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James Urbaniak(I)

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James Urbaniak
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James Urbaniak was born on 17 September 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Oppenheimer (2023), The Fabelmans (2022) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023). He has been married to Sara Pocock since 30 March 2017. He was previously married to Julie Marie Anderson.
BornSeptember 17, 1963
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BornSeptember 17, 1963
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    Known for

    Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
    Oppenheimer
    8.2
    • Kurt Gödel
    • 2023
    The Fabelmans (2022)
    The Fabelmans
    7.5
    • Grand View High School Principal
    • 2022
    The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
    The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
    7.9
    • Dr. Venture(voice)
    • 2023
    Paul Giamatti in American Splendor (2003)
    American Splendor
    7.4
    • Robert Crumb
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Play House
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Tell Us Why You're Here
      • Bernard
      • Completed
      • TV Movie
    • Marfa Lights
      • Roscoe
      • Post-production
    • Godstar
      • George
      • Post-production
    • Beauty Night
      • Phillip
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Batman: Caped Crusader (2024)
      Batman: Caped Crusader
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Hugo Strange (voice)
      • 2026
    • Neil Patrick Harris in The Last Temptation of Becky (2026)
      The Last Temptation of Becky
      7.1
      • Dr. Friedrich Metzger
      • 2026
    • Grind (2026)
      Grind
      7.6
      • Richard
      • 2026
    • High on Life 2 (2026)
      High on Life 2
      6.7
      Video Game
      • Nipulon
      • Additional Voices
      • 2026
    • Dead Media (2025)
      Dead Media
      7.1
      • Dr. Sven Rendall
      • Guy Leopold
      • 2025
    • Laura Dern, Carol Burnett, Leslie Bibb, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Kristen Wiig, Kaia Gerber, and Amber Chardae Robinson in Palm Royale (2024)
      Palm Royale
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Sidonius
      • 2024–2025
    • The Outer Worlds 2 (2025)
      The Outer Worlds 2
      7.1
      Video Game
      • Enemy Scrutinization Officer Durban (voice, as James Urbancek)
      • 2025
    • Theatre People
      • Drama Teacher
      • 2025
    • Every Heavy Thing (2025)
      Every Heavy Thing
      6.0
      • William Shaffer
      • 2025
    • Maclunkey Treasure Island: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - A New Hope (2025)
      Maclunkey Treasure Island: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - A New Hope
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Grand Moff Tarkin
      • 2025
    • Lizzy Caplan in The Commuter (2025)
      The Commuter
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Howard Nichols
      • 2025
    • John Ales, James Urbaniak, Mather Zickel, Kyle Prue, and Nicole Kang in In Media Res (2025)
      In Media Res
      Podcast Series
      • Hobart Frunk
      • 2025
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Mike Holland
      • 2024
    • Jackson Rathbone and Jacob Keohane in Laws of Man (2024)
      Laws of Man
      4.6
      • Proprietor Isaac
      • 2024
    • Drew Scheid in Test Screening (2024)
      Test Screening
      6.7
      • The Observer
      • 2024

    Writer

    • A Night Called Tomorrow (2016)
      A Night Called Tomorrow
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2016–2017
    • Animated Stories
      3.2
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2013
    • Getting on with James Urbaniak (2012)
      Getting on with James Urbaniak
      Podcast Series
      • writer
      • 2012–2016
    • Topic A with James Urbaniak: Millennials
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Topic A with James Urbaniak
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Topic A with James Urbaniak: Jumping the Shark
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2010

    Producer

    • A Night Called Tomorrow (2016)
      A Night Called Tomorrow
      Podcast Series
      • producer
      • 2016–2017
    • Topic A with James Urbaniak: Millennials
      Video
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Topic A with James Urbaniak
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Topic A with James Urbaniak: Jumping the Shark
      Video
      • producer
      • 2010

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    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • LiveJournal.com - Voucher Ankles
      • MySpace
    • Alternative names
      • Christian Collingwood
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • September 17, 1963
      • Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouses
        Sara PocockMarch 30, 2017 - present
    • Other works
      He is the student/amateur filmmaker seen in the "Blockbuster Video" television commercials which began airing in the summer of 1998. TV commercial

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      Co-founder of Arden Party theatre troupe.

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