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.
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Series | Just Add Magic: Mystery City | Pierce Hamilton | 2020-01-17 |
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Movie | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Agent Marcus Strang | 2019-08-16 |
Movie | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Lazlo Valentin / Professor Pyg (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
Movie | Dave Made a Maze | Harry | 2017-08-18 |
Movie | Rebel in the Rye | Gus Lobrano | 2017-09-15 |
Movie | Wonderstruck | Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father | 2017-10-13 |
Movie | After Adderall | The Agent | 2016-07-30 |
Series | Marvel's Agent Carter | Miles Van Ert | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live | Doll Zero | 2015-03-01 |
Movie | Advantageous | Fisher | 2015-06-23 |
Series | Difficult People | Arthur Tack | 2015-08-05 |
Series | Review | Grant Grunderschmidt | 2014-03-06 |
Movie | The Occupants | Glen | 2014-01-13 |
Movie | Such Good People | Dr. Cooper Whitehead, Ph.D. | 2014-05-09 |
Movie | Ned Rifle | Simon Grim | 2014-09-07 |
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Movie | Bitter Orange | Sweetie | 2013-06-17 |
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Movie | From the Head | Danny | 2011-06-24 |
Movie | Manhattan Mixup | Ernst | 2011-12-31 |
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Movie | Drones | Pete | 2010-01-23 |
Movie | Beware the Gonzo | Principal Roy | 2010-04-22 |
Movie | Chicago 10 | Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice) | 2008-02-29 |
Series | The Mentalist | Aaron Kalinoski | 2008-09-23 |
Movie | The Nanny Diaries | Educational Consultant | 2007-08-24 |
Movie | Across the Universe | Sadie's Manager | 2007-09-14 |
Movie | Fay Grim | Simon Grim | 2006-09-11 |
Movie | The Last Romantic | Alex Scarvey | 2006-03-09 |
Series | Kidnapped | Unknown | 2006-09-20 |
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Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
Series | Medium | Unknown | 2005-01-03 |
Movie | The Girl from Monday | Funk | 2005-01-26 |
Series | The Office | Rolf | 2005-03-24 |
Series | Weeds | The Wizard | 2005-08-07 |
Series | The Jury | Unknown | 2004-06-08 |
Series | The Venture Bros. | Dr. Venture (voice) | 2004-08-07 |
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Movie | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Lab Technician | 2003-07-02 |
Movie | American Splendor | Robert Crumb | 2003-08-15 |
Series | NCIS | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
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Series | Without a Trace | Unknown | 2002-09-26 |
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Movie | No Such Thing | Concierge | 2001-05-12 |
Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
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Series | Ed | Unknown | 2000-10-08 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
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