Biography
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...
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Complete Filmography

Every Heavy Thing
2025
A journey centered around an ad-seller for one of the last alt-weeklies in the country, who, after witnessing a murder, is intimidated into being the ...

Maclunkey Treasure Island
2025
as Grand Moff Tarkin
The Star Wars Minute Podcast and The George Lucas Talk Show are proud to return to Dynasty Typewriter on March 15 to stage their LIVE reading of the o...

Laws of Man
2025
as Proprietor Isaac
A pair of U.S. marshals search for a wanted murderer in Nevada at the height of the Cold War and encounter more than they bargained for.

Breakup Season
2024
as Kirby
A young man brings his girlfriend to his rural Oregon hometown to introduce her to his family, only for things to go terribly wrong upon arrival.

Test Screening
2024
Oregon, 1982. Four teens suspect that a mysterious upcoming screening at their local cinema is the finale of the Star Wars trilogy, only to discover s...

Thelma the Unicorn
2024
as Confused Fan (voice)
Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true. She rises to instant inte...

Puddysticks
2024
as Eustance the Boss
Burned-out video game designer Liz joins a society of traumatized adults that meet in secret and play like they are little kids. Led by the alluring S...

The Rainbow Bridge
2024
as Herb
Tina and her elderly dog MeeMoo discover a clinic promising human-to-pet communication. However, two sinister doctors uncover a bond between them so s...

Gonzo Girl
2023
as Lionel
A young college graduate toiling as an intern has dreams of making it big in publishing, and the chance comes when they accept an offer to become the ...

Indoor Baseball
2023
as Roy
Noel works at an indoor baseball facility with her father where her day-to-day existence is overshadowed by the curse of her family’s lineage: every f...

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
as Dr. Venture / Phantom Limb / Jonas Venture Jr. (voice)
A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The Monarch is literally out for Dr Venture's blood. A...

Oppenheimer
2023
as Kurt Gödel
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Taz: Quest for Burger
2023
as Rocky (voice)
After an outlaw abducts her father and steals her town’s food supply, a feisty adolescent bandicoot named Quinn recruits the Tasmanian Devil to help h...

The Country Club
2023
as Victor Simmons
Worried about their father being laid off, two resourceful teenage girls hatch a plan to win the prize money of a junior golf tournament at a prestigi...

Invitation to a Murder
2023
as Gordon
A reclusive billionaire invites six seemingly random strangers to his island estate in the south of England. Aspiring detective Miranda Green finds th...

Condor's Nest
2023
as Heinrich Himmler
American war veteran Will Spalding has tracked the sadistic Nazi Colonel who executed his bomber crew during WWII to a remote location in South Americ...

The Fabelmans
2022
as Grand View High School Principal
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte...

Beauty
2022
as Irv Merlin
A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.

Things Heard & Seen
2021
as Bram
Catherine Clare reluctantly trades life in 1980 Manhattan for a remote home in the tiny hamlet of Chosen, New York, after her husband George lands a j...

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020
as Del Close
Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through se...

Tesla
2020
as Professor Anthony
The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering...

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Agent Marcus Strang
When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bern...

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Lazlo Valentin / Professor Pyg (voice)
It’s batter up at Belle Reve and that can only mean that Amanda Waller, the penitentiary’s cold and calculating warden, has a mission that only the da...

Wonderstruck
2017
as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the s...

Rebel in the Rye
2017
as Gus Lobrano
The life of celebrated but reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel The Catcher in the Rye.

Dave Made a Maze
2017
as Harry
Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up ...
After Adderall
2016
as The Agent
In 2010 James Franco optioned the rights to Stephen Elliott’s memoir, The Adderall Diaries. In 2015 The Adderall Diaries starring James Franco and Ed ...

Electric City
2016
as Voice Actor (voice)
In a post-apocalyptic world, humanity lives in small settlements whose main activity is to produce electricity.

Advantageous
2015
as Fisher
In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, des...

Ned Rifle
2015
as Simon Grim
Henry’s and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan,...

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live
2015
as Doll Zero
A concert film designed to bring the live Thrilling Adventure Hour experience to those unable to attend a recording of the show was filmed, as a resul...
Book of Christ
2014
as Rev. Boxley Fryer
In this special, three experts explore the newly-discovered Book of Christ, the first and only book of the Bible written by Jesus himself.

The Boxtrolls
2014
as Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the ...

Such Good People
2014
as Dr. Cooper Whitehead, Ph.D.
A young couple discovers a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for rich friends who die while out of the country.

The Occupants
2014
as Glen
A supernatural thriller directed by Todd Alcott who co-wrote the script with Holly Golden, and features Michael Rady and Toby Huss. Golden produced th...

Bitter Orange
2013
as Sweetie
Despite her short skirt and bobbed hair, Myrtle’s no flapper—she’s a career girl with her eye on the prize. But over the course of an evening in the c...

iSteve
2013
as Bill Gates
A comedic look at the life of Steve Jobs.

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012
as The Dark One
Animated adaptation of the Zenescope Comics horror/fantasy series.

Advantageous
2012
as Dave Fisher
Gwen is the spokesperson for a radical technology that allows people to overcome their natural disadvantages and begin life anew. But when her job and...
Manhattan Mixup
2011
as Ernst
A homage to screwballs and mistaken identity films like The Great Dictator & North by Northwest, set in 1943. It's Cora Apple's birthday, and she ...

From the Head
2011
as Danny
Underneath Times Square, there's a strip club filled with beautiful women. Behind the club's bathroom door is Shoes, a bathroom attendant. For three y...

The Music Never Stopped
2011
as Mike Tappin
Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unab...

Sound of My Voice
2011
as Mr. Pritchett
A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.

You Don't Know Jack
2010
as Jack Lessenberry
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Beware the Gonzo
2010
as Principal Roy
Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular edit...

Drones
2010
as Pete
Brian Dilks is an Office Drone. He spends his days at OmniLink in comforting monotony: facilitating the movement of product around the country, faxing...
The Diagnosis
2008
as Dr. Besman
Everyone needs a diagnosis.

Chicago 10
2008
as Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice)
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic Natio...

Across the Universe
2007
as Sadie's Manager
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shapi...

The Nanny Diaries
2007
as Educational Consultant
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, an...

The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007
as Himself
A short documentary about the making of 'Fay Grim.'

Fay Grim
2007
as Simon Grim
Many years after her notorious husband, Henry Fool, fled after killing a neighbor, Fay Grim receives a visit from CIA agent Fulbright, who tells her t...

Death of a President
2006
as Dr. James Pearn
A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the mur...

The Last Romantic
2006
as Alex Scarvey
In this eccentric comedy, a poet moves to New York looking for professional success and ends up engaging in a series of strange encounters with New Yo...

Road
2005
as The Ranger
Two exes take a dual-purpose road trip: allow Margaret (Catherine Kellner), a freelance photographer, to complete her assignment to check up on toxic ...

The Girl from Monday
2005
as Funk
A comic drama about a time in the near future when citizens are happy to be property traded on the stock exchange.

B Movie
2004
as Professor Friend
Cold, calculating, corrupt career cop Crazy Cave Man finds frequent fornicator Prof. Friend ferociously fellating furries.

American Splendor
2003
as Robert Crumb
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Lab Technician
Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test...

Plain Dirty
2003
as Druden Hunt
Inez Macbeth is a pretty young woman married to Edgar, a moody and unstable felon. When Inez becomes interested in the sensitive and wealthy lawyer Dr...

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
as Rod Flexner
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by...

Daypass
2002
as Simple Simon
A short comedy about love after life. A dead but undying romantic returns from the grave to further pursue the love of his life.

No Such Thing
2002
as Concierge
A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.

Upheaval
2002
as Martin
A neurotic and overly-presumptuous mother accuses her family's au pair of stealing a cherished heirloom, much to the chagrin of her husband.

Teknolust
2002
as Agent Hopper
Anxious to use artificial life to improve the world, Rosetta Stone, a bio-geneticist creates a Recipe for Cyborgs and uses her own DNA in order to bre...

Intern
2000
as Olivier Di Santo
A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, whi...

Sweet and Lowdown
1999
as Harry
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

Ride with the Devil
1999
as Poker Player
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us...

The Book of Life
1998
as True Believer
New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.

Henry Fool
1998
as Simon Grim
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.

The Sticky Fingers of Time
1997
as Isaac
A sci-fi novelist in 1950s Brooklyn suddenly finds herself transported 40 years into the future. She quickly learns that she isn’t the only “timefreak...

The Other Also
1997
as Voice
A minimalist, atmospheric, meditation on the theme of "Love" or "Amour" that focuses on reconciliation and forgiveness.

NYC 3/94
1994
The mundane circumstances of a city under siege.

Opera No. 1
1994
as James
A comical mini opera following the exploits of two goddesses interfering with the lives of mortals. Mistaken identities, miscast spells, and rollerbla...
Grind
N/A
Four interconnected stories center around the gig economy, hustle culture, and evils of late-stage capitalism.
Fortunes
N/A
as Lewis Croshere
After an impulsive visit to a fortuneteller, three friends discover that the power of suggestion has forced them to consider the reality of "fate."

The Sisters Rosensweig
N/A
as Nick
Three very different sisters reunite after a lengthy separation and discover humanity, respect, and love in this definitive serious comedy about siste...
Marfa Lights
N/A
as Roscoe
A young salesman from the city sells solar panels to a rural community, only to realize his boss supplied faulty products. As installations fail, he f...