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 Grand Moff Tarkin
- 2025 · Laws of Man as Proprietor Isaac
- 2024 · Breakup Season as Kirby
- 2024 · Thelma the Unicorn as Confused Fan (voice)
- 2023 · The Country Club as Victor Simmons
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Heinrich Himmler
- 2022 · Beauty as Irv Merlin
- 2020 · Just Add Magic: Mystery City as Pierce Hamilton
- 2019 · Ollie & Scoops as Dr. Toodles (voice)
- 2019 · Where'd You Go, Bernadette as Agent Marcus Strang
- 2018 · Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay as Lazlo Valentin / Professor Pyg (voice)
- 2017 · Rebel in the Rye as Gus Lobrano
- 2015 · Advantageous as Fisher
- 2015 · Ned Rifle as Simon Grim
- 2014 · Review as Grant Grunderschmidt
- 2013 · Bitter Orange as Sweetie
- 2012 · Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as The Dark One
- 2012 · Advantageous as Dave Fisher
- 2011 · Manhattan Mixup as Ernst
- 2011 · From the Head as Danny
- 2011 · Sound of My Voice as Mr. Pritchett
- 2010 · Beware the Gonzo as Principal Roy
- 2010 · Drones as Pete
- 2009 · Infomercials as Rev. Boxley Fryer
- 2007 · Across the Universe as Sadie's Manager
- 2007 · The Nanny Diaries as Educational Consultant
- 2007 · The Starter Wife as Gary
- 2006 · Kidnapped as
- 2005 · Fortunes as Lewis Croshere
- 2004 · The Jury as
- 2003 · American Splendor as Robert Crumb
- 2002 · Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Rod Flexner
- 2000 · Intern as Olivier Di Santo
- 1999 · Sweet and Lowdown as Harry
- 1998 · The Book of Life as True Believer
- 1998 · Henry Fool as Simon Grim
- Future · Grind as
- 2025 · Theatre People as Drama Teacher
- 2025 · Every Heavy Thing as
- 2025 · Unconventional as Dr. Robert Montee
- 2024 · Test Screening as
- 2024 · Palm Royale as Palm Royale Manager
- 2024 · Puddysticks as Eustance the Boss
- 2024 · The Rainbow Bridge as Herb
- 2023 · Carol & the End of the World as (voice)
- 2023 · Gonzo Girl as Lionel
- 2023 · Indoor Baseball as Roy
- 2023 · The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart as Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (voice)
- 2023 · Oppenheimer as Kurt Gödel
- 2023 · Taz: Quest for Burger as Rocky (voice)
- 2023 · Invitation to a Murder as Gordon
- 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 · Close Enough as Commercial Bot (voice)
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2020 · 9-1-1: Lone Star as Imp
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Backstage Manager
- 2019 · For All Mankind as Gavin Donahue
- 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
- 2017 · Wonderstruck as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
- 2017 · Dave Made a Maze as Harry
- 2017 · OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes as Joff (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 / Sgt. Corcillo (voice)
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as M-OC / Imperial Ensign (voice)
- 2016 · Teachers as Carl Fromm
- 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 · Such Good People as Dr. Cooper Whitehead, Ph.D.
- 2014 · The Occupants as Glen
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Nick Lingeman
- 2013 · iSteve as Bill Gates
- 2012 · Cleve Dixon: Terrible Detective as Henrik Habersteam
- 2012 · Elementary as Dr. Leo Demopoulos
- 2012 · The New Normal as Mr. Blakeney
- 2012 · Electric City as Voice Actor (voice)
- 2012 · Scandal as Mike Sylva
- 2011 · Homeland as Larry
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Richard Simmons
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Walter Morgan
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Walter Morgan / John Fox
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Daniel Grubstick
- 2011 · The Music Never Stopped as Mike Tappin
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Gary Nathan
- 2010 · You Don't Know Jack as Jack Lessenberry
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Vice President Blowfish
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Rat King / Leaf Beard
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Bernard Temple
- 2009 · Snake 'n' Bacon as (voice)
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Future Doctor
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Aaron Kalinoski
- 2008 · The Diagnosis as Dr. Besman
- 2008 · Chicago 10 as Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice)
- 2008 · Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Cafe Manager
- 2008 · Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Sarkissian
- 2007 · The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? as Himself
- 2007 · Fay Grim as Simon Grim
- 2006 · Death of a President as Dr. James Pearn
- 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 Binky Moore
- 2005 · Medium as Mr. Enright
- 2004 · The Venture Bros. as Dr. Venture (voice)
- 2004 · B Movie as Professor Friend
- 2003 · NCIS as Dr. Rod Daniels
- 2003 · Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Lab Technician
- 2003 · Plain Dirty as Druden Hunt
- 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 Roger Stern
- 2000 · Ed as Gallery owner
- 1999 · Ride with the Devil as Poker Player
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Wade Donato
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Buster
- 1997 · The Sticky Fingers of Time as Isaac
- 1997 · The Other Also as Voice
- 1994 · NYC 3/94 as
- 1994 · Opera No. 1 as James
- Future · The Sisters Rosensweig as Nick
- Future · Marfa Lights as Roscoe