James Urbaniak
- Acting
- September 17, 1963 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
- The Last Temptation of Becky · Dr. Friedrich Metzger
- My Love For You Is Deep But the Devil Loves Me Deeper
- Play House · Mr. Morton
- Puddysticks · Eustace the Boss
- Grind
- The Muppet Scriptmas Carol · Ebenezer Scrooge
- Theatre People · Drama Teacher
- Dead Media · Dr Sven Rendall
- Every Heavy Thing · William Shaffer
- Unconventional · Dr. Robert Montee
- Laws of Man · Proprietor Isaac
- Breakup Season · Kirby
- Test Screening
- Batman: Caped Crusader · Hugh Strange (Voice)
- Thelma the Unicorn · Confused Fan (Voice)
- Palm Royale · Palm Royale Manager
- The Rainbow Bridge · Herb
- Carol & the End of the World · Voice
- Gonzo Girl · Lionel
- Indoor Baseball · Roy
- The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart · Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (Voice)
- Oppenheimer · Kurt Gödel
- Taz: Quest for Burger · Rocky (Voice)
- The Country Club · Victor Simmons
- Invitation to a Murder · Gordon
- History of the World: Part II · Roman Soldier
- Condor's Nest · Heinrich Himmler
- The Fabelmans · Grand View High School Principal
- Beauty · Irv Merlin
- Things Heard & Seen · Bram Sokolov
- Made for Love · Interviewer
- Red Bird Lane · Tanner
- For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close · Del Close
- Tesla · Professor Anthony
- Close Enough · Commercial Bot (Voice)
- Stars in the House · Self
- 9-1-1: Lone Star · Imp
- Just Add Magic: Mystery City · Pierce Hamilton
- The Morning Show · Backstage Manager
- For All Mankind · Gavin Donahue
- Dickinson · Ophthalmologist
- Ollie & Scoops · Dr. Toodles (Voice)
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette · Agent Marcus Strang
- Too Old to Die Young · Stevie
- Fam · Tom
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina · The Trinket Man
- FBI · Mike Holland
- Lodge 49
- Liza on Demand · Jeremy
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay · Professor Pyg (Voice)
- Wonderstruck · Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
- Rebel in the Rye · Gus Lobrano
- Dave Made a Maze · Harry
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes · Joff (Voice)
- After Adderall · The Agent
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures · M-OC (Voice), M-OC / Imperial Ensign (Voice)
- Teachers · Carl Fromm
- Supergirl · Maaldorian Doctor
- Dr. Ken · James Miller
- Documentary Now! · Howard Pine
- Difficult People · Arthur Tack
- Pig Goat Banana Cricket · Nose Picker Fish (Voice)
- Advantageous · Fisher
- Ned Rifle · Simon Grim
- The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live · Doll Zero
- Better Call Saul · Norm Wakely
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots · Thriffith (Voice)
- Marvel's Agent Carter · Miles Van Ert
- All Hail King Julien · Lemur #1 (Voice)
- Book of Christ · Rev. Boxley Fryer
- The Boxtrolls · Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (Voice)
- Such Good People · Dr. Cooper Whitehead, Ph.D.
- Review · Grant Grunderschmidt
- The Occupants · Glen
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Nick Lingeman
- Bitter Orange · Sweetie
- iSteve · Bill Gates
- Cleve Dixon: Terrible Detective · Henrik Habersteam
- Grimm Fairy Tales Animated · The Dark One
- Elementary · Dr. Leo Demopoulos