Karl Swanson has been married to Lindsay Yenter since 7 November 2015. They have two children.
Of Swedish descent, burly, light-haired character actor Karl Swenson was born in Brooklyn and started his four-decade career on radio. Throughout the late 30s and 40s, his voice could be heard all over the airwaves, appearing in scores of daytime serials ("Lorenzo Jones") and mystery dramas ("Inner Sanctum Mysteries"). He gave visual life to one of his serial characters, Walter Manning, in "Portia Faces Life" when it went to TV in 1953. It was during his lengthy work in this medium that he met his wife, stage and radio actress Joan Tompkins. They appeared together throughout their careers on TV and in a few films. In the 1950s, he kept afloat on TV in rugged guest spots (Dr. Kildare (1961), Gunsmoke (1955), Maverick (1957), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Hawaii Five-O (1968)). He didn't appear in films until age 50+ with minor roles in Kings Go Forth (1958), North to Alaska (1960), The Birds (1963) and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965). His voice was also well utilized in such animated features as The Sword in the Stone (1963) as the voice of Merlin. Karl met actor Michael Landon on the set of Bonanza (1959), appearing in four separate episodes over time. Landon remembered him when he began to film Little House on the Prairie (1974). Cast in the recurring role of lumber mill owner Lars Hanson, he remained with the show until his death in 1978 of a heart attack. His character on the show also died.
Karl Sylvain is known for Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010).
Karl T. Wright was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is the son of educators Theodore H. Wright (Chicago Bd. of Education) & Jacqueline B. Vaughn, former Chicago Teachers Union President from 1984-94. Karl started his career on Chicago Public Radio as a host and reporter on WBEZ while studying Improvisation at The Player's Workshop and Second City Training Center. He is known for his work on Atypical (2017), The Honor List (2018) and Teacher of the Year (2014). He has been married to Wendy Miller since September 20, 1997.
Karl Thaning is a South African-born actor. He started studying law at university in South Africa, but left to pursue acting, going on to study Theatre Arts through a scholarship at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Since graduating he returned home and acts in international and local productions in film and television.
Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Karl Theobald was a stand-up comedian before graduating from the Drama Centre in 2000, and subsequently joining theatrical touring companies such as Complicite . In both 2000 and 20001 he appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, in 2001 as a member of the prestigious Comedy Zone. He has also travelled throughout Great Britain performing his one-man show entitled Mr. Tinnamen's Travelling Medicine Show. In addition to his appearances as a comic actor, notably on television's 'Green Wing', '2012' and as the grasping landlord in Roman set 'Plebs', he is also a writer and in 2002 he was part of the team who collected a British Academy award for Best Television Comedy Series for scripting 'The Sketch Show.'
Karl Thordarson is known for Reasonable Doubt (2014), Patterns (2019) and Hunter Hunter (2020).
Karl Toerge is known for The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995), Space Jam (1996) and Dinosaur Train (2009).
Karl Travenshek is known for Battlefish (2018).
Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television series. However, he did not act again until after high school. He was offered a role in the NZ soap opera Shortland Street (1992) as he was preparing to attend Victoria University. After appearing on the series for the 1993-1994 season, he attended the university for one year, then left to pursue his acting career. Over the next few years, he landed several theater roles in the Wellington area. Eventually, he moved to Auckland, where a number of guest roles in NZ television followed. One of his first roles was that of a heroin addict in the drama series Shark in the Park (1989). He was in a movie as well, entitled Once in Chunuck Bay (aka Chunuk Bair (1992)). Other television roles followed, including a guest-starring role in the series White Fang (1993). Karl's biggest roles include Éomer in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in Star Trek (2009), William Cooper in RED (2010) and Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012).