Karl Urban Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

[@SoCloseToToast]

He's one of those actors where he's just always in quality roles and delivers everytime. This definitely made me realize he has been in so many films I've enjoyed over the years and I never knew it was HIM!

[@Gh7stx]

you're everywhere these days

[@aegis062]

He was the best on Almost Human IDK why they canceled it after 1 season, but I guess the budget for that syfy show was too high for them to get another season.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

No. He's one of those actors where the role will seem quality even if it isn't, just because of the way he plays it.

[@davep8221]

And he's never just "Karl Urban" acting as . He is . Few actors have that, and many that don't still get the Oscars. "Oh, look at the emotion." Yeah, it Tom Hanks showing emotions, not the character. Eff "movie stars." I'll take character actors any day.

[@lizzly1797]

i remember playing a cs:go game with you on the map train and you calling me and my friends the nword a bunch of times. we then proceeded to make fun of your videos. probably dates back to 2016 but it was quite funny to see you upset toast

[@hotchkissart]

Karl is one of those rare actors that Never gives you a bad performance no matter what the character or movie! His McCoy nails the exasperation that Deforest Kelly portrayed dealing with Kirk and Spock.

[@thestarseeker8196]

I felt so bad for such a good cast having to carry some parts of those movies…

[@BuckingHorse-Bull]

he looks like a knock off Hugh Jackman

[@BagOCheetos]

@@thestarseeker8196 Funny thing is, I dont actually care for the plot of any of the movies in that trilogy. That being said, I will still rewatch them purely because so many great actors are in them and the action is top notch. You have to give Abrams credit, those movies look amazing.

[@thestarseeker8196]

@@BagOCheetos For me there is stuff on “Into Darkness” in particular where I was just aghast at how excellent and how Star Trek it was. Really loved the first half despite it not making a lick of sense for Cumberbatch to be playing Khan. But then my problem is, it feels like that film, and the others, go off after some amazing scene and do something that totally ruins the momentum, or the feel, or the story itself.

[@BagOCheetos]

@@thestarseeker8196 Unfortunately it is the direction of many of these film franchises to do "expectation subversion" instead of just knocking out good material. But that isnt the director or actors fault, it is the fault of the writers, producers, and studios. You can almost set your watch to how frequently bad writing is produced into film. Lol.

[@thegrayyernaut]

This man doesn't get as much love as he deserves compared to many other actors. He's so good. I'm so glad The Boys is a success and Urban is getting seen a lot more.

[@brynstarkiller7419]

Only actor that could pull off the Wolverine and make it better than Hugh’s

[@OAwesomeO]

@@brynstarkiller7419 Naw. At this point wolverine has set around hugh like cement. regardless of how wonderful the next actor is, the role will forever be Hughs. I do think Karl could do an incredible job though

[@cookie80088]

i thought he was super well known !!! he was in LOTR, Star trek and dredd so i’ve seen him in stuff my whole life 🎉

[@thegrayyernaut]

@@cookie80088 In my opinion, that's a kind of irony to him. I've seen people who did not realize he was in LotR. He disappears into his roles, so much so that his name was rarely a selling point of a movie. I remember him as Vaako in The Chronicle of Riddick, too.

[@ninjachannel007]

Everyone thinks EVERYONE doesn't get the props they deserve. Tune in, people. You're all saying the same thing, which means he IS getting the love he deserves.

[@three_seashells]

I met Karl Urban at a convention in 2009 a few months before Star Trek came out. I was only 15 and really shy, pretty much unable to speak - and Karl was SO lovely to me and really approachable and engaged in speaking to me. He was so kind and polite. Genuinely such a lovely human being as well as a top tier actor.

[@ownlydown5933]

Did you ever think like the Supes in the Show, they "act" nice to you? Lol

[@nuknukisdead]

@@ownlydown5933 Yeah, the Supes definitely remember the names of the crew decades later. That's definitely part of their act.

[@balabanasireti]

Calm down

[@Patriiiiick]

That's so nice to here.

[@chrisclinton5424]

That's nice to hear! I've met a few TV & Movie actors, so far most have been quite nice!

[@George-je5ez]

Dredd is one of the most underrated movies ever it’s visually stunning

[@CeeJai_K]

I highly agree.

[@khalilahd.]

Agreed!!

[@Sonny1065LV]

Agreed!

[@THEJoeDub22]

Totally. Also one of the best movies I’ve ever seen in 3D. Absolutely heightened the experience.

[@Akzerru]

yes

[@Cakingit213]

I met Karls Dad once (at his shoe shop in Wellington) and he was SOOOO proud of him. He asked us if we were LOTR fans and then he showed our family his photo albums of Karl on all his movies/shows. Such a lovely man, no wonder Karl is also!

[@timdug]

Hahaha I met his dad once too..Nice guy... Yep VERY proud of his son :) '

[@juliaforsyth8332]

Did his Dad still have his German accent?

[@pizzadohpaz]

What's the name of the shoe shop?

[@contedefees]

This is so sweet!

[@hello7032]

That seems so pleasant, I love it.

[@Art1stical]

I love how half of his words are dedicated to praising the crew and fellow actors. It's such a wholesome attitude.

[@masterwindu1234]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@whatdothlife4660]

What does this reaction even mean? It's certainly not obvious. @@masterwindu1234

[@Gunbudder]

Karl Urban frowning even harder as Dredd during the middle part of the movie was some of the best face acting i've ever seen in any movie. The entire first half of the movie has the tone set of Dredd with his famous frown, and then the camera comes in close and he somehow frowns even harder. its amazing

[@sqlevolicious]

His characters are the most comic book accurate characters I've ever see, especially billy butcher and Dredd

[@johngeiger3770]

Well said. I can see his facial contortion through the helmet. It's phenomenal.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Perfect Dredd. I don’t think it’s possible to do a better job portraying that character.

[@jcriley7695]

I've watched it like 15 times, majorly underrated movie, it was awesome!

[@emidom2004]

The way he brings his chin forward for that iconic angry underbite is inhuman, it looks exactly like in the Bolland covers. I bet he was sore afterwards.

[@stachedude]

Dredd was so criminally underrated, wished more people watched it when it was released, it would've gotten a sequel by now

[@zyourzgrandzmaz]

It's quite a cult classics now tho everyone who has seen it has nothing but praise.

[@khalilahd.]

Agreed!

[@danielvale5997]

Such a brilliantly dirty film, when I first saw it, I had take a shower.

[@PrisonMike117]

@@danielvale5997 💀😂

[@nubianfx]

facts!

[@hungryclone]

His scene in LotR: Return of the King extended cut when he finds Eowyn “dead” almost always makes me cry. The grief/anguish carries so smoothly and instantly. His face. Ugh. It’s agony to the emotions.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

I loved his character. Fierce to no end but he loves his family.

[@Lone-wolf-1982]

Too bad they didn't do it like the book. Where he finds her body during the battle(not after like the movie), then he turns that terrible grief into complete rage and rides off to slay the Orcs & Haradrim.

[@Darkstar-se6wc]

@@Lone-wolf-1982- And THAT’S when he/they start chanting “Death, death, death” as their war cry in the book. I adore the movies but am glad to have read the books first. Jackson’s casting has stuck in my head canon though.

[@Lone-wolf-1982]

​@@Darkstar-se6wcyes. I read the books first. Back in the 90s. Overall, Jackson and his crew did a fantastic job. I doubt I'll see another epic like his LOTR in my lifetime. I'm very happy they made it. And Karl Urban was perfect for Eomer.

[@molonlabe1509]

@@Darkstar-se6wche did such an amazing job. Some disappointments in the translation, sure, but to this day I still get goosebumps seeing the Rohirrim crest the hill at daybreak, and then Theoden's call to battle. Perfect canon? Nah. But it's still epic, and it captures the feel perfectly. I honestly don't think anyone can or will ever touch what Jackson brought to film

[@PalmelaHanderson]

I love how everyone who worked on Lord of the Rings basically all say "nothing like that will ever happen again, and it was incredible." I think a lot of it is because it was before the age of "actors on a green screen," so a lot of the actors were in the experience together. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was probably the largest film project ever made that was shot mostly with practical effects that required actual people to be on actual sets.

[@Intranetusa]

The Lord of the Rings was amazing thanks to all of the prosthethics and practical effects. I have no idea why Peter Jackson then decided to ditch all of that for horribly fake looking CGI in the Hobbit series.

[@ciukilp]

@@Intranetusa There's actually a variety of reasons for that, chief of them being that the Hobbit was supposed to be 2 movies and was directed by Guilermo del Toro at first, who left the project. Jackson came in to take over, but they simply didn't have the time to make all the practical stuff and make it look good. Lord of the Rings had years of preproduction under Jackson, a luxury he didn't have for the Hobbit.

[@jackprichard6780]

Yeah, it's a very different approach to film making, we might not see it again. Hobbiton is an actual place you can visit because they made it. The crossbows are actual crossbows they made. They just don't do it that way now.

[@Darquesse24601]

One of the requests (or requirements) that the landowners of where Hobbiton was filmed, had, was the set be real so that people could visit. In saying that, some places such as Minas Tirith were CGI'ed

[@Aikinai]

@@Darquesse24601 Minas Tirith was also a huge set. There’s a detailed video about it the DVDs. I remember they mentioned it was the flagship set that they used to impress anyone important that happened to visit New Zealand while they were filming. Obviously it wasn’t a huge tower, so they used different angles and areas to represent different levels of the in-movie city.

[@JuanMorales-zq5wx]

You as Eomer was so epic, with little screen time and your lines of “Not Alone, Rohirm” “To the king” made me want to charge down that hill at Helms Deep

[@goodputin4324]

*Eomer

[@Original_Syn]

Billy’s bloody smile with the crazed look in his eye legitimately sends chills down my spine. It’s easily some of the best characterization Karl has injected into one of his roles and all through the 2 second smile of a mad man.

[@JPB90]

When his eyes widened and then he spat blood on Translucent I was like "yup, I'm sold, best character ever".

[@arthurdent6256]

This guy actually has crazy range if you look at his roles.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Yeah, I think it’s super underrated until now thankfully changed. It wasn’t until I looked it up and watch the boys that I realize he was in so much of my childhood, especially lord, of the rings and stuff.

[@snuffcarl]

I had NO idea he was in Lord of the Rings , wtf?!!!

[@sqlevolicious]

@@snuffcarl Bro, he was the marshal of rohan! Don't feel bad, Karl Urban is such an elite character actor, that it is legitimately difficult to recognize him, even in his biggest roles.

[@snuffcarl]

@@sqlevolicious yeah its totally obvious once you see it but like u said, i dont think i ever even gave it a thought because its really just eomer in my brain. Wondering how many more karl urban i missed.

[@Behindthejab]

@@sqlevoliciousyeah I didn’t realize he played Bones.

[@MachKaiko]

He was also in Chronicles of Riddick, which I also consider one of his most iconic roles. What a great actor!

[@metalsadman]

tbh i've never seen him did a bad in the roles he were playing. such a versatile actor whether playing the lead, a background or supporting character.

[@JWrenison]

Thank you! I'm so glad someone mentioned Vaako! 😁😁

[@phillipedwardness9591]

Yeah, I was hoping to see Riddick in here!

[@Jimoshi1]

he played the same character in Thor ragnarok

[@jakel7820]

@@Jimoshi1 not at all. Vaako is serious, clever, and driven. His character in thor was goofy, easily manipulated, and a coward until 1 moment.

[@swordsgaming3864]

Karl Urban is above and beyond one of the most underrated actors, he’s awesome and I’ve loved every role he’s played in, it’s crazy too cause he’s got that Gary Oldman vibe where he’s constantly in all these huge productions but you don’t realize it till later

[@JadenSmithEyes]

Karl Urban has heavily impacted every single phase of my nerdy life: Lord of the Rings/Xena - Elementary school Bourne/Riddick/Doom - Middle school Star Trek/RED - Highschool Into Darkness/Dredd - College/Grad School Thor/The Boys/Beyond - Adult Career I absolutely love this man.

[@deeprootsforge]

Forgot about him in Doom. He was the best part of that movie by far.

[@michaelwaters6461]

So glad someone mentioned doom! That was like 5th or 6th grade for me (I think) and I watched it constantly. He was my favorite thing about the whole movie.

[@pinkunicorn8794]

I highly recommend his short lived series called "Almost human". It was brilliant and it's such a shame it only got one season.

[@arkadiuszkieler4085]

Weirdly specific to my age. I love it!

[@rickg8015]

Ghost Ship/Priest

[@umainebearman]

The fact that he mentions Anton Yelchin shows you what kind of guy he is. Actors get bad reps a lot of the time but there truly are some kind generous humans in the movie business and Karl's one of them.

[@phillipsmejkal1]

It seems that you have to be good, must have luck and be wise in how to get important roles to get famous. Well I bet for many actors it's not even that much about the money or fame, bu more on interesting roles. I understand people like Harrison Ford who only plays at high gage but you also have to sell yourself as a top product in this buisness to keep on getting good roles in good movies. I've seen many no name actors do incredible stuff, but they just didn't fit for the big industry or just played in movies with low income. Karl is one of that guys who is dedicated to acting and makes good choises.

[@Darkstar-se6wc]

It’s a profession that attracts a lot of narcissists. Just makes the diamonds in the dross shine all the brighter, I suppose.

[@northislandguy]

I remember he was on a news show when news of Anton death was out and they asked him for his opinion and you can tell he was hurt by the loss and after he answered the question respectfully the hosts go in cheer mode “ Let’s play a game”

[@speedisoftheessence]

Him, Keanu Reeves and Hugh Jackman.

[@davekendall1338]

Karl Urban is so humble, giving credit to all these people who have influenced him throughout his career. And he sees value in everything he's worked on. Really great breakdown.

[@DeRockMedia]

so true, i noticed that throughout the video, i strive to be humble like this everyday

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

​@@DeRockMediaDon't strive, just be

[@RaptorJesus.]

how the same actor can play Butcher, Eomer, Dredd and Bones is crazy testament to his acting skills.

[@rajangrewal7423]

I know Dredd underperformed at the box office initially, but I feel like more people have seen it over the years and realised how good it is. I would love to see another film or limited series with Karl.

[@salmanahmed-wm1dz]

It was great

[@Hyptosis]

I've never met a person who didn't like Dredd, only people who haven't seen it yet.

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Dredd was such a great movie. So true to the original material.

[@BakingBadOBX]

crazy to think it underperfomed. I was so excited to go see it. The movie looked great in the trailer

[@shush2000]

Karl Urban has always been an absolute class act and someone who pours everything into every character he plays. Very happy that he's seeing success.

[@enlightendbel]

He's also one of the few actors I know that knows a lot about the material he's playing. Not just the cliff notes, but really detailed information about the story, other characters, etc

[@savagenacho4560]

Pours*

[@shush2000]

@@savagenacho4560 good catch! Edited it.

[@BagOCheetos]

@@enlightendbel That is one of the reasons I even watch these Iconic youtube videos: in order to see how and why many of these actors choose the roles they play. Very few of them are actually fans of the content they portray.

[@enlightendbel]

@@BagOCheetos Gwyneth Paltrow is rather famous for not even knowing half the movies she's been in. And with her it's especially weird since when she was far younger, she actually was a funny and engaged actor. She changed so much and well, just look up her Goop brand to see how much and how of the reservation she is.

[@lrts1lrts181]

Karl Urban was great as Eomer.He didn't have a lot of scenes but he definitely had the screen presence to make Eomer a memorable character. I am happy for the success he enjoys after LOTR.

[@Cross8ow]

yeah, he was well written & played.

[@phajthoj]

lyin Return of the King Extended Edition, in the aftermath of the siege of the Minas Tiras, he was looking around for survivors and he sudden spots his sister unconscious on the ground just wailing in horror thinking his sister is dead. Even though he didnt get much screen time, that performance was great. Meanwhile Gandalf was like : )

[@docproc144]

The fact that we never got a sequel further exploring Urban’s Dredd is criminal. That movie was fantastic and one of the most brilliant comic book adaptations ever put to screen imo. He’s already expressed interest in revisiting the character, someone needs to pull the trigger and green light another Dredd movie.

[@jrogers5152]

Karl Urban is so under appreciated! Everything he’s in he steals the scene, really wish we could’ve seen his as Wolverine 😩

[@Jaksi-a]

Can't we still?

[@cafesizzle]

@@Jaksi-a he said no and he's too told to play the role

[@peachysbaby3088]

Aaah...now that you said it, I can totally see it.

[@peachysbaby3088]

On another note I always rhought a younger Jack Nicholson would've played the perfect wolverine.

[@abhijith6589]

Bro we still can

[@nathanmoore5435]

He is quite literally the only actor I can envision playing Wolverine after Hugh Jackman.

[@warrens.5933]

Yeah he could nail that role for sure!

[@sqlevolicious]

100% the only one that can fill those shoes.

[@silver244]

he is only 4 years younger, they want definitely someone who is 15-20 years younger

[@damnyourpasswords]

great idea!

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Nick Chinlund would be better: he looks exactly like the comic book figure - more than Jackman - and can do the tough-guy persona onscreen well. See him playing Toombs in Chronicle of Riddick.

[@jubse8991]

RIP Anton Yelchin...really was on his way to bigger things...and you can tell Karl still misses him so much💔 shoutout to Karl for still mentioning the type of person he was...there needs to be a sequel to his Dredd

[@Jason_Van_Stone]

I was watching a movie with him not too long ago, looked on imdb to see how come I didn't see him more....saw he died, ugh, what a shame.

[@Meekmillan]

Anton was in Star Trek, unless that last sentence was randomly in regards to Karl lol

[@sustoast]

@@Meekmillan The last sentence threw me as well. But I do agree with the sentiment.

[@eljonespiritu9349]

​@@sustoast I think he's just happy that Karl mentioned Anton's personality.

[@giulia6344]

I mean he literally got a tattoo in hir honour. Anton’s death was just awful in every way.

[@leeartlee915]

No exaggeration, I think Dredd is one of the most under appreciated movies made in the last 30 years.

[@drops2cents260]

First time I saw Urban was in "The Chronicles of Riddick" as necromonger commander Lord Vaako. Did a great job then, and consistently has continued to do so.

[@kylaevelyn1800]

That's also the earliest film I remember seeing him in, so I always think of that role first for him :)

[@TheCowboyfromhell87]

Same

[@Vengfoul]

Was gona say, wish they included that, such a badass role I think he reprised for the beginning bit of Riddick 2013

[@harlanhardway5955]

Idk why that role is not on this list, tbh

[@BagOCheetos]

@@harlanhardway5955 It is probably due to time constraints, either Karl Urban only had so much time to interview, or they did ask him about it and cut it out to keep the video at 20 minutes. Seems to be a recurring thing in these videos, missing major roles and hearing about it in comment sections. I would easily watch an hour of this lol.

[@contedefees]

Great to hear Karl's appreciation and perspective on how groundbreaking Xena was. I hadn't considered the impact it made on the film industry in New Zealand. And hearing his admiration for Lucy Lawless is heartwarming.

[@GrunkleBearnison]

Lucy Flawless

[@TheMonk72]

While I don't disagree, everyone forgets that the start of it all, the series that got that change started, was Hercules. Xena was a spin-off, and those changes Karl talks about were well underway when Xena started filming.

[@tanepukenga1421]

@@TheMonk72 Once Were Warriors coming out was also a reason for the big step up for the NZ film industry around the same time as well.

[@amakky1989]

I’m calling it now. A Dredd sequel will definitely happen on the back of his success with the Boys. Deservedly so

[@xifel72]

I mean, any business analyst in the movie industry should understand how much of a cult classic that movie already is. The first one had some awful marketing, push the 3D aspect way too much. At the same time it is ironic, considering it is probably the best use of 3D that was ever applied during that trend. The slo-mo scenes where amazing in 3D

[@wayfaringstranger8430]

You want to see a sequel to Dredd, go to South Chicago in about ten or fifteen years...

[@abhijith6589]

Karl Urban for an older wolverine👀?

[@amakky1989]

@@abhijith6589 Good shout but he’s 50 years old so it’s very unlikely. Also he’s played had an MCU character. For Dredd I sincerely think they can do a successful franchise and we can see how successful R rated comic book based films are

[@manuelhernandez2017]

We all wish... DK though

[@GingerNorseman]

What a legend. Would love to see him return as Dredd, but I also love his attitude, that he'd just be excited for anyone who gets the chance in another Dredd project.

[@avinnash076]

Karl Urban will always be THE Judge Dredd for me, and a lot of other fans as well for sure. WHat an actor!!👏👏👏

[@Nymaz]

I absolutely love how he was perfectly fine with keeping the helmet on throughout the movie. Compare that to Stallone who not only took it off every chance he could, but squeezed in a kiss at the end. That's the difference between an actor who cares about the character and an actor who only cares about themselves.

[@abhijith6589]

Karl Urban for an older wolverine👀?

[@captainmercy87]

YES

[@trailblazer77]

Mr.. I am the law

[@rossleeson8626]

Ron Perlman is the only Dredd.

[@SuperVij007]

The whole boat scene with jack Quaid is so in sync with Their characters with jack shouting on top of his lungs, terrified to his core and Karl not paying any heed to him. 😂

[@HeadHunterSix]

Karl is the Gary Oldman of our generation - he wears each role like a glove and it's hard to discern him among the roles. He was a fantastic McCoy - very believable and faithful to the original role.

[@tomkenny5864]

I didn't even know he was McCoy and I've seen the movie 20 times

[@terencethomas7485]

Yeah Karl is a true chameleon

[@swordsgaming3864]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks he’s like Gary Oldman with his ability to sell a role so well you don’t realize it’s him

[@JoeL-yq1iv]

I would absolutely love to see Karl Urban in another Dredd movie. He played that perfectly.

[@tonymorris4335]

I just love that he's humble enough that he can film something like Dredd where he wears a helmet the entire time and isn't a drama queen about "BUT I GOTTA SHOW MY FACEEEE". He's in it for the end product and respects source material and I love it.

[@MasterTMO]

Not an actor, but I think part of the 'show my face' thing is that a lot of how they act and emote is through their eyes, and the mask just wholly cuts it off.

[@KingSargaroth]

ahem *will smith deadshot* ahem

[@Avenus112]

@@MasterTMO actors also substantially sell their face. Urban knew Dredd was a reputation and a presence so he brought both.

[@bramlackman-mincoff6616]

If not for the helmet, we wouldn’t have gotten the glorious chin acting

[@TH3CAPN]

@@Avenus112he read the comics growing up which made it even better

[@XoOVectorOoX]

I recently revisited the original Doom movie and honestly he was the best part in the movie. Karl Urban can do no wrong in any movie or show.

[@DeRockMedia]

oh yeah, for such a dissapointing movie (and basically everyone was waiting for the 1st person scene).. Urban helped keep it elevated

[@arturotorres3207]

I was looking for this comment lol I would've loved to hear what he has to say about the DOOM movie

[@i.r.3231]

Only reason why I give DOOM a pass...Karl Urban as Reaper/DoomGuy

[@MasterTMO]

I'm one of the dozen people worldwide who actually enjoy this film. :) It's a fun watch. Is it high cinema? Nope! But it's fun. I have it on DVD, watch it maybe once a year. It's not based off the DOOM game I played, but it's still amusing.

[@MissGimpsAlot]

His yelling "no!" When seeing Eowyn on the battlefield was so powerful it made me look up who this guy was and what else he was in. 👍👍

[@katyas-mom]

He sold that for all he was worth. People who haven't need to watch the Extended Return of the King to see it.

[@genmcu4906]

it’s one of my fave scenes out of all the trilogy, it was so powerful

[@shelby4771]

DUDE I came here to see if anyone else would say this!!! Makes me cry even though he and Eowyn barely have much prior one-on-one screentime! Breaks my heart every time

[@lukem5604]

@@katyas-mom YES

[@jodyt9737]

I cry every time I see that scene.

[@zg1000dru1]

His respectful take on Bones was just so wonderful. For those of us who grew up on TOS, Bones was the character that was there to represent us. Just a guy who would just as soon be treating people in some little office in po-dunk Georgia who somehow ended up in space. He was our eyes and ears.

[@XeresKyle]

Karl Urban is one of the most versatile actors ever. All his roles I hardly notice it's Karl because it's like a disguise. He works the character and the transformation into the character so well I just never realize it's Karl in that part until I find out later. He's such a chameleon.

[@bothellkenmore]

You can argue "The Boys" is a comedy but I don't think Karl has done a TRUE comedy like something with Will Ferrell, Jason Bateman, etc.

[@jesse7644]

His transformations remind me of Gary Oldman and he's one of the greatest.

[@uhohhotdog9150]

I was obsessed with Karl in LOTR. Yes, his acting and the character are incredible, but most impressive was how his nose matched his helmet's horse nose SO PERFECTLY

[@rooo358]

I thought I was the only one who noticed the nose thing 🤣🤣

[@TheZapan99]

Pretty sure PJ selected Karl because he kinda looks like a balking horse with his nostrils flared.

[@uhohhotdog9150]

my friends and i used to always discuss this, and we never understood why we couldnt find any talk about it online. glad to learn we werent the only ones who saw it XD

[@DeRockMedia]

omg, i never noticed this but now i wont be able to not notice it XD

[@Kid.Izmawen]

Hahahaha No way!!!! Maaaaan 🥲 Sending you love vibrations for noticing this too, broes 😌

[@chriscarter7060]

throws hands in the air “I didn’t hear him” 😂😂with the biggest smile on his face

[@dondraper3871]

Karl Urban is a world renowned and yet at the same time underrated actor. That's how good he is.

[@euah1]

He is like Hugo Weaving. Participated in so many iconic franchises and played really interesting roles

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

Nah mate. Karl Urban mostly played role characters. Hugo Weaving was almost always a main character.

[@wheelerone]

Met Karl at a New Order concert in Toronto. He was by himself. Not a fanboy but felt compelled to go up to him and tell him I was a fan ever since his Bourne film. He had a good energy about himself, seems like a cool dude.

[@corymisner1038]

Dredd is hands down one of my favorite movies he's done and I would love to see another get made!

[@mashek331]

The Two Towers was the first movie I saw Karl Urban in, followed by the Bourne Supremacy, but I've loved him for such iconic roles ever since. He's a very understated actor!

[@OK-rx3xl]

Yeah, Butcher is a very understated Character.

[@johnmccurdy5019]

My favorite thing about Karl urban is how different he looks in all his stuff for me it’s hard to tell when it’s him I just see the character

[@kylaevelyn1800]

Ahh yes, the moment I realized Lord Vaako and Eomer were the same guy since they look nothing alike lol

[@WolfTitan99]

Same, I've watched the Bourne Supremacy and Thor: Ragnarok and I honestly did not know they were both him. It's not that I recognised him at the time. I only really started paying attention after watching him in 'The Boys'. When I went back expecting some semblance of his previous characters looking like Butcher, I was so surprised. None of his characters look similar to each other at all.

[@nataliakozie6045]

right?? and he has such a distinctive face... it's the same as with christian bale

[@andreaturner7207]

YES!!! He discussed Xena. First show I watched him. His take on Julius was SO GOOD!!! His death scene is my favourite Julius death scene, he doesn't go down wallowing, he glares and almost sneers. Love Karl Urban's depiction.

[@HariSeldon913]

Before Caesar, he played Eros (Cupid) on Hercules.

[@isabelleblanchet3694]

@@HariSeldon913He played Cupid on Xena too, and he played another character named Mael and another one named Kor. But for some reason, in my head Karl Urban is and always will be Cupid with the bleached yellow-blond hair of the 90's.

[@patricksnavely5850]

Cupid as well

[@misterkunnyfunt]

What i love about Karl is hes so selfless. this entire interview nothings about him. he takes no credit. hes just all about who he worked for/with and how he was so lucky and it was all such a great experience. class act.

[@htennek1]

Just going to echo what a ton of people have said already: Dredd was amazing and captured the comics extremely well.

[@ephemispriest8069]

This.

[@LikeTheProphet]

I’m SO thrilled we got a Dredd who actually was raised with and loved the material. I hope one day we do get to visit these stories again, too - with Karl Urban in the helmet!

[@diegowushu]

This dude's a legend, Dredd 2 needs to happen.

[@BabaYagaRacing]

Facts

[@inyostudio]

YES

[@Arnuuld]

And Doom 2. The real sequel

[@SOPHIA-LOVES-MEATBALLS-69]

​@@Arnuuldfacts😊

[@benmiles00]

This was so awesome. Karl is brilliant. We need to see him as a villain again. We also need more Dredd!!! I'd love to have seen that charge across the fields at Twizel.

[@LEGOfilms23]

Oh man, so happy how strongly he feels about Star Trek... Incredibly underrated! Every actor in there is just incredible. Hearing what he has to say about Anton breaks my heart

[@CloudianMH]

the casting was just unreal for the new trek movies. people can talk all day about how they feel about them, but the casting. I won't hear a word against anyone in any roll. all fantastic

[@giulia6344]

So true 😭🖖🏻

[@giannisksanthopoulos4300]

He need part 2 and part 3 for rest of his movies.. The dude is everywhere

[@thespicemelange.1]

I was thinking the same thing cuz there's a couple movies they didn't mention

[@kylaevelyn1800]

ikr? I was sad when I didn't see him respond to his role in Chronicles of Riddick. That's one of the films I always think about with him

[@thespicemelange.1]

@@kylaevelyn1800 same thing with the video game movie Doom

[@enlightendbel]

And the great thing about his acting is that he played his roles really well to the point you remember the characters, rather than that it's Karl. Heck, this video made me realize he was Julius in Xena (which I watched religiously) and the assassin in the Bourne movie. I remembered those characters, didn't know it was him.

[@Canadian1st]

@@thespicemelange.1 Doom was awful, but he sure did the best he could with what he was given. He is by far the best part of the movie.

[@seguajardo1]

He was also in R.E.D with Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman, to name a few. Loved that role as well!

[@jedironin380]

LOVED that movie! And the sequel! Karl is a master of his craft, to be sure. "About 6 ft., cute hair?" "Hair was cute!" 🤣

[@seguajardo1]

@@jedironin380 😂

[@MorganWallaceMusic]

One of the BEST films. So underrated!

[@bobleroe3859]

The scene in LOTR where he thinks his sister has been slain, he shows such gut-wrenching grief, unlike anything I've ever seen in cinema. You can't help but feel some of the emotion.

[@welltechnicali8023]

Why is no one talking about how scarily accurate his Jensen Ackles impression is at 4:30

[@GoCrazyBaby3]

It was so funny 😂

[@Jaksi-a]

He nailed that. Sounds exactly like him.

[@phantomplayz7952]

I don’t think it was intentional

[@chuckleupen]

I didn’t even notice it the first time! It was so subtle! He’s got everything in his bag!

[@ChristopherCoxFilm]

This guy somehow nails a different accent for every role he does

[@cathycurcio8366]

yes agree goodlooking sweet talented and i think the best dr bones

[@Jamie-rd2ck]

As someone who is half British and kiwi, it’s pretty clear that his British Billy Butcher accent isn’t amazing and comes off mostly as Australian. No hate tho

[@KyleOfTheNorth]

@@Jamie-rd2ck YEah I love Karl, favorite actor but his British accent as Billy Butcher is very bad and sounds australian, which just makes it more charming some how.

[@freesashaa]

Debatable

[@DeRockMedia]

@@KyleOfTheNorth ya, after a while, you just accept his accent for what it is... i love Urban a ton

[@BlackHedgehog]

I wouldn't have thought it before but after seeing Karl Urban as Butcher I feel like he'd make such a great Wolverine. It's awesome seeing his big roles.

[@thearchivist250]

Yeah. If he was younger, he would be perfect

[@venturecrew06]

I met Karl a few times in Auckland, NZ. Honestly? This is 100% of what you see, and it is what you get. He's one of the nicest, generous, and funny people I've ever met.

[@zerogrey3798]

My favorite show featuring Urban was "Almost Human". I thought it was a great show and deserved much more praise than it got.

[@daniellemos249]

Preach!!!

[@timbrom]

Such a shame they canned that series. It was great fun and had so much potential.

[@Jabberwok28]

I completely forgot about that show! It had such an amazing premise and was setting itself up for so much… and then they killed it. Shame.

[@AgustinRodriguez-dd6mj]

​@jm gee "You scanned my balls?"

[@themanfromdystopia807]

I'm guessing the production costs were high being a sci-fi show because it was too good to cancel after only one season.

[@Jayfire1707]

I always liked his role in the movie RED found him really underrated in that. The way he says, “bad move grandpa” gets me every time.

[@ellieeliandelliot7439]

I was rooting for him throughout the movie. 😄

[@Stephen_AZ]

Same! Was hoping to see that on this list.

[@ajthefujoshi]

I love him there and I completely missed him there for long while then revisited it again with knowing him there now gave me more love to rewatch it.

[@superfan2122]

A little sad he didn’t talk about playing Vakko in Riddick but Karl is such a fantastic actor glad to live in a time where we can see him play in so many amazing films

[@t6c756]

Cupid was the character that put Karl on my radar. "You are so close to being cool!" is still memorable after so many years.

[@amberkluga8949]

With the exception of The Boys, where he looks like himself, I never recognize Karl Urban when I watch movies and he is playing a role. Usually my partner has to say that's Karl Urban and I squint my eyes and go, OMG that is Karl Urban! I think that says so much about his ability to immerse himself in the role so utterly that he becomes the character. It's uncanny. Great actor and I look forward to not recognizing him in many future movies.

[@danielsolnit9656]

Can't believe he left out Chronicles of Riddick - Karl had a major role, very memorable, even iconic.

[@richardmcmoran4735]

right!! I was also curious about his role in DOOM.

[@weets69]

Agree. Luv him in COR

[@spacecentergames]

​@@richardmcmoran4735 I was hoping he'd talk about Doom as well.

[@noplace3571]

He played John Kennex in the criminally short-lived Almost Human, and it was an incredible show that was robbed of more seasons

[@charlesbarbosa5259]

Dude! Thank you for not taking a Hollywood script on Dredd like Stallone. Thank you again, as well for your contributions to art and films. Much appreciated, and much respect.

[@thedragonbroke]

Karl Urban is one of those guys who becomes his role so well you sometines miss him. Its a testament to his skill, though leads to him being habitually underrated imo

[@kaishaman7144]

I was a big fan of Xena when I was growing up, and I still think that Karl's performance there was absolutely iconic

[@gauravneupane8658]

Karl urban is such a great actor man billy butcher was made for him the accent the attitude such a badass

[@chasehedges6775]

Indeed.

[@abhijith6589]

Karl Urban for an older wolverine👀?

[@gauravneupane8658]

@@abhijith6589 dude he's gonna kill it as wolverine marvel failed him as executioner

[@goldytwatus1674]

His accent in the Boys is terrible

[@amaranttribal2043]

@cry more he's literally kiwi though lol

[@Zenki8118]

Dredd should definitely get a sequel. That movie is just perfection.

[@ericprentice3032]

Been a fan since his days on Xena. He nailed every part he played on that show. He’s a brilliant actor. Was so excited to meet him in 2019 in Toronto. He is such a nice guy. Karl is a legend.

[@kevinfromsales6842]

Dredd is one of my favorite films and I think Karl was perfect in it. It's so cool to hear him talk about it.

[@elukka9]

Can't give the man enough kudos for keeping his helmet for the entirety of Dredd! Shows he puts the character above the actor.

[@metalsadman]

i've never read the credits and just knew he was that actor all along in this video lmao.

[@Chris-hr2uj]

Yes, very good point. A lot of actors live by their faces as their brand and would have wanted even a tiny face shot. Urban was perfect in Dredd

[@MinekEzQM]

I heard it was the director telling him during the casting "You know, if you take this role, your face won't be seen" BTW the fact Dredd (Urban) keeps his helmet on for the full movie makes the Marvel movies look even more silly, in when heroes are taking their helmets/masks off (or make them mysteriously disappear by nanotec "magic") in every random scene.

[@Tomsgate101]

Karl Urban IS Dredd! Fantastic interpretation of the character... what a great movie, truly!

[@npaul4171]

I love Karl Urban. It's a crime that we didn't get a Dredd sequel or a Season 2 to Almost Human, both of which are brilliant works of art and so underrated.

[@DivaAllyC]

I’ve forgiven the world for no Dredd sequel, but I don’t think I’ll ever get over Almost Human not getting a 2nd season to at least wrap up all the things that were introduced

[@sufirodger]

should have done a 10 episode, no identity politics, true to the stories Dredd series... would have been one for the ages.

[@Hubbard61]

This guy is such a good actor, I didn't even recognize him frome role to role. He completely transforms. Just wow.

[@SirWallaceCobblePot]

DREDD IS LEGIT ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILMS I’VE SEEN. The action and scenery of this film is impeccable. I wish for a sequel!

[@ronharvey8442]

He has had an incredible run of diverse characters and he absolutely nailed every single one of them. His range is as exceptional as his humbleness and praise of everyone around him.

[@aprophetofrng9821]

Basically, whoever is in charge of the movie rights to Judge Dredd, so many people would watch a Dredd 2 it's ridiculous. Get as much of the same crew as possible, and obviously Urban as Dredd. It would be amazing.

[@Indubidably0]

His Dredd movie is one of the best comic adaptations ever, a top tier action flic on its own, and just all around stellar. I REEEEALLY hope he gets to return to it one day.

[@cacaulaymulkin7724]

Nah .. If you''ve read Dredd, you'd know how frickn cool it is as a comic, they did it dirty.

[@deansullivan212]

@@cacaulaymulkin7724 better than Stallone

[@biguy617]

Should have gotten a sequel

[@gabrielyamin4909]

Dredd is among the 3 best action movies of the 2010's alongside Jonh Wick 1 and Mad Max: Fury Road

[@moviegooner49]

John Wick part 2 is better than 1

[@Marco48375]

Great selection!

[@roberttauzer7042]

"King Theoden stands alone" "Not alone" "ROHIRRIM!!" *goosebumps* every single time No scene in any movie ever will recreate such badass moment

[@y2jmp2007]

one of the few actors/actresses that I can honestly say that I absolutely love every one of his roles......

[@AcidGlow]

The Bourne Supremacy - When Marie died, that was the saddest part in all of that franchise for me. She was his only happiness and light in all the darkness he went through.

[@EbrightExplores]

Best Bourne movie in my opinion!

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Felt like the pain and sadness of john losing his dog. Loses what remained of his past.

[@Magneticlaw]

Karl Urban is very well spoken, and seems more cerebral than your average actor - and he actually remembers some of the finer details of past movies that others may well have forgotten about - very cool. 👍

[@guineveredawn]

Karl is probably one of my favourite modern actors. He’s sp talented and just look at that resume. And yes, I do agree Dredd is criminally underrated and I would love to see another Dredd film!

[@Boomken76]

Lenard Nemoy went on record that Carls vrs of Bones brought him to tears as it reminded him Forest.

[@asdf51501]

I like Karl. He did a good Doctor McCoy, a good Judge Dredd, that guy in RED who was after Bruce Willis, and that guy in Chronicles of Riddick. Solid actor.

[@jojetparedes4024]

yup. Can't forget the scene in RED where his face was all over the windshield of the limo...

[@abhijiththampi]

"Kordusky trained you?" "Yeah." "I trained Kordusky."

[@asdf51501]

@@abhijiththampi 😀

[@PavyMac]

Dredd is easily one of my top ten favorite movies of all time. Mr. Urban is able to exude so much character in this role and he never even takes off his helmet. There aren’t many actors that can really push a character with voice and attitude.

[@wibblewobble1934]

What an absolutely fantastic range of roles this guys played, and played them all so well. Definitely underrated actor.

[@craigathonian]

Ever since first seeing Karl Urban as Eros in the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, i've been a big fan. His roles in the films Pathfinder & Riddick were also outstanding. Really can't get enough of this great and humble actor ❣

[@stearrow_3245]

God I want a Dredd sequel. They did such a fantastic job with the first film and it's sad they didn't get to make more.

[@MikePhoenix007]

Truly one of the most underrated actors of our time. Has been in so many iconic movies and has never once failed to deliver. Incredible thespian.

[@XxXFlyingArmBarXxX]

I love how humble Karl is, even tho he's had so much success he's super humble and we all know we want to see him play Wolverine

[@Wintermist-SWE]

Dredd was just a perfect adaptation of what the comic is. It's like, it's a day of his life, that's all, and that's all we wanted!