Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 17, 1952
Place of Birth:
Southampton, England, UK
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Garry Chalk
Biography
Garry Chalk (born February 17, 1952) is a British-born Canadian actor, dual US-Canadian citizen and voice artist. Also known as Garry Chalk, he is best known for being among the voices of Optimus Primal in the Transformers universe and has appeared in The Fly II, Freddy vs. Jason, Deck the Halls, Watchmen and Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins. Chalk was born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1952. At the age of 5, his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Chalk has been involved with theatre since 1978 and has performed at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company (VPTC), the Arts Club Theatre Company (ACTC), The Vancouver Theatresports League and various low budget theatres in Canada. The last live stage production he did was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, where he played Miles Gloriosus. He also performed in Henry IV and As You Like It at the VPTC, as well as Dracula and Passion at the ACTC.
Most of his career has been in film and television, usually portraying corrupt members of law enforcement. He had a recurring role on Cold Squad for four years, for which he won Gemini Awards in two consecutive years, and until the close of its ninth season had a recurring role on the science-fiction series Stargate SG-1. Known for his perfect enunciation and his mellifluous deep voice, Chalk is also a veteran of over 1,500 animated productions including Class of the Titans, and the 2002 remake of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He is also known for his voice work in the Transformers franchise as the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines, and as Optimus Prime in the Unicron Trilogy. He also voiced the original Megatron in an episode of Beast Wars.
In the 2000s, he appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel shows Eureka, as Col. Briggs and Painkiller Jane, as Ruben Hennessey.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorblind | |
| 2023 | Exile | Chief Sanders |
| 2023 | Disquiet | Virgil |
| 2023 | Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows | Lawrence |
| 2022 | Love on Fire | Don Hamilton |
| 2022 | American Dreamer | Nicolai |
| 2021 | Making Spirits Bright | Bill Ryan |
| 2021 | Fishing for Love | Lee |
| 2020 | My Birthday Romance | John |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Navy Chief of Staff |
| 2020 | Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite | Old Ed (voice) |
| 2019 | Love Under the Rainbow | Paul |
| 2018 | Little Pink House | Mayor Lloyd Beachy |
| 2018 | Overboard | Dr. Fletcher |
| 2018 | The Miracle Season | Principal Shaw |
| 2018 | The Predator | Postal Worker |
| 2018 | Memories of Christmas | Mike |
| 2017 | Barbie: Dolphin Magic | Pete (voice) |
| 2017 | Power Rangers | Captain Bowen |
| 2017 | Secrets of My Stepdaughter | Lt Brian Smith |
| 2017 | Love Struck Café | Matt Quinn |
| 2017 | Sweet Virginia | Lou Hopkis |
| 2017 | The Show | Bernie |
| 2016 | Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery | Mayor Bascomb |
| 2016 | Home Invasion | Sheriff Kane |
| 2016 | Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe | Mayor Bascomb |
| 2016 | The Confirmation | Pete |
| 2016 | Deadly Attraction | Ted |
| 2016 | The Game of Love | Coach Zimmer |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | Jail Desk Jockey |
| 2015 | The Hollow | Donald |
| 2015 | 'Tis the Season for Love | Santa |
| 2015 | Open Season: Scared Silly | Ed (voice) |
| 2015 | Patterson's Wager | Otter's Grandpa |
| 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze | Greg |
| 2015 | Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery | Mayor Bascomb |
| 2014 | Feed the Gods | Sheriff |
| 2014 | Leprechaun: Origins | Hamish |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Stan Walsh |
| 2014 | Scammerhead | Beldon Fenisher |
| 2014 | Monster Beach | Uncle Woody (voice) |
| 2013 | Suddenly | Sheriff Grant |
| 2013 | After All These Years | Mulligan |
| 2012 | Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance | Ferrus (voice) |
| 2012 | The Movie Out Here | Vic |
| 2012 | The Vehicle | William |
| 2012 | Big Time Movie | MI6 #1 |
| 2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | Higbee's Santa |
| 2012 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 | Break (voice) |
| 2012 | Notes from the Heart Healer | Sheriff |
| 2011 | The Hunt for the I-5 Killer | Reynolds |
| 2011 | Behemoth | Sheriff Matt Allington |
| 2011 | Three Weeks, Three Kids | Charlie Marshall |
| 2011 | Marley & Me: The Puppy Years | Announcer |
| 2010 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale | Break (voice) |
| 2010 | Care Bears To the Rescue | (voice) |
| 2010 | A Trace of Danger | Frank |
| 2010 | Amazon Falls | Gary Bob |
| 2010 | One Angry Juror | Vincent Walsh |
| 2010 | The Client List | Carl |
| 2010 | Encounter with Danger | Sheriff Walters |
| 2010 | Growing the Big One | Edward Miles |
| 2010 | Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion | Ferrus (voice) |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Coach |
| 2009 | Barbie Presents: Thumbelina | Louie (voice) |
| 2009 | Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace | Ferrus Forge (voice) |
| 2009 | Watchmen | NORAD General |
| 2009 | Courage | Louis Vale |
| 2009 | Tornado Valley | Vince Johnson |
| 2009 | Angel and the Badman | Steve Carson |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Vice Principal Grimes |
| 2008 | Blonde and Blonder | Agent Gardenia |
| 2008 | Christmas Town | Jack Travers |
| 2008 | Bratz: Pampered Petz | Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice) |
| 2008 | Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald | Dr. Robotnik (voice) |
| 2008 | At Jesus' Side | Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice) |
| 2007 | Mosaic | Nathan Nelson (voice) |
| 2007 | Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale | King of the Cats (voice) |
| 2007 | The Ten Commandments | The General (voice) |
| 2007 | Taming Tammy | Burt |
| 2007 | Bratz: Super Babyz | Newsperson / Custodian (voice) |
| 2007 | Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles | Dr. Robotnik (voice) |
| 2007 | Barbie as the Island Princess | Frazer / Calvin (voice) |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Chief Faherty |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | Sheriff Dave |
| 2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Jake |
| 2006 | Truth | Jack Lycar |
| 2006 | Fierce People | McCallum |
| 2006 | Christmas on Chestnut Street | Crouch |
| 2006 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | Desmond (voice) |
| 2006 | Eight Below | Boat Captain |
| 2006 | Breakdown | The Mayor |
| 2005 | His and Her Christmas | Anthony Shephard |
| 2005 | Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy | Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice) |
| 2005 | Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico | Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice) |
| 2005 | Caught in the Headlights | Sergeant |
| 2004 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Police Captain |
| 2004 | Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | Bluto (voice) |
| 2004 | Try to Remember | Stuart Kling |
| 2004 | Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper | Herve (voice) |
| 2004 | In Search of Santa | Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice) |
| 2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Sheriff Williams |
| 2003 | Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular | Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice) |
| 2003 | Barbie of Swan Lake | Baker (voice) |
| 2003 | Bang Bang You're Dead | Chief Bud McGee |
| 2003 | Holiday Reunion | Fred Hodges |
| 2003 | Cowboys & Indians | Inspector Ken Dowson |
| 2003 | Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon | King Bravemore (voice) |
| 2002 | Lone Hero | Sheriff Cal |
| 2002 | Sabrina: Friends Forever | Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice) |
| 2002 | Trapped | Agent Chalmers |
| 2002 | Deadly Little Secrets | Jack Burtrell |
| 2002 | Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story | District Attorney |
| 2002 | Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control | Hector (voice) |
| 2001 | ReBoot - Daemon Rising | Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2001 | ReBoot - My Two Bobs | Slash (voice) |
| 2001 | Camouflage | Ernie |
| 2001 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys | Santa Claus / Bumble (voice) |
| 2001 | Touched by a Killer | Sheriff Sam |
| 2000 | Quarantine | |
| 2000 | Shutterspeed | Walter Bradford |
| 2000 | My Mother the Spy | Herb Kulcheck |
| 2000 | The Guilty | Police Chief |
| 2000 | Take Me Home: The John Denver Story | Milt |
| 1999 | Y2K | Edward Mason |
| 1999 | Madeline: Lost in Paris | (voice) |
| 1999 | Mama, Do You Love Me? | Papa (voice) |
| 1998 | A Champion's Fight | Coach |
| 1998 | I Know What You Did | Homicide Captain |
| 1998 | Silencing Mary | Gardner |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Coach (uncredited) |
| 1998 | The Spree | Det. Colin |
| 1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Timothy Dugan |
| 1998 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice) |
| 1998 | Camelot: The Legend | King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice) |
| 1997 | Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball | Wasser (as Gary Chalk) |
| 1996 | Bounty Hunters | Wasser |
| 1996 | The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers | (voice) |
| 1996 | Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story | Rasmussen |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | (voice) |
| 1996 | Justice for Annie | Detective Larson |
| 1996 | Stand Against Fear | Coach Peters |
| 1996 | Sonic Christmas Blast | Grounder (voice) |
| 1996 | Generation X | Detective Gaines |
| 1996 | Abduction of Innocence | Sheriff Evans |
| 1996 | Kidz in the Wood | Coach |
| 1995 | Alice in Wonderland | (voice) |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Lt. Col. Douglas Hart |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | (voice) |
| 1995 | Circumstances Unknown | Mike Kinsey |
| 1995 | Sleeping Beauty | King / Valdar (voice) |
| 1995 | Curly - The Littlest Puppy | (voice) |
| 1995 | Snow White | (voice) |
| 1995 | Heidi | (voice) |
| 1995 | Magic Gift of the Snowman | (voice) |
| 1995 | Jungle Book | Father Wolf (voice) |
| 1995 | The Omen | Security Chief |
| 1995 | Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie | Coach Gilbert |
| 1995 | Not Our Son | Mike Dombrowski |
| 1995 | Black Beauty | (voice) |
| 1994 | A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) |
| 1994 | The Nutcracker | (voice) (as Gary Chalk) |
| 1994 | Cinderella | (voice) |
| 1994 | Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle | Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk) |
| 1994 | Happy the Littlest Bunny | (voice) (as Gary Chalk) |
| 1994 | Intersection | Paramedic |
| 1994 | Pocahontas | John Smith (voice) |
| 1994 | G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die | Headbanger / General Blitz (voice) |
| 1993 | Woman on the Ledge | Batallion Commander |
| 1993 | Judgment Day: The John List Story | Tom Walton |
| 1993 | The Sea Wolf | Chandler / First Mate |
| 1992 | The Comrades of Summer | Ump |
| 1992 | The New Adventures of Little Toot | Captain Dogwood (voice) |
| 1991 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Goss |
| 1991 | Secrets of the Unknown | |
| 1991 | I Still Dream of Jeannie | Det. Carlyle |
| 1991 | Blackmail | Kiminski |
| 1990 | He-Man and the Battle for Primus | He-Man |
| 1989 | The Fly II | Scorby |
| 1989 | Small Sacrifices | Boyd Paul Downs |
| 1988 | The Accused | Courthouse Reporter |
| 1988 | The Red Spider | Hooter |
| 1987 | Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World | Additional voices (voice) |
| 1986 | Spot Marks the X | Cop on Bridge |
| 1986 | A Masterpiece of Murder | |
| 1985 | Into Thin Air | Gas station attendant |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Chicago Worker |
| 1981 | Mr. Patman | Policeman |
| Madeline at the Ballet | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Chicken Sisters | James |
| 2023 | LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising | Zant-Tanz (voice) |
| 2023 | The Irrational | Bob Clovis |
| 2022 | Monster Loving Maniacs | Arthur |
| 2020 | Tribal | Constance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris |
| 2017 | Riverdale | Al Fieldstone |
| 2016 | Frequency | Ivan Damnjanov |
| 2016 | Ice | |
| 2016 | Travelers | Detective Gower |
| 2015 | UnREAL | Beth Ann's Father |
| 2015 | The Returned | Coroner |
| 2012 | Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu | Judge Toughbutt (voice) |
| 2012 | Arrow | Lieutenant General J.G. Walker |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Mike Cullen |
| 2011 | Voltron Force | Sky Marshall Wade (voice) |
| 2010 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Prince Rutherford (voice) |
| 2010 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Luca |
| 2010 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Fido the Diamond Dog (voice) |
| 2010 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice) |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Police Captain |
| 2006 | Team Galaxy | |
| 2006 | Eureka | Colonel Briggs |
| 2006 | Psych | Houston Ray |
| 2005 | Class of the Titans | |
| 2005 | Alien Racers | |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Sheriff Deitrich |
| 2004 | The 4400 | Sheriff |
| 2004 | Dragon Booster | (voice) |
| 2003 | Tarzan | |
| 2003 | Something Else | (voice) |
| 2003 | Gadget & the Gadgetinis | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2003 | Transformers: Armada | Optimus Prime (voice) |
| 2002 | ¡Mucha Lucha! | El Heystack Grande (voice) |
| 2002 | The Dead Zone | Papa Stillson |
| 2002 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Man-at-Arms (voice) |
| 2002 | Breaking News | |
| 2001 | Sitting Ducks | |
| 2000 | Dark Angel | Lt. Walter Eastep |
| 2000 | Action Man | Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice) |
| 2000 | 3-2-1 Penguins! | Cavitus / Sol (voice) |
| 1999 | Sabrina: The Animated Series | (voice) |
| 1999 | Beast Machines: Transformers | Optimus Primal (voice) |
| 1999 | Dragon Tales | |
| 1999 | Weird-Ohs | (voice) |
| 1999 | Sonic Underground | Dr. Robotnik (voice) |
| 1999 | Spider-Man Unlimited | Mr. Meugniot (voice) |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | |
| 1998 | Shadow Raiders | Emperor Femur (voice) |
| 1998 | First Wave | Sheldon Lamott |
| 1997 | Extreme Dinosaurs | Bad Rap (voice) |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Colonel Chekov |
| 1997 | Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | Silver |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Sheriff Hank Parker |
| 1996 | Beast Wars: Transformers | Optimus Primal (voice) |
| 1996 | Millennium | Richard Powell |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Art Sturges |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Harry Lovejoy |
| 1995 | Sliders | Lt. Graves |
| 1995 | G.I. Joe Extreme | |
| 1995 | Street Fighter | |
| 1995 | Strange Luck | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Detective Frank Dayton |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Detective Barnett |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | General Seawell |
| 1995 | DarkStalkers | Donovan Baine (voice) |
| 1995 | Action Man | Secretary Norris (voice) |
| 1994 | Mega Man | Guts Man (voice) |
| 1994 | Viper | Quince Toland |
| 1994 | ReBoot | Slash (voice) |
| 1993 | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | Grounder (voice) |
| 1993 | Exosquad | Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice) |
| 1993 | Sonic the Hedgehog | |
| 1993 | Madison | |
| 1993 | Double Dragon | |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Mad Dog |
| 1992 | King Arthur & the Knights of Justice | (voice) |
| 1992 | The Adventures of T-Rex | (voice) |
| 1992 | Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! | Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice) |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series | Lemoyne |
| 1991 | The Commish | |
| 1991 | Palace Guard | |
| 1990 | The New Adventures of He-Man | He-Man |
| 1990 | It | Coach |
| 1989 | Bordertown | Frank Foley |
| 1989 | Captain N: The Game Master | King Hippo (voice) |
| 1989 | Booker | |
| 1989 | Bordertown | Hank Talon |
| 1989 | Small Sacrifices | Boyd Paul Downs |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | |
| 1987 | The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | Secret Service Man #1 |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Rent-A-Cop |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Dave |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Coach Brandon |
| 1985 | Danger Bay | Murdock |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Sgt. Harold Gray |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Tony Ellis |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Det. Sweeney |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Burke |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Jerry Conklin |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Hubert |
| 1983 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Pathfinder (voice) |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Chef |