James Urbaniak

Acting

1963-09-17 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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.

Filmography

Theaters

The Last Temptation of Becky

2026 · Movie

Theaters

Play House

2026 · Movie

Puddysticks

2026 · Movie

Grind

2026 · Movie

The Muppet Scriptmas Carol

2025 · Movie

Theatre People

2025 · Movie

Dead Media

2025 · Movie

Every Heavy Thing

2025 · Movie

Unconventional

2025 · Series

Laws of Man

2025 · Movie

Breakup Season

2024 · Movie

Test Screening

2024 · Movie

Batman: Caped Crusader

2024 · Series

Thelma the Unicorn

2024 · Movie

Palm Royale

2024 · Series

The Rainbow Bridge

2024 · Movie

Carol & the End of the World

2023 · Series

Gonzo Girl

2023 · Movie

Indoor Baseball

2023 · Movie

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

2023 · Movie

Oppenheimer

2023 · Movie

Taz: Quest for Burger

2023 · Movie

The Country Club

2023 · Movie

Invitation to a Murder

2023 · Movie

History of the World: Part II

2023 · Series

Condor's Nest

2023 · Movie

The Fabelmans

2022 · Movie

Beauty

2022 · Movie

Things Heard & Seen

2021 · Movie

Made for Love

2021 · Series

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

2020 · Movie

Tesla

2020 · Movie

Close Enough

2020 · Series

Stars in the House

2020 · Series

9-1-1: Lone Star

2020 · Series

Just Add Magic: Mystery City

2020 · Series

For All Mankind

2019 · Series

The Morning Show

2019 · Series

Dickinson

2019 · Series

Ollie & Scoops

2019 · Series

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019 · Movie

Too Old to Die Young

2019 · Series

Fam

2019 · Series

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

2018 · Series

FBI

2018 · Series

Lodge 49

2018 · Series

Liza on Demand

2018 · Series

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

2018 · Movie

Wonderstruck

2017 · Movie

Rebel in the Rye

2017 · Movie

Dave Made a Maze

2017 · Movie

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

2017 · Series

After Adderall

2016 · Movie

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

2016 · Series

Teachers

2016 · Series

Supergirl

2015 · Series

Dr. Ken

2015 · Series

Documentary Now!

2015 · Series

Difficult People

2015 · Series

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

2015 · Series

Advantageous

2015 · Movie

Ned Rifle

2015 · Movie

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

2015 · Movie

Better Call Saul

2015 · Series

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

2015 · Series

Marvel's Agent Carter

2015 · Series

All Hail King Julien

2014 · Series

Book of Christ

2014 · Movie

The Boxtrolls

2014 · Movie

Such Good People

2014 · Movie

Review

2014 · Series

The Occupants

2014 · Movie

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013 · Series

Bitter Orange

2013 · Movie

iSteve

2013 · Movie

Cleve Dixon: Terrible Detective

2012 · Series

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012 · Movie

Elementary

2012 · Series

The New Normal

2012 · Series

Scandal

2012 · Series

Advantageous

2012 · Movie

Manhattan Mixup

2011 · Movie

Homeland

2011 · Series

Unforgettable

2011 · Series

From the Head

2011 · Movie

Body of Proof

2011 · Series

The Music Never Stopped

2011 · Movie

Sound of My Voice

2011 · Movie

Hawaii Five-0

2010 · Series

You Don't Know Jack

2010 · Movie

Hello Lonesome

2010 · Movie

Beware the Gonzo

2010 · Movie

Adventure Time

2010 · Series

Drones

2010 · Movie

NSFW Show

2009 · Series

Infomercials

2009 · Series

The Good Wife

2009 · Series

Snake 'n' Bacon

2009 · Movie

Childrens Hospital

2008 · Series

The Starter Wife

2008 · Series

The Mentalist

2008 · Series

The Diagnosis

2008 · Movie

Chicago 10

2008 · Movie

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

2008 · Series

Across the Universe

2007 · Movie

The Nanny Diaries

2007 · Movie

The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?

2007 · Movie

Fay Grim

2007 · Movie

Death of a President

2006 · Movie

Kidnapped

2006 · Series

The Last Romantic

2006 · Movie

Fortunes

2005 · Movie

Criminal Minds

2005 · Series

Weeds

2005 · Series

Road

2005 · Movie

The Office

2005 · Series

The Girl from Monday

2005 · Movie

Numb3rs

2005 · Series

Medium

2005 · Series

The Venture Bros.

2004 · Series

The Jury

2004 · Series

B Movie

2004 · Movie

NCIS

2003 · Series

American Splendor

2003 · Movie

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003 · Movie

Plain Dirty

2003 · Movie

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002 · Movie

Without a Trace

2002 · Series

CSI: Miami

2002 · Series

Daypass

2002 · Movie

No Such Thing

2002 · Movie

Upheaval

2002 · Movie

Teknolust

2002 · Movie

Passengers

2002 · Movie

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Series

2000 · Series

Intern

2000 · Movie

Sweet and Lowdown

1999 · Movie

Ride with the Devil

1999 · Movie

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Series

The Book of Life

1998 · Movie

Henry Fool

1998 · Movie

Sex and the City

1998 · Series

The Sticky Fingers of Time

1997 · Movie

The Other Also

1997 · Movie

NYC 3/94

1994 · Movie

Opera No. 1

1994 · Movie

Godstar

Movie

Marfa Lights

Movie

The Sisters Rosensweig

Movie