JP Karliak

jp karliak

Voiceover Actor | Queer Activist | Snappy Dresser

Animation

Interactive (Rated R)

Commercial

Promo

Well hi!

Welcome to the digital home of me, JP Karliak. Hailing from Dunmore, Pennsylvania (right next to the “Electric City” Scranton from “The Office”), I’ve been the voice of such iconic characters as Wile E. Coyote, the Tin Man, Willy Wonka, Kozo Fuyutsuki, N. Tropy, the Boss Baby, and the Joker. I’ve also played a bunch of Marvel heroes and villains like Loki, Hawkeye, the Vision, the nonbinary shapeshifter Morph from “X-Men ’97” and the exceptionally nasty Green Goblin in “Spidey and His Amazing Friends.”

Aside from acting, I’m also an advocate, as the founder of Queer Vox (the non-profit academy for LGBTQIA+ voice actors) and the co-founder of voter registration org NerdsVote. For more about me, feel free to poke around!

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Voiceover

For my latest credits, click on the IMDb logo to visit my profile and résumé there:

ADVOCACY

LGBTQIA+ Representation

I’m the founder of Queer Vox, the nonprofit academy and community for LGBTQIA+ voice actors. Queer voice actors are rarely considered for roles outside of specifically queer/trans characters, and those opportunities are few and far between. Our goal is to train our community with an affordable slate of classes and workshops, create opportunities for networking and showcasing including a free online talent directory, and to educate industry professionals as to why authentic AND diverse casting are valuable, bankable, and necessary. Want to learn more? Visit queervox.org.

Voter Registration

I’m one of the co-founders of NerdsVote, a non-partisan nonprofit organization inspiring gamers, con goers, cosplayers, comic book readers, and pop culture fans of all kinds (aka: nerds) to get registered, get voting, and get involved in the American democracy. From getting out the vote at “comic-cons” nationwide to events with “Notable Nerds,” we’re spreading the word that voting matters in every election. Visit our website for all the latest information about our efforts! www.nerdsvote.com

Other work

WRITING

Donna / Madonna

In this multi-award-winning, autobiographical solo musical comedy, writer/performer JP Karliak wants so badly to be the perfect son for his adoptive mother: a delicate Catholic housewife from Scranton. But realizing he can’t be the ideal local boy, he seeks answers from a very different source: his fashion-writing, married-to-a-British-pop-star birth mother. Through stories, characters and song, JP tells of his quirky relationships with these wildly different women and how sometimes you have to meet a “Material Girl” to truly appreciate “America’s Sweetheart.”

Directing

Maxxie LaWow

I cast and directed the voice talent of Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero, an animated feature film about Simon, a shy young barista, who discovers a magic wig that turns him into butt-kicking, lip syncing, shade-throwing drag diva Maxxie LaWow. Starring Grant Hodges, Erika Ishii, and Terren Wooten Clarke, it also has a fantastically talented supporting cast including Laraine Newman, Avi Roque, Monét X Change, BenDeLaCreme, Jinkx Monsoon, Rosé, and many more.

For more about Maxxie LaWow, click here.

Training, Coaching, and Demos

I teach character workshops and produce animation and interactive demos for Real Voice LA. You can learn more about upcoming classes and our demo process at realvoicela.com. I also teach at Queer Vox, so if you’re LGBTQIA+ and interested in VO, check us out! On a limited basis, I offer private animation audition coaching for working pros. Contact me to learn more.