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He is, and has almost always been, very active. He worked on his aunt and uncle's farm for many years doing odd jobs. For filming the "Lord of the Rings" movies, he realized that Eomer was a consummate horseman and he was nowhere near that level, so he invested a lot of time learning--six to eight weeks, five days a week, two hours a day. He wanted to get to the point where he could neck reign-hold control of the animal with one hand while leaving the other hand free to wield a sword. 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. Has a black Lab terrier named Ire (pronounced eye-ree) after a Bob Marley song (from the album "Uprising"). Hobbies include fishing, surfing, golf, and gardening. Had a beret and coat to perform self-written Frank Spencer skits at the ages of 11 and 12 as school assembly entertainment. Primary school classmate of Jack Yan. Reportedly received a $400,000 bonus for his work on "The Lord of the Rings." [London Daily Mail, December 5, 2003] Has one son, Hunter (born in November 2000), with partner Natalie Did four roles on "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995): Cesar the emperor, Kor a caveman, Cupid son of Aphrodite and Mael (biblical character), Isaac's brother. His character of Cupid was originally written into the "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) Season 5 finale episode "Motherhood", but Urban was unavailable because he was filming "The Lord of the Rings" elsewhere in New Zealand. As compensation, Robert G. Tapert wrote the Season 6 episode "When Fates Collide" specifically for him, this time for his more popular character of Julius Caesar. Tapert also used this episode as an opportunity to bid farewell to two other fan favorite recurring characters; Alti and Brutus, portrayed by Claire Stansfield and David Franklin. "When Fates Collide" became one of the most popular episodes of the entire series. Was introduced in the second installment of the three big franchises he has appeared in: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). Is good friends with co-stars Viggo Mortensen from "Lord of the Rings" and Renée O'Connor from "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995). Was considered for the part of Kainan in Outlander (2007). Appears in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), which was previously made as an animated film with the voice of John Huston. Urban later appeared in "Comanche Moon" (2008) (mini), a prequel to "Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini), which featured Anjelica Huston. Of German descent on his father's side. Has played the younger versions of iconic characters in two "prequels." He plays Woodrow Call in the "Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini) prequel "Comanche Moon" (2008) (mini) and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in Star Trek (2008).