Most Recent Role: Woodrow Call on Comanche Moon
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Birthday: 6-7-1972
Birth Name: Karl-Heinz Urban
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Birthday: 6-7-1972
Birth Name: Karl-Heinz Urban
Karl Urban started acting at only eight years old, with his first acting job on a television show as a child peeking in a window.
After his acting as a child, Karl took a break. He started acting again while in high school where he would write and direct plays.
In the 1990's, Karl would go on to start acting in film and television professionally. He played several roles in the series...
Karl is represented professionally by the firm Auckland Actors.
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Karl was a presenter at the 2007 New Zealand Screen Awards.
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Karl used to go rock climbing with Xena: Warrior Princess star Renee O'Connor.
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Karl used to do pig wrestling and sheared sheep while working on his aunt and uncle's farm.
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Karl has stated that he was a big player of video games as a teenager and in his early 20's. He has stated that this influenced him to take a role offered to him in the 2005 film Doom.
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Karl Urban: (On filming "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy in New Zealand) I got to see more of my country shooting this trilogy than I had living there my entire life. We went to places I had no idea existed. I thought I knew my country, but now I know I didn't. I'm hoping one day I can go back to those places.
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(Karl on if he would return to Xena: Warrior Princess after the death of his character, Julius Caesar in the episode "The Ides of March". He said he would love to return to the series, but the only thing he could say for sure is that it would not be as his character Julius Caesar, it would have to be as another character. In a twist of humor, Karl did return to play on Xena after that, and in the episode "When Fates Collide" he came back as Caesar.)
Karl: Caesar will not be back! You never know what could happen on Xena, but I really doubt they'd bring him back. I'm sure that "Ides of March" was the end of Caesar. 52 stab wounds in the back seems pretty final to me. (edit) Karl Urban: (On his fondest memory of working with Peter Jackson while shooting the Lord of the Rings trilogy) Peter's really open to the humor in the day-to-day. One time we were referencing a line in the book 'We counted all the slain and despoiled them, then we piled the carcasses and burned them.' Of course we went on all sorts of disgusting tangents about what else these Rohan soldiers did to the poor orcs. (edit)
Karl: Caesar will not be back! You never know what could happen on Xena, but I really doubt they'd bring him back. I'm sure that "Ides of March" was the end of Caesar. 52 stab wounds in the back seems pretty final to me. (edit) Karl Urban: (On his fondest memory of working with Peter Jackson while shooting the Lord of the Rings trilogy) Peter's really open to the humor in the day-to-day. One time we were referencing a line in the book 'We counted all the slain and despoiled them, then we piled the carcasses and burned them.' Of course we went on all sorts of disgusting tangents about what else these Rohan soldiers did to the poor orcs. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Comanche Moon
Woodrow Call |
Riding High
James Westwood |
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Shortland Street
Paramedic Jamie Forrest |
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Shortland Street
Jamie Forrest |
Xena: Warrior Princess
Julius Caesar |
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
The Green-Eyed Monster Cupid |
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Render Unto Caesar Caius Julius Caesar |
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Shark in the Park
Suffer Little Children Heroin Addict |
White Fang
Tough Kid David |
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Xchange
12 December 2002 Interview |
Xena: Warrior Princess
For Him The Bell Tolls Cupid |
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"Personal favorite"Perfect From dark and ambitious Caesar, to the fun-loving Cupid, Karl brought a brilliant presence to Xena. Continue » Posted Jun 17, 2008 1:43 am PST |
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"Gorgeous"Perfect He is a perfect Cupid Continue » Posted Jul 11, 2006 7:23 pm PST |
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