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. 제임스 어배니액(1963년생, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 Dead Media, 스윗 앤 로다운, Play House가 있으며, 그 외에도 멘탈리스트, 로 앤 오더: 성범죄전담반, NCIS, 크리미널 마인드, 오피스, 하와이 파이브 오, 로 앤 오더: 크리미널 인텐트, 핀과 제이크의 어드벤처 타임, FBI, CSI: 마이애미, 굿 와이프, 홈랜드 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Play House에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 플레이 하우스에서 Mr. Morton 역을 맡았다. 2026년 벡키 3에서 Dr. Friedrich Metzger 역을 맡았다. 2026년 My Love For You Is Deep But the Devil Loves Me Deeper에 출연했다.