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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.
After the defeat of Shinnok, the thunder god Raiden becomes consumed by vengeance and executes the fallen Elder God. This act disrupts the balance of history, drawing the attention of Kronika, the Keeper of Time. Believing Raiden is responsible for countless timeline failures, Kronika uses the Hourglass to rewrite history and create a new era where Raiden and Liu Kang never exist. As the past and present collide, younger versions of Earthrealm's champions—including Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Jax Briggs, Kitana, Jade, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero—are pulled into the present. They must work alongside their older selves to stop Kronika before she erases everything they know. Meanwhile, old enemies such as Shao Kahn, Baraka, Skarlet, Frost, Erron Black, Kano, and Kabal join Kronika's forces in exchange for promises of power in her new timeline. As alliances shift and betrayals unfold, Scorpion discovers the truth behind his past and forms an unlikely alliance with Sub-Zero, while Kitana unites Outworld's people against Shao Kahn. In the final battle at the Hourglass, Raiden sacrifices his divine power to merge with Liu Kang, creating Fire God Liu Kang. Armed with the strength of both man and god, he confronts Kronika in a battle that will decide the fate of every realm. With history itself hanging in the balance, Fire God Liu Kang must defeat Kronika and forge a new future for the Mortal Kombat universe.
