James Urbaniak
Acting
Born September 17, 1963 · 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.
Films (82)
Play House
2026
Grind
2026
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
2025
Theatre People
2025
Dead Media
2025
Every Heavy Thing
2025
Laws of Man
2025
Breakup Season
2024
Test Screening
2024
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
Puddysticks
2024
The Rainbow Bridge
2024
Gonzo Girl
2023
Indoor Baseball
2023
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
Oppenheimer
2023
Taz: Quest for Burger
2023
The Country Club
2023
Invitation to a Murder
2023
Condor's Nest
2023
The Fabelmans
2022
Beauty
2022
Things Heard & Seen
2021
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020
Tesla
2020
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
Wonderstruck
2017
Rebel in the Rye
2017
Dave Made a Maze
2017
After Adderall
2016
Advantageous
2015
Ned Rifle
2015
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live
2015
Book of Christ
2014
The Boxtrolls
2014
Such Good People
2014
The Occupants
2014
Bitter Orange
2013
iSteve
2013
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012
Electric City
2012
Advantageous
2012
Manhattan Mixup
2011
From the Head
2011
The Music Never Stopped
2011
Sound of My Voice
2011
You Don't Know Jack
2010
Hello Lonesome
2010
Beware the Gonzo
2010
Drones
2010
Snake 'n' Bacon
2009
The Diagnosis
2008
Chicago 10
2008
Across the Universe
2007
The Nanny Diaries
2007
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007
Fay Grim
2007
Death of a President
2006
The Last Romantic
2006
Fortunes
2005
Road
2005
The Girl from Monday
2005
B Movie
2004
American Splendor
2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
Plain Dirty
2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
Daypass
2002
No Such Thing
2002
Upheaval
2002
Teknolust
2002
Passengers
2002
Intern
2000
Sweet and Lowdown
1999
Ride with the Devil
1999
The Book of Life
1998
Henry Fool
1998
The Sticky Fingers of Time
1997
The Other Also
1997
NYC 3/94
1994
Opera No. 1
1994