and bit.. Night!
1 day ago
@eloiserummaging To me anyway. XD BUT UNF KARL URBAN IN HIS CADET UNIFORM. OMGGGG THOSE SHOULDERS FROM THE BACK. SO SO UNFY.
1 day ago
@DaveEVOLOVE who do you think was the best recast in the new movie? Mine is Karl urban as bones!
1 day ago
@RealKarlUrban I LOVE YOU!!! (are you the real real real Karl Urban? You ain't been verified )
1 day ago
 
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