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 | 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 | Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice) |
| 2010 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Fido the Diamond Dog (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 |
| 2005 | Transformers: Cybertron | Optimus Prime |
| 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 |