James Urbaniak

James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor and voice actor.
==Personal life==
Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey and lives in Los Angeles, California.
==Career==
Urbaniak's first media appearance occurred in 1983, when at the age of 20, he went onstage from the audience of Late Night with David Letterman, to try his hand at a monologue joke that Letterman had flubbed. 
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 cartoonist 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.
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.
Urbaniak appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on May 13, 2015.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1994	NYC 3/94 	 	Short film
1994	Opera No. 1 	James 	Short film
1997	Henry Fool 	Simon Grim 	
1997	 	Isaac 	
1998	Aphrodisiac 	Deli Assistant 	
1998	 	True Believer 	
1999	Ride with the Devil 	Poker Player 	
1999	Sweet and Lowdown 	Harry 	
2000	Intern 	Olivier Di Santo 	
2001	No Such Thing 	Concierge 	
2001	Upheaval 	Martin 	Short film
2002	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 	Rod Flexnor 	
2002	Teknolust 	Agent Hopper 	
2002	Passengers 	Man 	Short film
2002	Daypass 	Simple Simon 	Short film
2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Lab Technician 	
2003	Briar Patch 	Druden Hunt 	
2003	Grasshopper 	James 	Short film
2003	American Splendor 	Robert Crumb 	
2004	Thanksgiving 	Willy 	Short film
2004	B Movie 	Professor Friend 	
2004	Boutique 	Nick 	Short film
2005	Fortunes 	Lewis Croshere 	
2005	Road 	The Ranger 	
2005	 	Funk 	
2006	Fay Grim 	Simon Grim 	
2006	The Last Romantic 	Alex Scarvey 	
2006	Death of a President 	Dr. James Pearn 	
2007	Across the Universe 	Sadie's Manager 	
2007	 	Educational Consultant 	
2007	Chicago 10 	Rennie Davis, Richard Schultz (voice)	Documentary
2008	The Bentfootes 	Jim Raritan 	
2008	The Diagnosis 	Dr. Besman 	Short film
2010	Beware the Gonzo 	Principal Roy 	
2010	Hello Lonesome 	Gary 	
2010	Human Centipede Anonymous 	James 	Short film
2010	Drones 	Pete 	
2011	 	Mike Tapplin 	
2011	Sound of My Voice 	Mr. Pritchett 	
2012	Pig Goat Banana Mantis 	Mantis (voice) 	Animated short
2013	iSteve 	Bill Gates 	Internet movie
2013	Bitter Orange 	Sweetie 	Short film
2014	The Boxtrolls 	Sir Broderick (voice) 	
2014	Ned Rifle 	Simon Grim 	
2014	The Occupants 	Glen 	
2014	Such Good People 	Dr. Cooper Whitehead 	
2015	Advantageous 	Fisher 	
2016	After Adderall 	The Agent 	
2017	Dave Made a Maze 	Harry 	
2017	Rebel in the Rye 	Gus Lobrano 	
2017	Wonderstruck 	Dr. Kincaid 	
2018	Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 	Professor Pyg (voice) 	
2019	Where'd You Go, Bernadette 	Marcus Strang 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999 	Sex and the City 	Buster 	Episode: "La Douleur Exquise!"
2003 	Ed 	Gallery Owner 	Episode: "Blips"
2003 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	Dr. Roger Stern 	Episode: "Zoonotic"
2003–present	 	Dr. VentureVarious voices 	Main role
2004 	Hi no tori 	Susanoo (voice) 	English dubbing
2004 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Wade Donato 	Episode: "Head"
2006–2007 	Kidnapped 	The Accountant 	7 episodes
2007 	SuperNormal 	Meowman/Mr. Tabby (voice) 	Episode: "Evil Barks and Wets the Carpet"
2007 	Numb3rs 	Binky Moore 	Episode: "Primacy"
2008 	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 	Cafe Manager / Sarkissian 	2 episodes
2008 	Without a Trace 	Damon Lafloer 	Episode: "Closure"
2008 	 	Gary 	4 episodes
2008 	CSI: Miami 	Max Paulson 	Episode: "Power Trip"
2009 	NCIS 	Dr. Rod Daniels 	Episode: "Love & War"
2009 	Medium 	Mr. Enright 	Episode: "Soul Survivor"
2009 	Snake 'n' Bacon 	Bacon (voice) 	Television film
2009 	Weeds 	The Wizard 	Episode: "Van Nuys"
2009–2013 	 	Rolf 	4 episodes
2010 	 	Adam (voice) 	Episode: "The Salty Jazz/Jews Love to Laugh"
2010 	You Don't Know Jack 	Jack Lessenberry 	Television film
2011 	Cinema Verite 	Dick Cavett 	Television film
2011 	Wizards of Waverly Place 	Rob Robinson 	Episode: "Alex the Puppetmaster"
2011–2012 	Homeland 	Larry 	2 episodes
2011–2013 	H+: The Digital Series 	Francis Peters 	5 episodes
2012 	Metalocalypse 	Dr. Fsmilejera Irlelwoll (voice) 	Episode: "Going Downklok"
2012 	Electric City 	Mr. Orwell (voice) 	Episode: "What Aren't We Capable Of?"; web series
2012 	The Good Wife 	Judge Bernard Temple 	Episode: "And the Law Won"
2012 	The New Normal 	Mr. Blakeney 	Episode: "The XY Factor"
2012 	Unforgettable 	Walter Morgan / John Fox 	3 episodes
2012 	Body of Proof 	Daniel Grubstick 	Episode: "Mind Games"
2013 	Scandal 	Mike Sylva 	Episode: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"
2013 	Childrens Hospital 	Future Doctor 	Episode: "Old Fashioned Day"
2013 	The Mentalist 	Aaron Kalinoski 	Episode: "Black-Winged Redbird"
2013 	Monsters vs. Aliens 	The Rule-Bot (voice) 	2 episodes
2013 	Hawaii Five-0 	Gary Nathan 	Episode: "Pukana"
2014 	Teen Wolf 	The Chemist 	Episode: "Weaponized"
2014 	You're the Worst 	Army Priest 	Episode: "PTSD"
2014 	Comedy Bang! Bang! 	Victor Kahn 	Episode: "The Lonely Island Wear Holiday Sweaters & White Pants"
2014 	All Hail King Julien 	Lemur #1 (voice) 	Episode: "Enter the Fanaloka"
2014–2016 	Adventure Time 	Various voices 	2 episodes
2014–2017 	Review 	Grant Grunderschmidt 	19 episodes
2015 	Agent Carter 	Miles Van Ert 	2 episodes
2015 	Newsreaders 	Carob Landis 	Episode: "The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes"
2015 	Pig Goat Banana Cricket 	Nose Picker Fish (voice) 	Episode: "Pig Goat Banana Cricket High Five!"
2015 	Gigi Does It 	Gigi's Attorney 	Episode: "Glock Schlock"
2015 	Dr. Ken 	James Miller 	Episode: "The Seminar"
2015 	Brooklyn Nine-Nine 	Nick Lingeman 	Episode: "Boyle's Hunch"
2015–2016 	The Adventures of Puss in Boots 	Thriffith (voice) 	3 episodes
2015–2016 	Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street 	Dr. Grapehall 	2 episodes
2015–2017 	Guardians of the Galaxy 	Ebony Maw / Acolyte (voice) 	6 episodes
2015–2017 	Difficult People 	Arthur Tack 	28 episodes
2016 	Dice 	Director of the "Welcome to Vegas" Commercial 	Episode: "Prestige"
2017 	Supergirl 	Maaldorian Doctor Full cast of Supergirl on IMDb	Episode: "Supergirl Lives"
2017 	Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures	M-OC (Voice) 	Episode: "Trouble on Tibalt"
2017 	Teachers 	Carl Fromm 	Episode: "Dire Straights"
2017 	Apollo Gauntlet 	Dr. Benign and Prince Belenus (voice) 	Main role
2017–present	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes 	Mr. Logic, Joff The Shaolin Monk (voice) 	Main role
2018 	Criminal Minds 	Special Agent Owen Quinn 	Episodes: "Believer" and "300"
2018 	Elementary 	Doctor Leo Demopoulos 	Episode: "Our Time Is Up"
2019 	Documentary Now! 	Howard Pine 	Episode: "Original Cast Album: Co-Op"
2019 	Ollie & Scoops 	Dr. Toodles 	Episode: "Gimmie a Hand"
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Role
2003	Manhunt 	Innocentz #5
2007	Manhunt 2 	Bloodhound member
2009	Avatar: The Game 	RDA
2011	Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues 	Dr. 0
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic 	C2-D4, Needles, Ilox, Zap Loren
2014	Star Wars: The Old Republic – Shadow of Revan	C2-D4
2015	Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. 	Randolph Carter
2015	The Magic Circle 	Ishmael Gilder
==Other works==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2012 	Getting On With James Urbaniak	Narrator 	Podcast
2014 	God is Disappointed in You 	Narrator 	Audio book
2014-2016, 2019	Welcome to Night Vale 	Intern James, Leonard Burton	Podcast (3 episodes, 1 live show recording, and 1 live show recording bonus track)
2015 	Special Relativity 	Mr. Wandell, Art Director 	Radio
2016 	A Night Called Tomorrow 	Arch Hutton 	Podcast; also writer and producer
2016 	Aphocrypha Now 	Narrator 	Audio book
==References==
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