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.
Known For
Acting
Madeline at the Ballet
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2024)
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
as Charles
(2023)
Exile
as Chief Sanders
(2023)
Disquiet
as Virgil
(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)
Little Pink House
as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
(2018)
Memories of Christmas
as Mike
(2018)
The Miracle Season
as Principal Shaw
(2018)
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
(2017)
The Show
as Bernie
(2017)
Sweet Virginia
as Lou Hopkis
(2017)
Love Struck Café
as Matt Quinn
(2017)
Power Rangers
as Captain Bowen
(2017)
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
as Pete (voice)
(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 Peach Cobbler Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
(2016)
The Game of Love
as Coach Zimmer
(2016)
Deadly Attraction
as Ted
(2016)
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
as Mayor Bascomb
(2015)
Tomorrowland
as Jail Desk Jockey
(2015)
Patterson's Wager
as Otter's Grandpa
(2015)
Open Season: Scared Silly
as Ed (voice)
(2015)
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
(2015)
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Greg
(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)
Notes from the Heart Healer
as Sheriff
(2012)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
as Break (voice)
(2012)
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
as Ferrus (voice)
(2012)
A Christmas Story 2
as Higbee's Santa
(2012)
Big Time Movie
as MI6 #1
(2012)
The Movie Out Here
as Vic
(2012)
The Vehicle
as William
(2011)
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
as Announcer
(2011)
Behemoth
as Sheriff Matt Allington
(2011)
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
as Reynolds
(2011)
Three Weeks, Three Kids
as Charlie Marshall
(2010)
One Angry Juror
as Vincent Walsh
(2010)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
as Break (voice)
(2010)
A Trace of Danger
as Frank
(2010)
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
as Ferrus (voice)
(2010)
Growing the Big One
as Edward Miles
(2010)
Encounter with Danger
as Sheriff Walters
(2010)
The Client List
as Carl
(2010)
Amazon Falls
as Gary Bob
(2010)
(2010)
Care Bears To the Rescue
as (voice)
(2009)
Watchmen
as NORAD General
(2009)
Tornado Valley
as Vince Johnson
(2009)
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
as Louie (voice)
(2009)
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
as Vice Principal Grimes
(2009)
Personal Effects
as Coach
(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)
Bratz: Pampered Petz
as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
(2008)
Christmas Town
as Jack Travers
(2008)
Blonde and Blonder
as Agent Gardenia
(2008)
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
(2007)
Barbie as the Island Princess
as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
(2007)
Mosaic
as Nathan Nelson (voice)
(2007)
Bratz: Super Babyz
as Newsperson / Custodian (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)
Taming Tammy
as Burt
(2007)
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
(2006)
Eight Below
as Boat Captain
(2006)
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
as Desmond (voice)
(2006)
The Karate Dog
as Brunelli
(2006)
Breakdown
as The Mayor
(2006)
Deck the Halls
as Sheriff Dave
(2006)
Fierce People
as McCallum
(2006)
Truth
as Jack Lycar
(2006)
Christmas on Chestnut Street
as Crouch
(2006)
A Little Thing Called Murder
as Jake
(2005)
His and Her Christmas
as Anthony Shephard
(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)
(2004)
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
as Herve (voice)
(2004)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Bluto (voice)
(2004)
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
as Police Captain
(2004)
Try to Remember
as Stuart Kling
(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)
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
(2003)
Cowboys & Indians
as Inspector Ken Dowson
(2003)
Holiday Reunion
as Fred Hodges
(2003)
Bang Bang You're Dead
as Chief Bud McGee
(2003)
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
as King Bravemore (voice)
(2002)
Trapped
as Agent Chalmers
(2002)
Deadly Little Secrets
as Jack Burtrell
(2002)
Lone Hero
as Sheriff Cal
(2002)
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
as Hector (voice)
(2002)
Sabrina: Friends Forever
as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
(2002)
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
as District Attorney
(2001)
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
(2001)
Camouflage
as Ernie
(2001)
Touched by a Killer
as Sheriff Sam
(2001)
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
as Slash (voice)
(2001)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
(2000)
Shutterspeed
as Walter Bradford
(2000)
(2000)
The Guilty
as Police Chief
(2000)
My Mother the Spy
as Herb Kulcheck
(2000)
(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)
Disturbing Behavior
as Coach (uncredited)
(1998)
The Spree
as Det. Colin
(1998)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
(1998)
Silencing Mary
as Gardner
(1998)
I Know What You Did
as Homicide Captain
(1998)
A Champion's Fight
as Coach
(1998)
Camelot: The Legend
as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
(1997)
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
(1997)
Five Desperate Hours
as Capt. Durk
(1996)
(1996)
Stand Against Fear
as Coach Peters
(1996)
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
as Rasmussen
(1996)
Generation X
as Detective Gaines
(1996)
Bounty Hunters
as Wasser
(1996)
Justice for Annie
as Detective Larson
(1996)
Abduction of Innocence
as Sheriff Evans
(1996)
Sonic Christmas Blast
as Grounder (voice)
(1996)
Kidz in the Wood
as Coach
(1996)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as (voice)
(1995)
Sleeping Beauty
as King / Valdar (voice)
(1995)
Snow White
as (voice)
(1995)
Alice in Wonderland
as (voice)
(1995)
Circumstances Unknown
as Mike Kinsey
(1995)
Magic Gift of the Snowman
as (voice)
(1995)
Pocahontas
as (voice)
(1995)
The Omen
as Security Chief
(1995)
Heidi
as (voice)
(1995)
Black Beauty
as (voice)
(1995)
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
as (voice)
(1995)
Jungle Book
as Father Wolf (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)
Not Our Son
as Mike Dombrowski
(1994)
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
(1994)
Cinderella
as (voice)
(1994)
Intersection
as Paramedic
(1994)
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
(1994)
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
(1994)
The Nutcracker
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
(1994)
Pocahontas
as John Smith (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)
Blackmail
as Kiminski
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
I Still Dream of Jeannie
as Det. Carlyle
(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