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.
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In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love ...
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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CI...
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Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out h...
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An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar...
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A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attemp...
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When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is...
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Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who wer...
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Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide....
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Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from hi...
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Underneath Times Square, there's a strip club filled with beautiful women. Behind the club's bathroo...
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Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevent...
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A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to b...
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Despite her short skirt and bobbed hair, Myrtle’s no flapper—she’s a career girl with her eye on the...
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An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of...
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In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, J...
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A concert film designed to bring the live Thrilling Adventure Hour experience to those unable to att...
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The life of celebrated but reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the public...
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Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his liv...
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Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Capt...
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When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her ...
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A young woman discovers that both her husband and their new home harbor sinister secrets after they ...
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Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as h...
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A reclusive billionaire invites six seemingly random strangers to his island estate in the south of ...
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A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The ...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Thelma the Unicorn (2024) | Confused Fan (voice) | - | - |
| 2 | Invitation to a Murder (2023) | Gordon | 5 | |
| 3 | Taz: Quest for Burger (2023) | Rocky (voice) | - | - |
| 4 | The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023) | Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (voice) | 10 | |
| 5 | Oppenheimer (2023) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Kurt Gödel | 8.1 | |
| 6 | The Fabelmans (2022) | Grand View High School Principal | 7.3 | |
| 7 | Things Heard & Seen (2021) | Bram | 5.9 | |
| 8 | Tesla (2020) | Professor Anthony | 3.7 | |
| 9 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) | Agent Marcus Strang | 6.2 | |
| 10 | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) | Professor Pyg (voice) | 7 | |
| 11 | Rebel in the Rye (2017) | Gus Lobrano | 4 | |
| 12 | Wonderstruck (2017) | Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father | 7.3 | |
| 13 | Dave Made a Maze (2017) | Harry | 7.1 | |
| 14 | Ned Rifle (2015) | Simon Grim | 3 | |
| 15 | Advantageous (2015) | Fisher | 6.3 | |
| 16 | The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live (2015) | Doll Zero | - | - |
| 17 | The Boxtrolls (2014) Oscars 2015 | Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice) | 7 | |
| 18 | iSteve (2013) | Bill Gates | 7 | |
| 19 | Bitter Orange (2013) | Sweetie | 6 | |
| 20 | From the Head (2011) | Danny | - | - |
| 21 | The Music Never Stopped (2011) | Mike Tappin | 7.7 | |
| 22 | Sound of My Voice (2011) | Mr. Pritchett | 6.3 | |
| 23 | You Don't Know Jack (2010) | Jack Lessenberry | 7.2 | |
| 24 | Drones (2010) | Pete | 7 | |
| 25 | Beware the Gonzo (2010) | Principal Roy | - | - |
| 26 | Chicago 10 (2008) | Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice) | - | - |
| 27 | Across the Universe (2007) Oscars 2008 | Sadie's Manager | 6.6 | |
| 28 | Fay Grim (2007) | Simon Grim | 7 | |
| 29 | The Nanny Diaries (2007) | Educational Consultant | 6 | |
| 30 | Death of a President (2006) | Dr. James Pearn | 7 | |
| 31 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) | Lab Technician | 5.4 | |
| 32 | American Splendor (2003) Oscars 2004 | Robert Crumb | 7.4 | |
| 33 | Plain Dirty (2003) | Druden Hunt | - | - |
| 34 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) | Rod Flexner | 6.7 | |
| 35 | No Such Thing (2002) | Concierge | - | - |
| 36 | Teknolust (2002) | Agent Hopper | - | - |
| 37 | Intern (2000) | Olivier Di Santo | - | - |
| 38 | Ride with the Devil (1999) | Poker Player | 5 | |
| 39 | Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Oscars 2000 | Harry | 7 | |
| 40 | Henry Fool (1998) | Simon Grim | 6 | |
| 41 | The Book of Life (1998) | True Believer | 6 |

