Jean-François Vlérick is a French actor and voice director known for his extensive work in dubbing for film, television, animation, and video games. Born on June 24, 1957, in Toulouse, France, he comes from a family deeply rooted in the performing arts as the son of actress Mado Maurin, and he is the half-brother of actors Patrick Dewaere, Jean-Pierre Maurin, and Yves-Marie Maurin. He began his career as a child actor under the name Jean-François Maurin, performing on stage in productions such as Waiting for Godot, and appearing in French television and cinema throughout the 1960s and 1970s before shifting his focus to voice acting under the name Jean-François Vlérick.

In the realm of animation and anime, Vlérick has provided French voices for a variety of characters. He is known for his role as Cecil Stedman in the adult animated series Invincible. His work in Japanese anime includes dubbing the character Shogo Makishima in the series Psycho-Pass. He voiced Sipho in the French animated series Wakfu and the character Ripperdoc in the Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Additional animation credits include roles in Summer Wars as Mansaku Jinnouchi, in Batman: Year One as Harvey Dent, and in The Death of Superman as John Henry Irons / Steel. While he is credited with a role in the Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight series as Bob Makihara, this specific credit appears to be unconfirmed or potentially misattributed in the available records.

Beyond animation, Vlérick is renowned as the regular French voice for several prominent American actors. He is the consistent dubbing voice for Brad Dourif, notably voicing his character Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings film series, as well as for actors Christian Clemenson, Eric Stoltz, and Martin Short. His extensive live-action dubbing portfolio includes providing voices for major Hollywood films such as Dead Poets Society, Schindler's List, Gremlins, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series.

In the field of video games, Vlérick is recognized for his work as the French voice of Mr. Freeze in several DC Comics games, including the Batman: Arkham series, as well as the character Pierro Joplin in Dishonored. He has also contributed to Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Warhammer 40,000 titles. In addition to his on-screen and voice acting, Vlérick has worked as a stage director, a dialogue coach, and a voice director overseeing the French dubbing process for various productions.