JP Karliak

Actor / Sound Department / Writer

Birthplace – Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Voiceover actor, activist, and snappy dresser, 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, cos-players, 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.

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Filmography

The Smurfs Movie

(2025)