James Urbaniak
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.
147 acting credits
Acting · 147
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
NCIS
2003
Criminal Minds
2005
The Mentalist
2008
The Office
2005
CSI: Miami
2002
FBI
2018
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Better Call Saul
2015
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Homeland
2011
Medium
2005
The Good Wife
2009
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Elementary
2012
Without a Trace
2002
For All Mankind
2019
Adventure Time
2010
Scandal
2012
Sex and the City
1998
Supergirl
2015
Weeds
2005
Numb3rs
2005
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
Unforgettable
2011
Body of Proof
2011
Oppenheimer
2023
The Morning Show
2019
Childrens Hospital
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
Stars in the House
2020
All Hail King Julien
2014
Ed
2000
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015
Close Enough
2020
The Venture Bros.
2004
Dickinson
2019
Palm Royale
2024
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
History of the World: Part II
2023
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
2017
Documentary Now!
2015
Teachers
2016
Dr. Ken
2015
Carol & the End of the World
2023
Difficult People
2015
Kidnapped
2006
The Jury
2004
Lodge 49
2018
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
The New Normal
2012
Made for Love
2021
Infomercials
2009
Too Old to Die Young
2019
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
The Fabelmans
2022
The Boxtrolls
2014
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
Fam
2019
Just Add Magic: Mystery City
2020
Review
2014
The Nanny Diaries
2007
Unconventional
2025
NSFW Show
2009
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
Across the Universe
2007
Ollie & Scoops
2019
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
Invitation to a Murder
2023
Things Heard & Seen
2021
Wonderstruck
2017
Ride with the Devil
1999
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
You Don't Know Jack
2010
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
Condor's Nest
2023
Rebel in the Rye
2017
Tesla
2020
The Last Temptation of Becky
—
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020
Dave Made a Maze
2017
Chicago 10
2008
Fay Grim
2007
American Splendor
2003
The Starter Wife
2008
Sweet and Lowdown
1999
Beauty
2022
Sound of My Voice
2011
Grind
2026
Henry Fool
1998
No Such Thing
2002
Advantageous
2015
Play House
2026
The Music Never Stopped
2011
Taz: Quest for Burger
2023
Intern
2000
Death of a President
2006
Puddysticks
2026
Laws of Man
2025
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live
2015
Gonzo Girl
2023
Beware the Gonzo
2010
Such Good People
2014
The Girl from Monday
2005
The Occupants
2014
Road
2005
iSteve
2013
Teknolust
2002
The Last Romantic
2006
Drones
2010
Breakup Season
2024
Cleve Dixon: Terrible Detective
2012
Plain Dirty
2003
Ned Rifle
2015
NYC 3/94
1994
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012
The Sisters Rosensweig
—
Manhattan Mixup
2011
Fortunes
2005
From the Head
2011
Indoor Baseball
2023
The Sticky Fingers of Time
1997
Upheaval
2002
Test Screening
2024
The Book of Life
1998
After Adderall
2016
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
2025
Hello Lonesome
2010
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007
Every Heavy Thing
2025
The Country Club
2023
Snake 'n' Bacon
2009
Opera No. 1
1994
Advantageous
2012
The Rainbow Bridge
2024
B Movie
2004
The Diagnosis
2008
Daypass
2002
Book of Christ
2014
Marfa Lights
—
Bitter Orange
2013
Dead Media
2025
Theatre People
2025
The Other Also
1997
Passengers
2002