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

Birth Location Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Born 1963-09-17

Movies

Breakup Season as Kirby
2024
Puddysticks as Eustance the Boss
2024
Gonzo Girl as Lionel
2023
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
The Country Club as Victor Simmons
2023
2023
Condor's Nest as Heinrich Himmler
2023
The Fabelmans as Grand View High School Principal
2022
Beauty as Irv Merlin
2022
2021
Tesla as Professor Anthony
2020
Where'd You Go, Bernadette as Agent Marcus Strang
2019
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay as Lazlo Valentin / Professor Pyg (voice)
2018
Wonderstruck as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
2017
Rebel in the Rye as Gus Lobrano
2017
Dave Made a Maze as Harry
2017
After Adderall as The Agent
2016
Electric City as Voice Actor (voice)
2016
Advantageous as Fisher
2015
Book of Christ as Rev. Boxley Fryer
2014
The Boxtrolls as Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)
2014
Ned Rifle as Simon Grim
2014
Such Good People as Dr. Cooper Whitehead, Ph.D.
2014
The Occupants as Glen
2014
Bitter Orange as Sweetie
2013
iSteve as Bill Gates
2013
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as The Dark One
2012
Advantageous as Dave Fisher
2012
Manhattan Mixup as Ernst
2011
From the Head as Danny
2011
The Music Never Stopped as Mike Tappin
2011
Sound of My Voice as Mr. Pritchett
2011
Beware the Gonzo as Principal Roy
2010
You Don't Know Jack as Jack Lessenberry
2010
Drones as Pete
2010
The Diagnosis as Dr. Besman
2008
Chicago 10 as Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice)
2008
Across the Universe as Sadie's Manager
2007
The Nanny Diaries as Educational Consultant
2007
Death of a President as Dr. James Pearn
2006
Fay Grim as Simon Grim
2006
The Last Romantic as Alex Scarvey
2006
2005
B Movie as Professor Friend
2004
American Splendor as Robert Crumb
2003
2003
Plain Dirty as Druden Hunt
2003
2002
Daypass as Simple Simon
2002
Upheaval as Martin
2002
Teknolust as Agent Hopper
2002
No Such Thing as Concierge
2001
Intern as Olivier Di Santo
2000
1999
Ride with the Devil as Poker Player
1999
The Book of Life as True Believer
1998
Henry Fool as Simon Grim
1998
The Other Also as Voice
1997
1994
Opera No. 1 as James
1994
Fortunes as Lewis Croshere
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James Urbaniak hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows