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Karl Urban

Bio

KARL URBAN is perhaps best known for his dynamic turn as Rohan warrior Eomer in the second and third installments of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and for his chilling performance of Kirill in Paul Greengrass’ “The Bourne Supremacy.” Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Urban first appeared on television as a child. Throughout his school years he wrote, directed and starred in many film and stage productions. As a young adult, he continued to pursue his acting career, training and working throughout Australia and Asia in theater, film and television. Urban landed his feature film debut in Miramax's “Heaven” and garnered two Best Actor nominations at the New Zealand Film Awards for his work in “Via Satellite” and the critically acclaimed indie film “The Price of Milk.” Recently, Urban won Best Actor at the Quantas Film Awards for his portrayal of Nick in “Out of the Blue.” Director/Writer/Producer Peter Jackson cast Urban in “The Lord of The Rings” after viewing a rough cut of “The Price of Milk.” Says Jackson, ”Karl is ruggedly heroic yet imbues his roles with sensitivity, he has one of the best screen personas of any New Zealand actor.” Urban resides in New Zealand and is an avid supporter of KIDS CAN, an organization that feeds and clothes over 30,000 New Zealand children who live in poverty.

Appearing as:

Leonard 'Bones' McCoy