James Urbaniak

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James Urbaniak at San Diego Comic-Con International (2011)

James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963 in Bayonne , New Jersey ) is an American actor and voice actor .

life and career

James Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and has been an actor in front of the camera since 1994. He played his first role in the short film Opera No. 1 . He first drew attention to himself through his portrayal in Richard Foreman's avant-garde play The Universe , for which he was awarded an Obie Award . In 1997 he took on one of the leading roles in the film Henry Fool . Other supporting roles in films followed, for example, in Aphrodisiac , The Book of Life , Sweet and Lowdown , Intrigen - erotic and dangerous , No Such Thing, and finally in 2002 and 2003, respectively, major roles in Teknolust and American Splendor . Also in 2003 he took over the speaking role for the character of Dr. Venture in the animated series The Venture Bros. , which has since aired on Adult Swim .

Since then, he has continued to play small supporting roles in films through appearances in Naturally Blond 2 , Fay Grim , Nanny Diaries , Across the Universe , Die Boxtrolls and Wonderstruck .

During his career, Urbaniak has appeared in a variety of American television series, including Sex and the City , Ed - The Bowling Lawyer , Criminal Intent - Criminal Intent , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Numbers - The Logic of Crime , Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles , Without a Trace - Disappeared without a trace , CSI: Miami , Navy CIS , Medium - Nothing remains hidden , Weeds - Small deals among neighbors , The Magicians of Waverly Place , Body of Proof , Unforgettable , Good Wife , The New Normal , Homeland , Scandal , The Mentalist , Hawaii Five-0 , Teen Wolf , You're the Worst , King Julien , Marvel's Agent Carter , Dr. Ken , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Supergirl , Teachers , Criminal Minds or Elementary . Urbaniak took on recurring series roles in Kidnapped - 13 Days of Hope , from 2006 to 2007, as Mr. Orwell in Electric City , as Francis Peters in H + , as Rolf in Das Büro or from 2014 to 2017 as Grant Grunderschmidt in Review .

With animation series like Guardians of the Galaxy or Lego Star Wars: The Adventures of the Freemaker , Urbaniak is also used as a speaker.

Urbaniak has appeared in over 130 film and television productions since the beginning of his career. In addition to his acting activities, Urbaniak is often part of various podcasts , whether only as a narrator or as an author and producer. In addition, he occasionally appears in commercials and he often lends his voice to video game characters, for example in Manhunt , Manhunt 2 , Avatar: The Game , Fallout: New Vegas , Star Wars: The Old Republic , Code Name: STEAM or The Magic Circle .

He currently lives in Santa Monica near Los Angeles , with his wife Julie and their twin children Severn Jerzy and Esme Maeve.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Urbaniak. Retrieved April 24, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Urbaniak, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Urbaniak, James Christian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th September 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Bayonne , New Jersey , United States