JP Karliak | |
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 Karliak at the 2024 WonderCon | |
| Born | John Paul Karliak |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Morph in X-Men '97 Wile E. Coyote in New Looney Tunes |
| Spouse | Scott Barnhardt (m. 2022) |
John Paul Karliak is an American actor and comedian known for his voice-over roles as Morph in X-Men '97 and Wile E. Coyote in New Looney Tunes .
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from University of Southern California. [1]
He took a voice over class taught by Bob Bergen. [1] In 2008, Karliak made his voice-acting debut in the video game Tom Clancy's EndWar as an unnamed character and others. Karliak also appears physically on-screen in live-action television series, such as Ringer and Real Husbands of Hollywood .
In 2014, he voiced Wolfgang in the video game Skylanders: Trap Team , a role he would reprise in Skylanders: SuperChargers and Skylanders: Imaginators in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In 2015, he voiced Wile E. Coyote in the Cartoon Network/Warner Bros. Pictures animated television series New Looney Tunes until its cancellation in 2020. [2] In 2016, he provided the voice of Reese in the animated feature film Batman: The Killing Joke , featuring Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill. [3] In 2017, he voiced Willy Wonka in the Tom and Jerry direct-to-video animated film Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . [4]
Starting from 2018, he voices the Boss Baby in The Boss Baby: Back in Business , a Netflix television series based on Marla Frazee's book The Boss Baby and Tom McGrath's 2017 animated film of the same name. He then proceeded to reprise his role in the sequel series The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib , which had aired on May 19, 2022. [5]
In the 2020 video game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time , he provided the voice of Doctor Nefarious Tropy. [6]
In 2021, he provided the English voice of S566 in the Netflix animated television series Eden , [7] and provided the voice of Green Goblin in the Disney Junior animated television series Spidey and His Amazing Friends . [8]
In February 2023, Karliak guest voiced Babwa Venomor, a Trandoshan mercenary leader, who works for the Empire, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch . [9]
Karliak is genderqueer. [10] [11] [12] In July 2022, Karliak married his boyfriend Scott Barnhardt. [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Premarital Six | Delivery Boy | Short film Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| Little Black Dress | Kevin | ||
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | The Avenger (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| L.T.D. | John Paul | Short film Credited as John Paul Karliak | |
| 2011 | Retirement Press Conference | Orlando Martinez | Short film |
| 2014 | The Marvel Experience | Vision (voice) | |
| 2015 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Baron Strucker / Vision (voice) | [14] |
| 2016 | Holiday in | Easter | Short film |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | Reese (voice) | [14] | |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka (voice) | [14] |
| 2018 | Patty | Keith Jordan (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Dorothy's Christmas in Oz | Tin Man (voice) | Short film | |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice) | Netflix version |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion | |||
| Millennium Actress | Scarface (voice) | English version | |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Additional Voices | ||
| 2020 | The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! | Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. (voice) | Short film |
| 2021 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway | Geise H. Hugest (voice) | Netflix version |
| Fate/Grand Order The Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram | Gawain (voice) | English version | |
| The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Additional voices | ||
| Sing 2 | |||
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | ||
| 2024 | No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie | ||
| 2025 | The Smurfs Movie | TBA [14] | In production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ringer | Party Planner | Credited as John Paul Karliak Episode: "She's Ruining Everything" |
| 2013 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Telegram Guy | Episode: "Backstabbers" Credited as John Paul Karliak |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Doc Samson (voice) [14] | Episode: "The Skaar Whisperer" | |
| 2015 | Funsplosion | Himself | Episode: "Kid Accountant" |
| 2015–16 | Sanjay and Craig | Puppet / Civilian No. 1 / Heavenly Voice | 17 episodes |
| 2015–20 | New Looney Tunes | Wile E. Coyote / Ninjas / Male Skunk / King Nutininkommen (voice) [15] | 17 episodes |
| 2016 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Naysaya (voice) | Episode: "Page Turner/Naysaya" |
| 2016–19 | The Stinky & Dirty Show | Linus / Lifty (voices) | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Boopy (voice) | Episode: "The Cloud/Booverty" |
| 2017–20 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | Tin Man / Nome King / Woozy / Larry Chigglewitz / Smith / Professor Wogglebug / Dr. Pipt / Tig / Jack Pumpkinhead / Prince Puzzleton / Ollie / Munchkin / Deuce / Schooler (voices) [14] | 75 episodes |
| 2018–21 | Castlevania | Additional Voices | 9 episodes |
| 2018–20 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. / Worker Baby Chip (voice) | Main cast [16] |
| 2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Pistil Patrick (voice) [14] | Episode: "Three Trolls-keteers/The Helper" |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice) [14] | Netflix version |
| Costume Quest | Ruben / Monster Ruben / Ruben Centipede Monster / Caterpillar | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Valhalla Murders | Arnar (voice) | English version [17] |
| 2020–21 | Bless the Harts | Gene / Another Man (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Dante Crescendo / Caruthers (voice) [18] | Main cast |
| 2020–2024 | Looney Tunes Cartoons | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Lego City Adventures | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Loud House | Vic / Samuel (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Archibald's Next Big Thing is Here | Mr. Hackensack (voice) | Episode: "Robo-Family/The Phantom of Pointy Peak!" | |
| Eden | S566 (voice) [14] | English dub | |
| 2021–22 | Madagascar: A Little Wild | Todd (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2021–present | Rugrats | Additional Voices | |
| 2021–present | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Green Goblin / Kite Flyin' Dude / Fruit Vendor / Old Pedestrian / Man No. 3 / Dude / Grandfather / Citizen No. 3 / Citizen No. 4 / Citizen No. 5 / Museum Goer No. 1 / Museum Goer No. 2 / Museum Goer No. 3 / Picnic Goer No. 1 / Picnic Goer No. 2 / Art Store Employee (voice) [19] | |
| 2021 | Q-Force | Andrew (voice) | Episodes: "Greyscale" and "The Hole" |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Trandoshan / Alien Guard / Tao Planet Resident / Guard / Musha / Boatman Droid (voices) | English version 5 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | Dogs in Space | Happy / Bucky / Luke (voice) [14] | Recurring role |
| 2022–2023 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Boss Baby Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton, Jr. (voice) | Main cast [20] |
| 2022–present | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Scoop, Flowbot 3000, Additional Voices | Recurring cast |
| 2022 | Fate/Grand Carnival | Gawain (voice) [14] | English dub |
| 2023 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Babwa Venomor (voice) [14] | Episode: "Tribe" |
| 2023–present | Tiny Toons Looniversity | Merlin the Magic Mouse, Ralph Duck, Additional Voices (voice) [14] | Recurring cast |
| 2024 | Pupstruction | Adult Cat (voice) | Episode: "Pizza-struction/Baby Builders" |
| Family Guy | Additional Voices (voice) | Episode: "Teacher's Heavy Pet" | |
| 2024–present | Grimsburg | Funsville Guy, Trix Rabbit, Additional Voices (voice) | Recurring cast |
| Rock Paper Scissors | Convenient News Reporter, Additional Voices (voice) | Recurring cast [14] | |
| X-Men '97 | Morph / Mullet / Weasely Doctor / Intercom / Reverend Stryker / Hulk (voice) [21] [14] [22] | Recurring cast | |
| The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | Dale Dimmadome (voice) | Recurring cast [23] [ non-primary source needed ] | |
| The Tiny Chef Show | Argentinosaurus / Stegosaurus / Triceratops / Additional Voices (voices) | Recurring cast |
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