Garry Chalk
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-02-17 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Southampton, England, UK
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.
Acting
Madeline at the Ballet
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2024)
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
as Charles
(2023)
Disquiet
as Virgil
(2023)
Exile
as Chief Sanders
(2023)
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
as Lawrence
(2023)
(2022)
American Dreamer
as Nicolai
(2022)
Love on Fire
as Don Hamilton
(2021)
Making Spirits Bright
as Bill Ryan
(2021)
Fishing for Love
as Lee
(2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog
as Navy Chief of Staff
(2020)
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
as Old Ed (voice)
(2020)
My Birthday Romance
as John
(2019)
Love Under the Rainbow
as Paul
(2018)
The Predator
as Postal Worker
(2018)
Overboard
as Dr. Fletcher
(2018)
The Miracle Season
as Principal Shaw
(2018)
Memories of Christmas
as Mike
(2018)
Little Pink House
as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
(2018)
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
(2017)
Power Rangers
as Captain Bowen
(2017)
The Show
as Bernie
(2017)
Sweet Virginia
as Lou Hopkis
(2017)
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
as Pete (voice)
(2017)
Love Struck Café
as Matt Quinn
(2017)
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
as Lt Brian Smith
(2016)
Home Invasion
as Sheriff Kane
(2016)
The Confirmation
as Pete
(2016)
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
as Mayor Bascomb
(2016)
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
(2016)
Deadly Attraction
as Ted
(2016)
The Game of Love
as Coach Zimmer
(2015)
Tomorrowland
as Jail Desk Jockey
(2015)
Open Season: Scared Silly
as Ed (voice)
(2015)
Patterson's Wager
as Otter's Grandpa
(2015)
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Greg
(2015)
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
(2015)
The Hollow
as Donald
(2015)
'Tis the Season for Love
as Santa
(2014)
Godzilla
as Stan Walsh
(2014)
Leprechaun: Origins
as Hamish
(2014)
Feed the Gods
as Sheriff
(2014)
Scammerhead
as Beldon Fenisher
(2014)
Monster Beach
as Uncle Woody (voice)
(2013)
Suddenly
as Sheriff Grant
(2013)
After All These Years
as Mulligan
(2012)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
as Break (voice)
(2012)
Big Time Movie
as MI6 #1
(2012)
A Christmas Story 2
as Higbee's Santa
(2012)
The Movie Out Here
as Vic
(2012)
Notes from the Heart Healer
as Sheriff
(2012)
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
as Ferrus (voice)
(2012)
The Vehicle
as William
(2011)
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
as Reynolds
(2011)
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
as Announcer
(2011)
Three Weeks, Three Kids
as Charlie Marshall
(2011)
Behemoth
as Sheriff Matt Allington
(2010)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
as Break (voice)
(2010)
The Client List
as Carl
(2010)
Encounter with Danger
as Sheriff Walters
(2010)
Amazon Falls
as Gary Bob
(2010)
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
as Ferrus (voice)
(2010)
A Trace of Danger
as Frank
(2010)
Growing the Big One
as Edward Miles
(2010)
Care Bears To the Rescue
as (voice)
(2010)
One Angry Juror
as Vincent Walsh
(2009)
Watchmen
as NORAD General
(2009)
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
as Vice Principal Grimes
(2009)
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
as Louie (voice)
(2009)
Personal Effects
as Coach
(2009)
Tornado Valley
as Vince Johnson
(2009)
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
as Ferrus Forge (voice)
(2009)
Courage
as Louis Vale
(2009)
Angel and the Badman
as Steve Carson
(2008)
At Jesus' Side
as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
(2008)
Blonde and Blonder
as Agent Gardenia
(2008)
Bratz: Pampered Petz
as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
(2008)
Christmas Town
as Jack Travers
(2008)
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
(2007)
Barbie as the Island Princess
as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
(2007)
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
as King of the Cats (voice)
(2007)
The Ten Commandments
as The General (voice)
(2007)
Battle in Seattle
as Chief Faherty
(2007)
Mosaic
as Nathan Nelson (voice)
(2007)
Taming Tammy
as Burt
(2007)
Bratz: Super Babyz
as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
(2007)
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
(2006)
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
as Desmond (voice)
(2006)
Eight Below
as Boat Captain
(2006)
Deck the Halls
as Sheriff Dave
(2006)
Truth
as Jack Lycar
(2006)
A Little Thing Called Murder
as Jake
(2006)
Fierce People
as McCallum
(2006)
Breakdown
as The Mayor
(2006)
Christmas on Chestnut Street
as Crouch
(2005)
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
(2005)
Caught in the Headlights
as Sergeant
(2005)
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
(2005)
His and Her Christmas
as Anthony Shephard
(2004)
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
as Herve (voice)
(2004)
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
as Police Captain
(2004)
Try to Remember
as Stuart Kling
(2004)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Bluto (voice)
(2004)
In Search of Santa
as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
(2003)
Freddy vs. Jason
as Sheriff Williams
(2003)
Barbie of Swan Lake
as Baker (voice)
(2003)
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
as King Bravemore (voice)
(2003)
Holiday Reunion
as Fred Hodges
(2003)
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
(2003)
Bang Bang You're Dead
as Chief Bud McGee
(2003)
Cowboys & Indians
as Inspector Ken Dowson
(2002)
Trapped
as Agent Chalmers
(2002)
Sabrina: Friends Forever
as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
(2002)
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
as Hector (voice)
(2002)
Lone Hero
as Sheriff Cal
(2002)
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
as District Attorney
(2002)
Deadly Little Secrets
as Jack Burtrell
(2001)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
(2001)
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
(2001)
Camouflage
as Ernie
(2001)
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
as Slash (voice)
(2001)
Touched by a Killer
as Sheriff Sam
(2000)
The Guilty
as Police Chief
(2000)
My Mother the Spy
as Herb Kulcheck
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
Shutterspeed
as Walter Bradford
(1999)
Madeline: Lost in Paris
as (voice)
(1999)
Y2K
as Edward Mason
(1999)
Mama, Do You Love Me?
as Papa (voice)
(1998)
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Timothy Dugan
(1998)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
(1998)
Disturbing Behavior
as Coach (uncredited)
(1998)
A Champion's Fight
as Coach
(1998)
The Spree
as Det. Colin
(1998)
Camelot: The Legend
as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
(1998)
Silencing Mary
as Gardner
(1998)
I Know What You Did
as Homicide Captain
(1997)
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
(1996)
Abduction of Innocence
as Sheriff Evans
(1996)
Sonic Christmas Blast
as Grounder (voice)
(1996)
Generation X
as Detective Gaines
(1996)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as (voice)
(1996)
Bounty Hunters
as Wasser
(1996)
(1996)
Justice for Annie
as Detective Larson
(1996)
Stand Against Fear
as Coach Peters
(1996)
Kidz in the Wood
as Coach
(1996)
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
as Rasmussen
(1995)
Snow White
as (voice)
(1995)
Sleeping Beauty
as King / Valdar (voice)
(1995)
Jungle Book
as Father Wolf (voice)
(1995)
The Omen
as Security Chief
(1995)
Heidi
as (voice)
(1995)
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
as Coach Gilbert
(1995)
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
(1995)
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
as (voice)
(1995)
Alice in Wonderland
as (voice)
(1995)
Pocahontas
as (voice)
(1995)
Magic Gift of the Snowman
as (voice)
(1995)
Black Beauty
as (voice)
(1995)
Circumstances Unknown
as Mike Kinsey
(1995)
Not Our Son
as Mike Dombrowski
(1994)
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
(1994)
Cinderella
as (voice)
(1994)
Intersection
as Paramedic
(1994)
The Nutcracker
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
(1994)
Pocahontas
as John Smith (voice)
(1994)
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
(1994)
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
(1994)
Happy the Littlest Bunny
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
(1993)
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Tom Walton
(1993)
The Sea Wolf
as Chandler / First Mate
(1993)
Woman on the Ledge
as Batallion Commander
(1992)
The Comrades of Summer
as Ump
(1992)
The New Adventures of Little Toot
as Captain Dogwood (voice)
(1991)
(1991)
I Still Dream of Jeannie
as Det. Carlyle
(1991)
Blackmail
as Kiminski
(1991)
(1990)
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
as He-Man
(1989)
The Fly II
as Scorby
(1989)
Small Sacrifices
as Boyd Paul Downs
(1988)
The Accused
as Courthouse Reporter
(1988)
The Red Spider
as Hooter
(1987)
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
as Additional voices (voice)
(1986)
(1986)
Spot Marks the X
as Cop on Bridge
(1985)
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Chicago Worker
(1985)
Into Thin Air
as Gas station attendant
(1981)
Mr. Patman
as Policeman