Karl Urban Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More

Karl Urban

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Karl-Heinz Urban

BIRTHDAY

June 7, 1972

BORN ON DAY

Wednesday

NEXT BIRTHDAY ON

Saturday

BIRTHPLACE

Wellington, New Zealand

AGE

52 Years 10 Months 17 Days

NATIONALITY

New Zealander

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

GEMINI

FEATURES

Hazel eyes and dark brown hair

Physical Stats

CHEST

43 ''

BICEPS

16 ''

WAIST

34 ''

HEIGHT

6'1''(feet & inches)

1.8542 meters

185.42 cm

WEIGHT

93 kg

204.6 lbs

Karl Urban Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Natalie Wihongi (2004-2014)

Child(ren) of Karl Urban and Natalie Wihongi

Hunter (1 November, 2000) (Son)

Indiana (November, 2005) (Son)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

Chunuk Bair (Film 1992)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Film 2002)

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Official Website

www.karlurbanonline.com

Education, Net Worth & More

COLLEGE

Wellington College, Victoria University of Wellington

NET WORTH

$80 Million

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Career of Karl Urban

He started professional acting with the guest roles in the TV shows after appearing in a number of commercials in local television. He played the character of policeman Nick Harvey in "Out of the Blue". His first Hollywood appearance was in the horror movie "Ghost Ship". He played the starring role of Detective John Kennex in the science fiction "Almost Human".

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karl Urban

Does Karl Urban takes alcohol? Yes.
Is Karl Urban in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
He loves fishing, surfing, golf and gardening in his spare time.
Urban is an animal lover and owns a black Lab terrier whom he had named Ire based on a Bob Marley song from the album "Uprising".
His first acting experience was a one-line role in an episode of the New Zealand television series "Pioneer Woman".
The actor is also a humanitarian and is a celebrity ambassador at a children's charity called "KidsCan" which provides the essentials like food, clothing, and shoes to the disadvantaged children in New Zealand.
According to some reports he got $400,000 as a bonus for his work on "The Lord of the Rings".
The role of Cupid was initially written for the final episode of the season 5 of "Xena: Warrior Princess" but Urban was busy in filming "The Lord of the Rings" after which the role was written specifically for him in the episode "When Fates Collide" of the Season 6 which became the most popular episode at the time.
He auditioned for the part of Kainan in "Outlander" but lost to Jim Caviezel.
His love for video games inspired him to accept a role in the film adaptation of "Doom".
His accent in the "Star Trek" while playing the character Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy was so similar to DeForest Kelley that according to some reports Leonard Nimoy who worked with Kelley in the original series burst into tears.
Urban also take interest in rugby union and is a big fan of the New Zealand All Blacks national team.
He appeared a bit role of Siberius Vaako in the 2013 thriller "Riddick" which was a glimpse of his earlier portrayal in the "The Chronicles of Riddick" in the year 2004.
He joined Victoria University of Wellington to study at the Bachelor of Arts program but dropped for an acting career.