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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 17, 1952
Place of Birth
Southampton, England, UK
Also Known As
- Gary Chalk
- Gary Chaulk
- Гари Чок
Garry Chalk
1.1 Popularity
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
5.0
James
The Chicken Sisters
2024
7.2
Lawrence
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
2023
6.8
Bob Clovis
The Irrational
2023
3.6
Chief Sanders
Exile
2023
8.2
Zant-Tanz (voice)
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
2023
6.3
Colorblind
2023
5.3
Virgil
Disquiet
2023
5.7
Nicolai
American Dreamer
2022
0.0
Arthur
Monster Loving Maniacs
2022
6.5
Don Hamilton
Love on Fire
2022
Credits
The Chicken Sisters
as James
2024
5.0
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
as Lawrence
2023
7.2
The Irrational
as Bob Clovis
2023
6.8
Exile
as Chief Sanders
2023
3.6
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
as Zant-Tanz (voice)
2023
8.2
Colorblind
2023
6.3
Disquiet
as Virgil
2023
5.3
American Dreamer
as Nicolai
2022
5.7
Monster Loving Maniacs
as Arthur
2022
0.0
Love on Fire
as Don Hamilton
2022
6.5
Making Spirits Bright
as Bill Ryan
2021
6.2
Fishing for Love
as Lee
2021
5.8
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
as Old Ed (voice)
2020
6.1
My Birthday Romance
as John
2020
6.2
Tribal
as Constance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris
2020
7.6
Sonic the Hedgehog
as Navy Chief of Staff
2020
7.3
Love Under the Rainbow
as Paul
2019
6.2
Memories of Christmas
as Mike
2018
5.3
The Predator
as Postal Worker
2018
5.6
Little Pink House
as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
2018
6.0
Overboard
as Dr. Fletcher
2018
6.7
The Miracle Season
as Principal Shaw
2018
7.2
Sweet Virginia
as Lou Hopkis
2017
5.8
Love Struck Café
as Matt Quinn
2017
6.4
The Show
as Bernie
2017
5.7
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
as Pete (voice)
2017
6.6
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
as Lt Brian Smith
2017
5.0
Power Rangers
as Captain Bowen
2017
6.3
Riverdale
as Al Fieldstone
2017
8.4
Deadly Attraction
as Ted
2016
5.3
Ice
2016
6.5
Travelers
as Detective Gower
2016
7.6
Frequency
as Ivan Damnjanov
2016
7.1
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
as Mayor Bascomb
2016
6.7
The Game of Love
as Coach Zimmer
2016
3.6
The Confirmation
as Pete
2016
6.4
Home Invasion
as Sheriff Kane
2016
5.5
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
2016
7.2
Open Season: Scared Silly
as Ed (voice)
2015
6.0
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
2015
7.0
'Tis the Season for Love
as Santa
2015
5.8
The Hollow
as Donald
2015
4.7
UnREAL
as Beth Ann's Father
2015
6.7
Tomorrowland
as Jail Desk Jockey
2015
6.3
The Returned
as Coroner
2015
6.7
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Greg
2015
5.4
🎬
Patterson's Wager
as Otter's Grandpa
2015
6.0
Feed the Gods
as Sheriff
2014
3.6
Scammerhead
as Beldon Fenisher
2014
8.0
Leprechaun: Origins
as Hamish
2014
4.4
Godzilla
as Stan Walsh
2014
6.3
Suddenly
as Sheriff Grant
2013
4.2
After All These Years
as Mulligan
2013
5.8
The Movie Out Here
as Vic
2012
4.6
🎬
The Vehicle
as William
2012
0.0
Arrow
as Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
2012
6.8
A Christmas Story 2
as Higbee's Santa
2012
5.1
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
as Ferrus (voice)
2012
7.7
Notes from the Heart Healer
as Sheriff
2012
5.8
Big Time Movie
as MI6 #1
2012
7.6
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
as Break (voice)
2012
7.1
Alcatraz
as Mike Cullen
2012
6.4
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
as Judge Toughbutt (voice)
2012
7.9
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
as Reynolds
2011
6.3
Voltron Force
as Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
2011
7.4
Three Weeks, Three Kids
as Charlie Marshall
2011
6.2
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
as Announcer
2011
5.7
Behemoth
as Sheriff Matt Allington
2011
4.0
One Angry Juror
as Vincent Walsh
2010
4.2
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
as Ferrus (voice)
2010
8.2
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Luca
2010
8.1
Growing the Big One
as Edward Miles
2010
5.4
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
as Prince Rutherford (voice)
2010
8.1
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
as Fido the Diamond Dog (voice)
2010
8.1
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
as Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice)
2010
8.1
Amazon Falls
as Gary Bob
2010
1.0
The Client List
as Carl
2010
5.9
Care Bears To the Rescue
as (voice)
2010
4.8
Encounter with Danger
as Sheriff Walters
2010
5.0
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
as Break (voice)
2010
7.2
A Trace of Danger
as Frank
2010
3.5
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
as Vice Principal Grimes
2009
6.4
Courage
as Louis Vale
2009
4.2
Angel and the Badman
as Steve Carson
2009
5.0
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
as Ferrus Forge (voice)
2009
7.2
Personal Effects
as Coach
2009
6.0
Watchmen
as NORAD General
2009
7.3
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
as Louie (voice)
2009
6.6
Tornado Valley
as Vince Johnson
2009
6.5
Christmas Town
as Jack Travers
2008
4.6
Bratz: Pampered Petz
as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
2008
7.4
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2008
9.0
At Jesus' Side
as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
2008
0.0
Blonde and Blonder
as Agent Gardenia
2008
3.8
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2007
9.0
🎬
Taming Tammy
as Burt
2007
0.0
The Ten Commandments
as The General (voice)
2007
5.5
Bratz: Super Babyz
as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
2007
6.5
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
as King of the Cats (voice)
2007
6.8
Barbie as the Island Princess
as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
2007
7.3
Battle in Seattle
as Chief Faherty
2007
6.3
Flash Gordon
as Police Captain
2007
5.5
Mosaic
as Nathan Nelson (voice)
2007
5.5
Christmas on Chestnut Street
as Crouch
2006
4.9
Deck the Halls
as Sheriff Dave
2006
5.6
Fierce People
as McCallum
2006
6.1
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
as Desmond (voice)
2006
7.6
Team Galaxy
2006
5.0
Eureka
as Colonel Briggs
2006
7.8
Psych
as Houston Ray
2006
7.9
🎬
Breakdown
as The Mayor
2006
3.0
Eight Below
as Boat Captain
2006
7.0
A Little Thing Called Murder
as Jake
2006
4.4
Truth
as Jack Lycar
2006
6.3
Class of the Titans
2005
7.0
His and Her Christmas
as Anthony Shephard
2005
4.7
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
2005
7.2
Supernatural
as Sheriff Deitrich
2005
8.3
🎬
Alien Racers
2005
2.0
Caught in the Headlights
as Sergeant
2005
2.1
Transformers: Cybertron
as Optimus Prime
2005
5.8
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
2005
6.8
In Search of Santa
as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
2004
4.2
Dragon Booster
as (voice)
2004
5.9
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
as Herve (voice)
2004
7.5
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Bluto (voice)
2004
6.7
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
as Police Captain
2004
2.8
The 4400
as Sheriff
2004
7.2
Try to Remember
as Stuart Kling
2004
6.9
Holiday Reunion
as Fred Hodges
2003
4.0
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
2003
7.1
Something Else
as (voice)
2003
0.0
Tarzan
2003
7.5
Cowboys & Indians
as Inspector Ken Dowson
2003
6.5
Barbie of Swan Lake
as Baker (voice)
2003
7.0
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
as Additional Voices (voice)
2003
7.0
Freddy vs. Jason
as Sheriff Williams
2003
6.1
Bang Bang You're Dead
as Chief Bud McGee
2003
7.0
Transformers: Armada
as Optimus Prime (voice)
2003
7.5
Sabrina: Friends Forever
as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
2002
7.1
Trapped
as Agent Chalmers
2002
6.2
¡Mucha Lucha!
as El Heystack Grande (voice)
2002
8.2
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
as Man-at-Arms (voice)
2002
7.4
Breaking News
2002
5.0
The Dead Zone
as Papa Stillson
2002
7.2
Lone Hero
as Sheriff Cal
2002
3.6
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
as Hector (voice)
2002
4.5
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
as District Attorney
2002
5.3
Deadly Little Secrets
as Jack Burtrell
2002
1.7
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
as Slash (voice)
2001
8.3
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
2001
5.9
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
2001
8.8
Sitting Ducks
2001
6.6
Camouflage
as Ernie
2001
4.3
Touched by a Killer
as Sheriff Sam
2001
5.3
3-2-1 Penguins!
as Cavitus / Sol (voice)
2000
7.5
Dark Angel
as Lt. Walter Eastep
2000
7.5
Action Man
as Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
2000
6.8
Quarantine
2000
2.0
The Guilty
as Police Chief
2000
5.7
My Mother the Spy
as Herb Kulcheck
2000
6.0
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
as Milt
2000
6.2
Shutterspeed
as Walter Bradford
2000
4.0
Y2K
as Edward Mason
1999
3.5
Spider-Man Unlimited
as Mr. Meugniot (voice)
1999
7.5
Beast Machines: Transformers
as Optimus Primal (voice)
1999
8.0
Weird-Ohs
as (voice)
1999
7.6
Sabrina: The Animated Series
as (voice)
1999
6.7
Dragon Tales
1999
7.4
Sonic Underground
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
1999
6.9
Madeline: Lost in Paris
as (voice)
1999
6.7
Mama, Do You Love Me?
as Papa (voice)
1999
0.0
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
1998
6.0
Shadow Raiders
as Emperor Femur (voice)
1998
8.6
First Wave
as Sheldon Lamott
1998
7.2
Disturbing Behavior
as Coach (uncredited)
1998
5.7
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Timothy Dugan
1998
4.5
🎬
The Spree
as Det. Colin
1998
5.0
Silencing Mary
as Gardner
1998
4.5
Cold Squad
1998
6.9
I Know What You Did
as Homicide Captain
1998
5.0
A Champion's Fight
as Coach
1998
4.7
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
as Silver
1997
6.8
Extreme Dinosaurs
as Bad Rap (voice)
1997
6.1
Stargate SG-1
as Colonel Chekov
1997
8.3
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
1997
4.2
Stand Against Fear
as Coach Peters
1996
4.5
Sonic Christmas Blast
as Grounder (voice)
1996
5.3
Millennium
as Richard Powell
1996
7.7
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
as Rasmussen
1996
0.0
Abduction of Innocence
as Sheriff Evans
1996
3.5
Bounty Hunters
as Wasser
1996
4.9
Kidz in the Wood
as Coach
1996
5.4
Beast Wars: Transformers
as Optimus Primal (voice)
1996
8.1
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Sheriff Hank Parker
1996
6.2
The Sentinel
as Art Sturges
1996
7.1
The Sentinel
as Harry Lovejoy
1996
7.1
Generation X
as Detective Gaines
1996
4.1
🎬
Justice for Annie
as Detective Larson
1996
4.5
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
as (voice)
1996
0.0
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as (voice)
1996
6.8
Sleeping Beauty
as King / Valdar (voice)
1995
6.4
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
as Coach Gilbert
1995
5.5
Street Fighter
1995
6.4
Jungle Book
as Father Wolf (voice)
1995
5.6
DarkStalkers
as Donovan Baine (voice)
1995
6.7
Action Man
as Secretary Norris (voice)
1995
7.5
G.I. Joe Extreme
1995
7.8
Strange Luck
1995
8.0
The Omen
as Security Chief
1995
4.0
Alice in Wonderland
as (voice)
1995
5.4
Pocahontas
as (voice)
1995
5.6
Black Beauty
as (voice)
1995
5.8
Snow White
as (voice)
1995
6.8
Circumstances Unknown
as Mike Kinsey
1995
5.0
The Outer Limits
as Detective Frank Dayton
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Detective Barnett
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
as General Seawell
1995
7.7
Sliders
as Lt. Graves
1995
7.6
Not Our Son
as Mike Dombrowski
1995
5.0
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
1995
5.4
Heidi
as (voice)
1995
6.1
Magic Gift of the Snowman
as (voice)
1995
6.5
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
as (voice)
1995
6.1
The Nutcracker
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
6.1
Pocahontas
as John Smith (voice)
1994
6.2
Mega Man
as Guts Man (voice)
1994
7.1
ReBoot
as Slash (voice)
1994
7.3
Cinderella
as (voice)
1994
6.4
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
6.9
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
1994
6.1
The Sea Wolf
as Chandler / First Mate
1994
6.2
Intersection
as Paramedic
1994
5.1
Viper
as Quince Toland
1994
6.0
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1994
6.8
Happy the Littlest Bunny
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
6.7
Madison
1993
10.0
Sonic the Hedgehog
1993
7.0
Exosquad
as Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
1993
6.2
Double Dragon
1993
6.5
The X-Files
as Mad Dog
1993
8.4
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
as Grounder (voice)
1993
6.5
Woman on the Ledge
as Batallion Commander
1993
1.0
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Tom Walton
1993
4.5
The New Adventures of Little Toot
as Captain Dogwood (voice)
1992
0.0
Highlander: The Series
as Lemoyne
1992
7.4
The Adventures of T-Rex
as (voice)
1992
5.3
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
as (voice)
1992
6.6
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
as Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
1992
7.3
The Comrades of Summer
as Ump
1992
4.8
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
as Goss
1991
7.0
Blackmail
as Kiminski
1991
3.6
I Still Dream of Jeannie
as Det. Carlyle
1991
5.9
Palace Guard
1991
3.5
The Commish
1991
7.1
Secrets of the Unknown
1991
0.0
🎬
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
as He-Man
1990
6.5
It
as Coach
1990
6.9
The New Adventures of He-Man
as He-Man
1990
5.9
Small Sacrifices
as Boyd Paul Downs
1989
7.6
Small Sacrifices
as Boyd Paul Downs
1989
0.0
Booker
1989
5.1
Captain N: The Game Master
as King Hippo (voice)
1989
6.9
The Fly II
as Scorby
1989
5.7
Bordertown
as Frank Foley
1989
6.5
Bordertown
as Hank Talon
1989
6.5
The Accused
as Courthouse Reporter
1988
7.0
The Red Spider
as Hooter
1988
3.5
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
as Additional voices (voice)
1987
7.2
Wiseguy
1987
6.5
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
as Secret Service Man #1
1987
5.0
21 Jump Street
as Rent-A-Cop
1987
7.1
21 Jump Street
as Dave
1987
7.1
21 Jump Street
as Coach Brandon
1987
7.1
Spot Marks the X
as Cop on Bridge
1986
4.0
🎬
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
0.0
Into Thin Air
as Gas station attendant
1985
7.0
Danger Bay
as Murdock
1985
7.2
MacGyver
as Sgt. Harold Gray
1985
7.7
MacGyver
as Tony Ellis
1985
7.7
MacGyver
as Det. Sweeney
1985
7.7
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Chicago Worker
1985
6.9
Airwolf
as Burke
1984
7.6
Airwolf
as Jerry Conklin
1984
7.6
The Hitchhiker
as Hubert
1983
6.1
The Hitchhiker
as Chef
1983
6.1
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
as Pathfinder (voice)
1983
7.7
Mr. Patman
as Policeman
1981
4.5
🎬
Madeline at the Ballet
as Additional Voices (voice)
N/A
2.0