Jay Klaitz – Voice Actor Profile & Notable Roles

Jay Klaitz, born November 3, 1978, in Jacksonville, Florida, is a versatile American voice actor, singer, and dancer with credits spanning Broadway, television, and gaming. This accomplished voice actor achieved iconic status voicing and motion-capturing Lester Crest, the brilliant heist mastermind in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online: The Diamond Casino Heist. He also voiced Nick in the animated series Welcome to the Wayne and contributed to Red Dead Redemption. Recently, Klaitz starred as Tim Pennington in the Netflix series Zero Day (2025), a role distinguished by dramatic intensity beyond his gaming legacy.