Johann Urb

Johann Urb
Born	24 January 1977 Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Erin Axtell (m. 2007–2010)

Johann Urb (born 24 January 1977) is an Estonian-born American actor and former model.

Early life and education

Johann was born in Tallinn as the son of a musician Tarmo Urb. At the age of ten Johann moved to live in Finland with his mother and her new Finnish husband. Mostly they stayed in Tampere. When Johann turned 17, he moved to the United States where his father lived as he started his career in modeling in New York, which led him later on to pursuing a career in acting.^[1] He studied in the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.^[2]

Career

In 2001, Urb landed a small part in the film Zoolander. Later, he made an appearance in the short film Fear of Feathers and had a role in one episode of CSI: Miami. In 2004, Urb appeared in the short-running television series The Mountain. Following that, he guest starred in several television shows and made smaller film roles.

Urb would then get his first major film role in The Hottie and the Nottie in 2008. The next year, Urb made a short appearance in Roland Emmerich's disaster epic 2012 as a heroic pilot and he played a journalist in the fantasy TV-series Eastwick. He also played the part of Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil: Retribution, which was released in 2012.^[3] Most recently he has been playing the part of US Park Ranger, Burt Moore, the boyfriend of Abby Sciuto in the series NCIS.

Filmography

Actor

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Zoolander	Mugatu Bodyguard
2003	Fear of Feathers	Hunk	short
2006	All In	Jake
2006	Life Happens	Jason	short
2007	Bank Job, TheThe Bank Job	Brandon	video
2007	1408	Surfer Dude
2008	Hottie and the Nottie, TheThe Hottie and the Nottie	Johann Wulrich
2008	Strictly Sexual	Joe Brandon
2009	Hired Gun	Ryan Decker
2009	2012	Sasha Hoho
2009	Pornstar	Cannon Balls
2010	Toxic	Greg
2011	Little Bit of Heaven, AA Little Bit of Heaven	Doug	uncredited
2011	Hot Dog Water	Sexy Guy	short
2011	Small Gods	Owen Young	short
2011	Dorfman in Love	Jay Cleary
2012	Resident Evil: Retribution	Leon S. Kennedy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Miss Match	David	Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?"
2004	CSI: Miami	Brad Tustin	Episode: "Stalkerazzi"
2004	The Mountain	Travis Thorson	Main cast
2005	Love's Long Journey	Fyn Anders	TV film
2006	Prescriptions	Vegan Rick
2006	Entourage	Ken	Episode: "Vegas Baby, Vegas!"
2006	Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, TheThe Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman	Doug	2 episodes: "Tumor Has It" and "Pounded"
2006	'Til Death	Greg	Episode: "The Wood Pile"
2007	Dash 4 Cash		TV film
2007	Dirt	Johnny Gage	Recurring, 5 episodes
2007	Hidden Palms	Steve	Episode: "Dangerous Liaisons"
2008	One Tree Hill	Nick	Episode: "Four Years, Six Months, Two Days"
2008	Gunfighter's Pledge, AA Gunfighter's Pledge	Lars Anderson	TV film
2008	Knight Rider	Skyler Rand	Episode: "Knight of the Iguana"
2009	Eastwick	Will St. David	Main cast, 11 episodes
2010	100 Questions	Cade	Episode: "Have You Ever Had a One-Night Stand?"
2011	Strictly Sexual: The Series	Joe	Main cast, 6 episodes
2011	Glades, TheThe Glades	Kyle Wheeler	Episode: "Beached"
2011	Hallelujah	PJ	TV film
2013	Californication	Robbie Mac	3 episodes
2013	CSI: NY	Grant Holliston	Episode: "Nine Thirteen"
2013	Family Guy	voice	Episode: "12 and a Half Angry Men"
2014	NCIS	Burt Moore	2 Episodes: "Kill The Messenger" and "Semper Fortis"

Producer

Year	Film	Notes
2008	Pornstar

References

1. "Enesetäiustamise ihalus viis eesti mehe Hollywoodi" (in Estonian). Postimees. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
2. "Kõige urbaniseerunum Urb" (in Estonian). Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
3. New International Banner Artwork for Resident Evil: Retribution

External links

• Johann Urb at the Internet Movie Database