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.
80 movies · 64 shows
Puddysticks
2026·0.0
Grind
2026·0.0
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
2025·0.0
Theatre People
2025·0.0
Dead Media
2025·0.0
Every Heavy Thing
2025·2.0
Laws of Man
2025·5.7
Breakup Season
2024·5.4
Test Screening
2024·0.0
Thelma the Unicorn
2024·6.9
The Rainbow Bridge
2024·0.0
Gonzo Girl
2023·2.0
Indoor Baseball
2023·0.0
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023·7.3
Oppenheimer
2023·8.0
Taz: Quest for Burger
2023·5.9
The Country Club
2023·4.0
Invitation to a Murder
2023·5.6
Condor's Nest
2023·5.6
The Fabelmans
2022·7.6
Beauty
2022·4.8
Things Heard & Seen
2021·5.7
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020·6.7
Tesla
2020·5.8
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019·6.6
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018·7.1
Wonderstruck
2017·6.1
Rebel in the Rye
2017·6.6
Dave Made a Maze
2017·6.4
After Adderall
2016·3.0
Advantageous
2015·6.0
Ned Rifle
2015·5.8
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live
2015·4.3
Book of Christ
2014·6.0
The Boxtrolls
2014·6.7
Such Good People
2014·5.2
The Occupants
2014·4.5
Bitter Orange
2013·5.2
iSteve
2013·4.5
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012·0.0
Advantageous
2012·5.0
Manhattan Mixup
2011·0.0
From the Head
2011·4.3
The Music Never Stopped
2011·7.2
Sound of My Voice
2011·6.3
You Don't Know Jack
2010·7.0
Hello Lonesome
2010·6.2
Beware the Gonzo
2010·5.6
Drones
2010·5.7
Snake 'n' Bacon
2009·0.0
The Diagnosis
2008·0.0
Chicago 10
2008·5.8
Across the Universe
2007·7.1
The Nanny Diaries
2007·6.4
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007·0.0
Fay Grim
2007·5.5
Death of a President
2006·5.6
The Last Romantic
2006·10.0
Fortunes
2005·10.0
Road
2005·4.5
The Girl from Monday
2005·4.4
B Movie
2004·7.0
American Splendor
2003·7.2
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003·5.7
Plain Dirty
2003·4.9
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002·6.7
Daypass
2002·8.0
No Such Thing
2002·6.0
Upheaval
2002·7.7
Teknolust
2002·4.4
Passengers
2002·4.3
Intern
2000·3.7
Sweet and Lowdown
1999·6.8
Ride with the Devil
1999·6.4
The Book of Life
1998·6.4
Henry Fool
1998·6.5
The Sticky Fingers of Time
1997·4.6
The Other Also
1997·5.0
NYC 3/94
1994·6.5
Opera No. 1
1994·6.3