Name: Karl Urban Hair Color: brown Eye Color: blue Birthdate: June 7, 1972 Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Height: 6'1" MINI BIOGRAPHY Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather goods manufacturer (who had hoped hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television show. However, he did not act again until after high school. He was offered a role in the NZ drama "Shortland Street" (1992), as he was preparing to attend Victoria University. After appearing on the show for the 1993-1994 season he attended the university for one year, then left to pursue his acting career. Over the next few years, he landed several theater roles in the Wellington area. Eventually, he moved to Auckland where a number of guest roles in NZ television followed. One of his first roles was that of a heroin addict in the drama "Shark In the Park" (1989). He was in a movie as well, entitled Once in Chunuck Bay (AKA Chunuk Bair (1992)). Other television roles followed, including a guest starring role in the series "White Fang" (1993). Karl's biggest role yet is Éomer in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Karl is, and has almost always been, very active. He worked on his aunt and uncle's farm for many years doing odd jobs. He's a proficient horseback rider, which served him well when he filmed a show called Riding High, a children's show about horses. In addition, Karl also enjoys indoor rock climbing. Has a black lab terrior named Ire (pronounced eye-ree) after a Bob Marley song (from the album Uprising). Hobbies include fishing, surfing, golf, and gardening. 1. Riddick (2004) 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) .... Éomer ... aka Return of the King, The (2003) (USA: short title) 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) .... Éomer ... aka Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme, Der (2002) (Germany) ... aka Two Towers, The (2002) (USA: short title) 4. Ghost Ship (2002) .... Munder 5. "Privateers, The" (2000) TV Series .... Capt. Aran Dravyk 6. Price of Milk, The (2000) .... Rob 7. Irrefutable Truth About Demons, The (2000) .... Harry Ballard ... aka Truth About Demons (2001) (USA) 8. Amazon High (1999) .... Kor 9. Via Satellite (1998) .... Paul - Chrissy's boyfriend 10. Heaven (1998) .... Sweeper 11. "Riding High" (1995) TV Series .... James Westwood 12. "Shortland Street" (1992) TV Series .... Paramedic Jamie Forrest (1993-1994) 13. Chunuk Bair (1992) .... Wellington soldier 14. "Homeward Bound" (1992) TV Series .... Tim Johnstone NOTABLE TV GUEST APPEARANCES 1. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Caesar" in episode: "When Fates Collide" (episode # 6.18) 7 May 2001 2. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Kor" in episode: "Lifeblood" (episode # 5.16) 18 March 2000 3. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Julius Caesar" in episode: "Ides of March" (episode # 4.21) 10 May 1999 4. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Julius Caesar" in episode: "Endgame" (episode # 4.20) 3 May 1999 5. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Caius Julius Caesar" in episode: "Render Unto Caesar" (episode # 5.5) 26 October 1998 6. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Caesar" in episode: "A Good Day" (episode # 4.5) 26 October 1998 7. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Caesar" in episode: "When in Rome..." (episode # 3.16) 2 March 1998 8. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Caesar" in episode: "The Bitter Suite" (episode # 3.12) 2 February 1998 9. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Caesar" (archive footage) (uncredited) in episode: "The Debt: Part 1" (episode # 3.6) 3 November 1997 10. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Caesar" in episode: "The Deliverer" (episode # 3.4) 20 October 1997 11. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Cupid" in episode: "A Comedy of Eros" (episode # 2.22) 12 May 1997 12. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Cupid" in episode: "For Him the Bell Tolls" (episode # 2.16) 24 February 1997 13. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Julius Caesar" in episode: "Destiny" (episode # 2.12) 27 January 1997 14. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Cupid" in episode: "The Green-Eyed Monster" (episode # 3.7) 11 November 1996 15. "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Mael" in episode: "Altared States" (episode # 1.19) 2 April 1996 Most of the info was taken from Internet Movie Database
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