James Urbaniak
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor. Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife Julie and their twins, son Severn Jerzy and daughter Esme Maeve. One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman's The Universe, for which Urbaniak won an Obie. He has also been acclaimed for his acting in the films Henry Fool and American Splendor, in the latter of which he played legendary illustrator R. Crumb. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in Thom Pain (based on nothing). He provides the voice for main character Dr. Thaddeus Venture on The Venture Bros. as well as the Doctor's brother Jonas Venture Junior and the super-villain Phantom Limb. In one of his lesser-known roles, Urbaniak played a pizza guy in the famous "Whassup?" television commercials for Budweiser. He also portrayed the moderator in "Human Centipede Anonymous", a Funny or Die short depicting three men who grapple with their past as a human centipede.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Maclunkey Treasure Island as
- 2025 · Unconventional as Dr. Robert Montee
- 2025 · Laws of Man as Proprietor Isaac
- 2024 · Breakup Season as Kirby
- 2024 · Test Screening as
- 2024 · Thelma the Unicorn as Confused Fan (voice)
- 2024 · Palm Royale as Palm Royale Manager
- 2024 · Puddysticks as Eustance the Boss
- 2023 · Gonzo Girl as Lionel
- 2023 · The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart as Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (voice)
- 2023 · Taz: Quest for Burger as Rocky (voice)
- 2023 · Invitation to a Murder as Gordon
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Heinrich Himmler
- 2022 · Beauty as Irv Merlin
- 2019 · Ollie & Scoops as Dr. Toodles (voice)
- 2019 · Where'd You Go, Bernadette as Agent Marcus Strang
- 2017 · Wonderstruck as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
- 2017 · Rebel in the Rye as Gus Lobrano
- 2017 · Dave Made a Maze as Harry
- 2016 · Electric City as Voice Actor (voice)
- 2015 · Advantageous as Fisher
- 2015 · Ned Rifle as Simon Grim
- 2014 · Such Good People as Dr. Cooper Whitehead, Ph.D.
- 2012 · Cleve Dixon: Terrible Detective as Henrik Habersteam
- 2011 · The Music Never Stopped as Mike Tappin
- 2011 · Sound of My Voice as Mr. Pritchett
- 2010 · You Don't Know Jack as Jack Lessenberry
- 2008 · Chicago 10 as Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice)
- 2007 · Across the Universe as Sadie's Manager
- 2007 · Fay Grim as Simon Grim
- 2003 · American Splendor as Robert Crumb
- 2003 · Plain Dirty as Druden Hunt
- 2000 · Intern as Olivier Di Santo
- 1999 · Sweet and Lowdown as Harry
- 1999 · Ride with the Devil as Poker Player
- 1998 · Henry Fool as Simon Grim
- Future · Grind as
- 2024 · The Rainbow Bridge as Herb
- 2023 · Carol & the End of the World as (voice)
- 2023 · Indoor Baseball as Roy
- 2023 · Oppenheimer as Kurt Gödel
- 2023 · The Country Club as Victor Simmons
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Roman Soldier
- 2022 · The Fabelmans as Grand View High School Principal
- 2021 · Things Heard & Seen as Bram
- 2021 · Made for Love as Interviewer
- 2020 · For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close as Del Close
- 2020 · Tesla as Professor Anthony
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2020 · 9-1-1: Lone Star as Imp
- 2020 · Just Add Magic: Mystery City as Pierce Hamilton
- 2019 · For All Mankind as Gavin Donahue
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Backstage Manager
- 2019 · Dickinson as Ophthalmologist
- 2019 · Too Old to Die Young as Stevie
- 2019 · Fam as Tom
- 2018 · Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as The Trinket Man
- 2018 · FBI as Mike Holland
- 2018 · Lodge 49 as
- 2018 · Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay as Lazlo Valentin / Professor Pyg (voice)
- 2016 · After Adderall as The Agent
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as M-OC (voice)
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as M-OC / Imperial Ensign (voice)
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as M-OC / Sgt. Corcillo (voice)
- 2015 · Supergirl as Maaldorian Doctor
- 2015 · Dr. Ken as James Miller
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Howard Pine
- 2015 · Difficult People as Arthur Tack
- 2015 · Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Nose Picker Fish (voice)
- 2015 · The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live as Doll Zero
- 2015 · Better Call Saul as Norm Wakely
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Thriffith (voice)
- 2015 · Marvel's Agent Carter as Miles Van Ert
- 2014 · All Hail King Julien as Lemur #1 (voice)
- 2014 · Book of Christ as Rev. Boxley Fryer
- 2014 · The Boxtrolls as Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)
- 2014 · Review as Grant Grunderschmidt
- 2014 · The Occupants as Glen
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Nick Lingeman
- 2013 · Bitter Orange as Sweetie
- 2013 · iSteve as Bill Gates
- 2012 · Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as The Dark One
- 2012 · Elementary as Dr. Leo Demopoulos
- 2012 · The New Normal as Mr. Blakeney
- 2012 · Scandal as Mike Sylva
- 2012 · Advantageous as Dave Fisher
- 2011 · Manhattan Mixup as Ernst
- 2011 · Homeland as Larry
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Walter Morgan
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Richard Simmons
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Walter Morgan / John Fox
- 2011 · From the Head as Danny
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Daniel Grubstick
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Gary Nathan
- 2010 · Beware the Gonzo as Principal Roy
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Rat King / Leaf Beard
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Vice President Blowfish
- 2010 · Drones as Pete
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Bernard Temple
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Future Doctor
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Aaron Kalinoski
- 2008 · The Diagnosis as Dr. Besman
- 2008 · Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Cafe Manager
- 2008 · Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Sarkissian
- 2007 · The Nanny Diaries as Educational Consultant
- 2007 · The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? as Himself
- 2006 · Death of a President as Dr. James Pearn
- 2006 · Kidnapped as
- 2006 · The Last Romantic as Alex Scarvey
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Owen Quinn
- 2005 · Weeds as The Wizard
- 2005 · Road as The Ranger
- 2005 · The Office as Rolf
- 2005 · The Girl from Monday as Funk
- 2005 · Numb3rs as
- 2005 · Medium as Mr. Enright
- 2004 · The Venture Bros. as Dr. Venture (voice)
- 2004 · The Jury as
- 2004 · B Movie as Professor Friend
- 2003 · NCIS as
- 2003 · Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Lab Technician
- 2002 · Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Rod Flexner
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Damon Lafleur
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · Daypass as Simple Simon
- 2002 · No Such Thing as Concierge
- 2002 · Upheaval as Martin
- 2002 · Teknolust as Agent Hopper
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dr. Roger Stern
- 2000 · Ed as Gallery owner
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Wade Donato
- 1998 · The Book of Life as True Believer
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Buster
- 1997 · The Sticky Fingers of Time as Isaac
- 1997 · The Other Also as Voice
- 1994 · Opera No. 1 as James
- Future · The Sisters Rosensweig as Nick
- 1994 · NYC 3/94 as
- Future · Fortunes as Lewis Croshere