Urbanski was born in Somerville, New Jersey. He is a business/producing partner of actor Gary Oldman. Urbanski's film producing credits include The Contender, which received two Academy Award Nominations and starred Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Christian Slater, and Sam Elliott. In 1997, Urbanski received his first British Academy Award for Outstanding British Film of The Year for Nil By Mouth, written and directed by Gary Oldman, and for which Oldman received the Best Original ScreenplayBritish Academy Award. The film received a total of four nominations for the 1997 BAFTAs. For 1997's Cannes Film Festival, Nil By Mouth was selected to inaugurate the Main Competition and received the 1997 Cannes Film Festival Award for actress Kathy Burke. In 1998 the film received six nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, and won three awards. During the 1980s, Urbanski and/or his companies were among the most active theatrical producers on Broadway and in London. In 2010, as an actor he was featured in David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's Academy Award winning motion picture The Social Network, playing the role of Larry Summers, for which he received personal acclaim and shared the Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award from the Hollywood Film Festival, and also the Ensemble Acting Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival, shared with Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake. In 2010/11, he executive produced the film version of John le Carré's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which stars Gary Oldman as master spy George Smiley, and also features Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Hurt and Kathy Burke, and was directed by Tomas Alfredson. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy received eleven 2012 British Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director; the film also received three Oscar Nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards. In 2012, Tinker became the second Urbanski film to win the British Academy Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year. Urbanski was executive producer of the film Criminal, released in late 2015. It was directed by Ariel Vromen and stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, and Tommy Lee Jones. In 2016 Urbanski was executive producer of Hitman's Bodyguard, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, as well as Hunter Killer, which stars Gerard Butler. Urbanski produced Darkest Hour, which stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, and was written by Anthony McCarten and directed by Joe Wright. Oldman won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Churchill and thanked Urbanski during his speech. The film received 6 Academy Award Nominations, and won 2, including Best Actor, and Best Makeup for Kazu Tsuji, who also thanked Urbanski in his speech. The film had a total of 72 major nominations, and won 23 according to the List of accolades received by Darkest Hour. In 2018, Urbanski, executive produced Steven Soderbergh's The Laundromat, which stars Gary Oldman and Meryl Streep. The 2018 Cannes Film Festival invited Urbanski and Oldman to host a sold out public conversation as a highlight of the festival, entitled "In Conversation With". In 2019, Urbanski exec produced Nicholas Jarecki's Dreamland, which stars Gary Oldman and Armie Hammer. Also in 2019/20, he produced David Fincher's MANK, which revolves around Citizen Kane and screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and will star Gary Oldman in the title role.
