Voiceover actor, queer activist, and snappy dresser, JP has played such iconic animated characters as Wile E. Coyote, the Boss Baby, the Tin Man, Willy Wonka, and a slew of Marvel heroes and villains including Morph in X-Men ’97, Green Goblin in Spidey and His AmazingFriends as well as Loki, the Vision, Hawkeye, Wiccan, and even Black Cat. Recent credits include Star Wars: The Bad Batch; Rock, Paper, Scissors; Baby Shark’s Big Show!; Grimsburg,and Tiny Toons Looniversity. In 2025, he’ll star opposite Rihanna in a new animated Smurf movie.
On the interactive side, JP can be heard as the Joker in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, N. Tropy in Crash Bandicoot titles, Junkbot in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Wolfgang in the Skylanders series, and roles in Starfield; Star Trek: Resurgence; and Fortnite. In anime, notable credits include Kozo Fuyutsuki in the Netflix dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion, S566 in Eden, and roles in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway and Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm OfThe Round Table: Camelot.
Aside from voice acting, JP is the founder and president of Queer Vox, a non-profit training academy and community for LGBTQIA+ voice talent that advocates for authentic and equitable casting opportunities. Also a political junkie, JP and voiceover pal Courtenay Taylor are co-founders of the nonpartisan organization NerdsVote, linking gamers, cosplayers, con-goers, and pop culture fans of all kinds to voter registration opportunities.
JP hails from Dunmore, PA (neighbor of Scranton, “The Electric City”) and is an alum of the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He loves pie, his husband Scott, his dog Stanley Pucci, and pie.
Socials:
Instagram: @jpkarliak
Twitter/X: @jpkarliak
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