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Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as Xena: Warrior Princess. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Since then, he has starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in the second and third installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of Riddick film series, Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series, Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in Doom (2005), Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012), Gavin Magary in Pete's Dragon (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series Almost Human. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon's superhero streaming television series The Boys.
Hunters Guild is an American neo-Western urban fantasy action thriller series created by David Ayer, written by Taylor Sheridan and Ayer, and developed by Ayer for Amazon Prime Video. Produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and intended to consist of six seasons, it is the first installment of a television franchise focusing on the Stone Family. The series stars Cara Delevingne, Sydney Sweeney, Jai Courtney, Neal McDonough, Karl Urban, Willem Dafoe, David Harbour, Joel Kinnaman, Gil Birmingham, Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tim McGraw, and features Andrew Garfield and Michael Douglas in the first two seasons as regulars. The first and second season alike follow the exploits of Melania "Mel" Stone (Delevingne), a young but experienced hunter in the Wildlife Sect of the titular guild, who deals with the challenges of the modern American West and idolizes the ideals and morality of her infamous and legendary but reckless father, Marvin (McGraw), and must hunt dangerous creatures to protect civilians within the wilderness of Wyoming, the US state she calls home. The third season follows Mel on a revenge mission for the death of a loved one. The first season was released in October 19th, 2026, with the pilot episode premiering that same day. The series received widespread acclaim from critics and television audiences, praising the performances (particularly Delevingne, Sweeney, and McGraw), story, action, visuals, style, writing, Hans Zimmer's musical score, themes, reimagining, characters, and emotional weight. In December 5th, after the first season concluded, the second season was released the following year, to even stronger reviews. The third season was released in 2028, to overwhelming acclaim.
