James Urbaniak

Biography

James Urbaniak was born on September 17, 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Venture Bros. (2003), American Splendor (2003) and Henry Fool (1997).

Movie Career

Films: 20
Career span: 27 years1997 to 2024

Genres

Drama70%, 14 films
Comedy40%, 8 films
Mystery20%, 4 films
Adventure15%, 3 films
Romance15%, 3 films

First and latest

James Urbaniak movies on Netflix

Breakup Season2024IMDb rating 6.1as Kirby
Condor's Nest2023IMDb rating 4.4as Heinrich Himmler
Invitation to a Murder2023IMDb rating 5.2as Gordon
Beauty2022IMDb rating 4.2as Irv Merlin
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close2020IMDb rating 6.9as Del Close
Where'd You Go, Bernadette2019IMDb rating 6.5as Agent Marcus Strang
Dave Made a Maze2017IMDb rating 6.3as Harry
Rebel in the Rye2017IMDb rating 6.7as Gus Lobrano
Wonderstruck2017IMDb rating 6.2as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
Advantageous2015IMDb rating 6.0as Fisher
Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2as Simon Grim
The Boxtrolls2014IMDb rating 6.8as Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)
Sound of My Voice2011IMDb rating 6.5as Mr. Pritchett
The Music Never Stopped2011IMDb rating 7.5as Mike Tappin
Chicago 102007IMDb rating 7.3as Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice)
Death of a President2006IMDb rating 6.3as Dr. James Pearn
Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1as Simon Grim
American Splendor2003IMDb rating 7.4as Robert Crumb
No Such Thing2001IMDb rating 6.0as Concierge
Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1as Simon Grim

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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American Splendor2003 Biography, Comedy, Dramaas Robert Crumb
IMDb rating 7.455K votes
Henry Fool1997 Comedy, Dramaas Simon Grim
IMDb rating 7.18.3K votes
Advantageous2015as Fisher
IMDb rating 6.06.2K votes
Dave Made a Maze2017as Harry
IMDb rating 6.311K votes
Where'd You Go, Bernadette2019as Agent Marcus Strang
IMDb rating 6.528K votes
Fay Grim2006as Simon Grim
IMDb rating 6.15.3K votes
Wonderstruck2017as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
IMDb rating 6.212K votes
Invitation to a Murder2023as Gordon
IMDb rating 5.28.9K votes

Most often with

Hal Hartley directed four of these films. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Parker Posey

Liam Aiken

Thomas Jay Ryan

Miho Nikaido

Bill Sage

Hope Davis

Hal HartleyDirector, 4 films

Films together

Parker Posey3 films together, 1997 to 2014
Parker Posey's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Urbaniak as Simon GrimPosey as Fay Grim
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimPosey as Fay Grim
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimPosey as Fay Grim
Liam Aiken3 films together, 1997 to 2014
Liam Aiken's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Urbaniak as Simon GrimAiken as Ned Rifle
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimAiken as Ned Grim
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimAiken as Ned
Thomas Jay Ryan3 films together, 1997 to 2014
Thomas Jay Ryan's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Urbaniak as Simon GrimRyan as Henry Fool
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimRyan as Henry Fool
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimRyan as Henry Fool
Miho Nikaido3 films together, 1997 to 2006
Miho Nikaido's page
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimNikaido as Gnoc Deng
- No Such Thing2001IMDb rating 6.0Urbaniak as ConciergeNikaido as Beautician
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Urbaniak as Simon GrimNikaido as Gnoc Deng
Bill Sage2 films together, 2001 to 2014
Bill Sage's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Urbaniak as Simon GrimSage as Bud
- No Such Thing2001IMDb rating 6.0Urbaniak as ConciergeSage as Carlo
Hope Davis2 films together, 2003 to 2017
Hope Davis's page
- Rebel in the Rye2017IMDb rating 6.7Urbaniak as Gus LobranoDavis as Miriam
- American Splendor2003IMDb rating 7.4Urbaniak as Robert CrumbDavis as Joyce Brabner
Hal HartleyDirector, 4 films, 1997 to 2014
All films by Hal Hartley
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Urbaniak as Simon Grim
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Urbaniak as Simon Grim
- No Such Thing2001IMDb rating 6.0Urbaniak as Concierge
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Urbaniak as Simon Grim
Also two films together7 more actors
- Robert John BurkeNed Rifle (2014) and No Such Thing (2001)
- Damian YoungWonderstruck (2017) and No Such Thing (2001)
- Jefferson MaysRebel in the Rye (2017) and Ned Rifle (2014)
- Chuck MontgomeryFay Grim (2006) and Henry Fool (1997)
- Paul BoocockNed Rifle (2014) and Henry Fool (1997)
- Adam BuschDave Made a Maze (2017) and Rebel in the Rye (2017)
- D.J. MendelFay Grim (2006) and No Such Thing (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What James Urbaniak's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$120 million

12 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.

12Worldwide figure
2US gross only
1Never in cinemas
5Figure not found

Top grosser

The Boxtrolls2014Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2$108 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Boxtrolls2014as Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)
$108M90.4% of the total
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American Splendor2003as Robert Crumb
$6.0M5.0% of the total
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Wonderstruck2017as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
$1.9M1.6% of the total
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Henry Fool1997as Simon Grim
$1.3M1.1% of the total
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Rebel in the Rye2017as Gus Lobrano
$944K0.8% of the total
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Sound of My Voice2011as Mr. Pritchett
$406K0.3% of the total
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The Music Never Stopped2011as Mike Tappin
$254K0.2% of the total
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Fay Grim2006as Simon Grim
$194K0.2% of the total