Karl Urban

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Karl Urban: Biography

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Birth Name: Karl-Heinz Urban
Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/07/1972, Gemini
Profession: Actor

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Karl Urban: TV Guide News

Karl Urban: From Comanche Moon's Old West to Star Trek's Exciting Future | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/11/2008
Premiering Sunday, Jan. 13, at 9 pm/ET, and then continuing Tuesday and Wednesday night, CBS' Comanche Moon miniseries ? based on Larry McMurtry's best-selling Lonesome Dove prequel ? follows Texas Rangers Woodrow F. Call (Karl Urban) and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (Steve Zahn) as they deal with the tensions of life in the Old West. TVGuide.com spoke with Urban (the Lord of the Rings films' Eomer) about his latest wild venture. Plus: The best sneak peek he could let slip regarding his role as Dr. .. read more
Star Trek's Karl Urban: Young Bones Is Still an "Irascible Humanist" | Today's News: Our Take | 12/21/2007
Will the space cadets we meet in J.J. Abrams' much-anticipated Star Trek origin film aptly mirror the eventual Enterprise crew we now know and love? Karl Urban, who plays Dr. McCoy, tells TVGuide.com: "The movie is very, very faithful to the spirit of the original series and the characters that were created in the '60s." For example, Urban's Bones "is the lovable, irascible humanist that he has always been [and] a good friend of Jim Kirk." That said, he believes "J.J. is going to reinvigorate this franchise in a fresh and exciting way."Can Trek fans look forward to young Bones delivering one of his trademark "I'm a doctor, not a [blank]" lines? "I can't say!" Urban, who stars CBS' Comanche Moon (premiering Jan. 13), answers with a laugh. "I would love to tell you, but... I'm not allowed to say." read more
Star Trek Ready for Blastoff with Castin' of Kirk and Bones Picking | Today's News: Our Take | 10/19/2007
As previewed last week, Chris Pine (Just My Luck, Smokin' Aces) has signed on to play James Tiberius Kirk in J.J. Abrams' increasingly anticipated Star Trek feature film. The future Enterprise crew is now complete, with the further addition of country singer The Lord of the Rings' Karl Urban as Leonard "Bones/I'm a Doctor, Not a Bricklayer" McCoy.With shooting to begin next month, now we just need a script that sings and uniforms that aren't, like, absolutely goofy. read more
FlickChick | 9/29/2005
Has Julian McMahon ever in the running to be the next Bond? He's the only actor I can think of who'd be as perfect a fit read more

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Karl Urban: Photos

Comanche Moon, Karl Urban, Steve Zahn courtesy Robert Voets/CBS

Comanche Moon, Karl Urban, David Midthunder, Steve Zahn courtesy Robert Voets/CBS

Comanche Moon, Steve Zahn, Karl Urban courtesy Monty Brinton/CBS

Comanche Moon, Karl Urban, Val Kilmer, Rachel Griffiths, Steve Zahn courtesy Robert Voets/CBS

Comanche Moon, Karl Urban courtesy Cliff Lipson/CBS

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Karl Urban: TV Listings

Karl Urban: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Star Trek (Actor - Dr. McCoy)	2009	Movie
Comanche Moon (Actor - Woodrow Call)	2008	TV Show Series
Out Of The Blue (Actor - Nick Harvey)	2007	Movie
Pathfinder (Actor - Ghost)	2007	Movie
Doom (Actor - John Grimm)	2005	Movie