SPOTLIGHT: Voice Actor JP Karliak Talks “X-Men ’97” and “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League”

So I got to nerd-out a little bit! I feel bad, I think I may have word-vommited a bit during this interview, my guest was a terrific guy and an amazing talent! I had the honor and pleasure of speaking with renowned voice actor JP Karliak, known recently for his roles as Morph in "X-Men '97" and as The Joker in the hit video game, "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League." Though "X-Men '97" is an animated series, much of the action takes place here in the Hudson Valley! The X-Mansion is set right outside Salem Center in Westchester County, NY

Voice Actor JP Karliak Talks "X-Men '97" and "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League"

JP Karliak, renowned voice actor, LGBTQIA+ community member and activist is taking on his biggest roles of his career bringing to life the first non-binary lead mutant, ‘Morph’ in the officially “98% Certified Fresh” Disney+/Marvel series “X-Men ‘97” streaming new episodes every Wednesday. Pulling in massive numbers as reported by Deadline, the series was greenlight for a season 2 and season 3 as announced in early April. On top of that, JP is also bringing to life the most iconic DC super villain, ‘The Joker,’ in the newly released expansion pack of DC’s “Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League.”

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Disney+/Marvel’s “X-Men ‘97” is an upcoming continuation of the hit “X-Men: The Animated Series.” Picking up from the finale in 1997, the new series follows the X-men team as they face dangerous new challenges following the loss of their leader ‘Charles Xavier’ aka ‘Professor X.’ Already garnering attention and stellar reviews from the fan community and other media outlets including Collider, EW, Empire, and Variety, the highly praised series sees the return of ‘Morph,’ a shapeshifting mutant voiced by JP Karliak. This will mark the first non-binary lead character in an animated superhero series, giving more visualization and storytelling to the LGBTQIA + community, something that has been at the core of the X-Men legacy from the beginning.

JP has also jumped from the Marvel to DC universes bringing the most iconic Batman villain ‘The Joker’ to life in a brand-new expansion pack for the hit video game “Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League,” is available now on all next generation platforms. Please use the following link to view the latest in-development footage for the characters upcoming release. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - Meet The Joker

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Along with JP’s impressive voiceover work and acting, he is also a multi-award-winning writer for his autobiographical one-act project, ‘Donna/Madonna’ telling the story of wanting to be the perfect son for his adoptive mother; a delicate Catholic housewife from Scranton, PA. JP is also the creator of the Queer Vox Academy, a hub and learning space for queer voice actors that offer classes and workshops, public industry panels, interactive discord community, as well as private industry roundtables. Since we are in an election year, it is worth bringing up that JP is heavily involved with NerdsVote, which is an operation to get convention guests to register to vote.