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Karl Urban

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Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and television series such as Xena: Warrior Princess. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Urban has received more than 16,623,634 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Karl Urban is the 1,355th most popular actor (up from 1,456th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from New Zealand and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

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  • 56.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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The Boys Season 4 Finale Changed One Scene To Put The Spotlight On Karl Urban
Karl Urban is always great on The Boys, but the season 4 finale saw him take his game to the next level.
[email protected] (Danielle Ryan)
Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Times of India
Is Karl Urban returning to The Boys? Discover the shocking fate of Billy Butcher in Season 5
The future of Karl Urban and Billy Butcher's shocking departure from The Boys are two topics of fan speculation after Season 4. Butcher's transformation and the resulting conflicts will be the focus of Season 5.
The Feed
Thursday, July 25, 2024

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Karl Urban ranks 1,355 out of 13,578. Before him are Sophie Turner, Fabio Testi, Allison Janney, Deanna Durbin, Nancy Allen, and Bridget Fonda. After him are Frank Stallone, Margarita Lozano, Annie Potts, Gordon Scott, Alison Steadman, and Rhys Ifans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Karl Urban ranks 35. Before him are Mauricio Pochettino, Jennifer Garner, Christian Oliver, Rhea Seehorn, Rubens Barrichello, and Alyssa Milano. After him are Robin Tunney, Anggun, Najwa Nimri, Karl Nehammer, Alain Berset, and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Karl Urban ranks 20 out of 303. Before him are Martin Campbell (1943), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), Lucy Lawless (1968), John Money (1921), Jane Campion (1954), and Rosé (1997). After him are Bruce Spence (1945), Nancy Wake (1912), Marton Csokas (1966), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), and Alan Dale (1947).

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Among ACTORS In New Zealand

Among actors born in New Zealand, Karl Urban ranks 3. Before him are Russell Crowe (1964), and Lucy Lawless (1968). After him are Bruce Spence (1945), Marton Csokas (1966), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), Alan Dale (1947), Manu Bennett (1969), Clive Revill (1930), Taika Waititi (1975), and Antony Starr (1975).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Boys
Billy Butcher
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
8.474 / 10
Dredd
Judge Dredd
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.
Sep 7o 20126.828 / 10
Thor: Ragnarok
Skurge
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Oct 2o 20177.594 / 10