- GTA 5 Voice actor Jay Klaitz denies rumors that he is playing GTA 6Carl Hampton
- Klaitz says, “I’ll tell you straight: It’s not me.”
- He adds that he would love to play a “real villain” or even a “super good guy too” if Rockstar offered it to him.
Jay Klaitz, the voice actor behind grand theft car 5The mastermind of the heist, Lester Crest, has put to rest rumors that he is playing a character in grand theft car 6.
Speaking to online marketplace Eldorado, Klaitz was asked about the fan theory that he is playing Carl Hampton, a character who has appeared in both. GTA 6 trailers and appears to be a prominent supporting character.
Klaitz instantly denied that he was playing the character, saying, “No, that’s not me. I’ll tell you clearly: that’s not me.”
He continued, adding, “I’m not allowed to talk about things I’m not allowed to talk about, but I can say that something is not me and it’s not me.”
Although it doesn’t seem like Klaitz is going to star in the next one GTA game, revealed that his dream role would be “proper villain” if Rockstar Games offered it to him.
“I would say what I would be most interested in would be being a true ‘villain,'” Klaitz said. “Lester lived in a kind of middle ground where he’s a villain with a heart of gold, living in the gray areas in terms of his morality, but he was still a good guy and he took care of his people.”
The actor also admitted that while he would love to play a villain, he would also like to play a good guy.
“It would be fun to lean more towards being an outright villain, or actually, I say it out loud now, maybe it would be fun to be a super good guy too,” he said. “Just lean one way or the other, because with Lester I’ve always been in that kind of middle ground.”
grand theft car 6 launches on November 19, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. There are no pre-order or pricing details yet, but rumors suggest it could cost up to $100.
In the same interview, Klaitz said he wouldn’t pay $100 to play. GTA 6 and suggested that Rockstar Games should keep it reasonable for a broader player base.
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