James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Actor 58 · 1994 – 2026 · 🎬 55 📺 3 · 🇺🇸 United States

James Christian Urbaniak is an American actor. As a character actor, is best known for his roles as Simon Grim in three Hal Hartley films: Henry Fool (1997), Fay Grim (2006) and Ned Rifle (2014), Robert Crumb in American Splendor (2003), Grant Grunderschmidt on Review (2014–2017), and Arthur Tack on Difficult People (2015–2017). Urbaniak also voiced Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim's animated series The Venture Bros. (2003–2023).

All · 58 🎬 Movies · 55 📺 TV · 3

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Highlights

The Last Temptation of Becky

The Last Temptation of Becky

2026

Play House

Play House

2026

Puddysticks

Puddysticks

2026

Frequent Collaborators

Hal Hartley

16 shared

Christopher McCulloch

Christopher McCulloch

6 shared

Miho Nikaido

5 shared

Thomas Jay Ryan

5 shared

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

4 shared

D.J. Mendel

4 shared

All decades 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

🎬 Movies

The Last Temptation of Becky

The Last Temptation of Becky

actor

2026

Play House

Play House

actor

2026

Puddysticks

Puddysticks

actor

2026

Grind

Grind

actor

2026

The Muppet Scriptmas Carol

The Muppet Scriptmas Carol

actor

2025

Theatre People

Theatre People

actor

2025

Dead Media

Dead Media

actor

2025

Every Heavy Thing

Every Heavy Thing

actor

2025

Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn

actor

2024

Gonzo Girl

Gonzo Girl

actor

2023

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

actor

2023

Invitation to a Murder

Invitation to a Murder

actor

2023

Condor's Nest

Condor's Nest

actor

2023

Beauty

Beauty

actor

2022

Things Heard & Seen

Things Heard & Seen

actor

2021

Red Bird Lane

actor

2021

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

actor

2020

Tesla

Tesla

actor

2020

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

actor

2019

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

actor

2018

Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

actor

2017

Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye

actor

2017

Dave Made a Maze

Dave Made a Maze

actor

2017

Advantageous

Advantageous

actor

2015

Ned Rifle

Ned Rifle

actor

2015

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

actor

2015

The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

actor

2014

Such Good People

Such Good People

actor

2014

iSteve

iSteve

actor

2013

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

actor

2012

Advantageous

Advantageous

actor

2012

Manhattan Mixup

actor

2011

From the Head

From the Head

actor

2011

The Music Never Stopped

The Music Never Stopped

actor

2011

Sound of My Voice

Sound of My Voice

actor

2011

You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack

actor

2010

Beware the Gonzo

Beware the Gonzo

actor

2010

Drones

Drones

actor

2010

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

actor

2008

Fay Grim

Fay Grim

actor

2007

Death of a President

Death of a President

actor

2006

The Girl from Monday

The Girl from Monday

actor

2005

American Splendor

American Splendor

actor

2003

Plain Dirty

Plain Dirty

actor

2003

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

actor

2002

No Such Thing

No Such Thing

actor

2002

Teknolust

Teknolust

actor

2002

Intern

Intern

actor

2000

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

actor

1999

The Book of Life

The Book of Life

actor

1998

Henry Fool

Henry Fool

actor

1998

The Other Also

The Other Also

actor

1997

NYC 3/94

NYC 3/94

actor

1994

Opera No. 1

Opera No. 1

actor

1994

Godstar

actor

📺 TV Shows

Just Add Magic: Mystery City

Just Add Magic: Mystery City

actor

2020

Difficult People

Difficult People

actor

2015

The Venture Bros.

The Venture Bros.

actor

2003

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