Johann Urb was born in Tallinn, Estonia, on 24 January 1977 into the family of Tarmo and Maris. When Johann was 10, he moved to Finland with his mother and her new husband. They lived in several small towns until they finally settled in Tampere. At the age of 17 Johann moved to his father's in New York, where he soon started a modeling career. In 2001, he landed a small part in the movie
Zoolander (2001). After that, he did a role in the short movie Fear of Feathers (2003) and appeared in one episode of
CSI: Miami (2002). In 2004, he got a part in the short-running TV-show
The Mountain (2004). After that, he appeared as a guest on several TV shows and appeared in more minor film roles. In 2008, Johann got his first big film role in the much-hated
The Hottie & the Nottie (2008). In 2009, things seemed to go up when he made a short but memorable appearance as the sexy, heroic pilot in
Roland Emmerich's disaster epic
2012 (2009) and played a journalist in the fantasy TV series
Eastwick (2009), which brought him critical recognition. At the moment, Johann has two romantic comedies in work.
Burning Men(2022)as Gil, Gilroy
Child Machine(2022)as Marlon
The Lincoln Lawyer(2022)as Jan Rilz
American Siege(2021)as Toby Cavendish
Breach(2020)as Shady
Our Bnb Life(2017)
Beautiful Girl(2014)
Alone: The Only Thing to Fear Is Yourself(2016)
The Deep Ones(2020)
Filmnut(2007)as Self
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter(2016)as Leon
NCIS(2003)as U.S. Park Police Sergeant Burt Moore
