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Karl Urban is a New Zealand actor who began his career in local films and television before becoming known for major roles in Hollywood franchises including The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and The Boys. He matters to audiences worldwide because he has become a recognizable face in some of the most popular and successful film and television series of the past two decades.
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- The Bourne Supremacy
- DOOM (UNRATED WIDESCREEN EDITION) MOVIE
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- 1972-08-07
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Karl Heinz Urban (Wellington; 7 de junio de 1972) es un actor neozelandés, famoso por papeles cinematográficos como el de Éomer en la trilogía de El Señor de los Anillos, Pathfinder, el doctor Leonard McCoy en Star Trek o el juez Dredd en la película británica Dredd 3D (2012), así como otros papeles televisivos como el de Julio César en la serie Xena: la princesa guerrera y el de Billy Butcher en la serie de superhéroes de Amazon The Boys.
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