Name : Karl Urban
Born Name : Karl-Heinz Urban
Date of Birth : June 7, 1972 (age 44)
Place of Birth : Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality : New Zealandere
Education : High School: St Mark`s Church School, Wellington,University: Wellington College ,Victoria University of Wellington (one year)
Occupation : Actor
Years active : 1990–present
Family : His father operated a leather goods shop and his mother worked for the company Film Facilities. He got married to make-up artist, Natalie Wihongi, in September 2004. He has two sons named Indiana and Hunter.
Zodiac Sign : Gemini
Height : 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Weight : 205lbs / 93kg
Hair Color : Light Brown
Eye Color : Light Brown
Shoe Size : 11
Best Known For : He wanted to be so at one with the horse that he wasn’t conscious or concerned about what the horse was doing. In addition, he also enjoys indoor rock climbing.
Karl Urban Facts
1. Is good friends with co-stars Viggo Mortensen from “Lord of the Rings” and Renée O’Connor from “Xena: Warrior Princess” (1995).
2. Has a black Lab terrier named Ire (pronounced eye-ree) after a Bob Marley song (from the album “Uprising”).
3. Had a beret and coat to perform self-written Frank Spencer skits at the ages of 11 and 12 as school assembly entertainment.
4. Has German ancestry on his father’s side.
5. Very good friends with his Star Trek (2009) co-stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto.
Karl Urban Quotes
“Nothing beats a great smile.” ~ Karl Urban
“I don’t believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.” ~ Karl Urban
“When I work, I try to eat as much vegetarian as possible. When I do Cupid, I eat vegetarian because I need the energy. I’ve got those wings on my back.” ~ Karl Urban
“It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80’s.” ~ Karl Urban
“That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you’re not being spontaneous, you’re just recreating something.” ~ Karl Urban