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.

Since then he has worked on many high-profile movies including the second and third installments of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (The Two Towers and The Return of the King) The Bourne Supremacy The Chronicles of Riddick Star Trek and Doom. He has completed filming on the sequel to Star Trek Star Trek Into Darkness which will be released 17 May 2013.

Karl-Heinz Urban is a New Zealand actor. He won acclaim for his performances in New Zealand films The Price of Milk and Out of the Blue.