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.
Wasser
Bounty Hunters
Agent Gardenia
Blonde and Blonder
Pete (voice)
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
(voice)
Alice in Wonderland
Nathan Nelson (voice)
Mosaic
King of the Cats (voice)
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
He-Man
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
Sheriff Dave
Deck the Halls
Break (voice)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
Don Hamilton
Love on Fire
Colorblind
Bill Ryan
Making Spirits Bright
Additional Voices (voice)
Madeline at the Ballet
Coach
Personal Effects
Louie (voice)
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Quarantine
Sheriff Cal
Lone Hero
Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Sheriff
Feed the Gods
Edward Mason
Y2K
Walter Bradford
Shutterspeed
(voice)
Madeline: Lost in Paris
Chief Sanders
Exile
The General (voice)
The Ten Commandments
Police Captain
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Mayor Lloyd Beachy
Little Pink House
(voice)
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
Cop on Bridge
Spot Marks the X
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
A Christmas Carol
Ferrus Forge (voice)
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
Ferrus (voice)
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
Sabrina: Friends Forever
Sheriff Williams
Freddy vs. Jason
Papa (voice)
Mama, Do You Love Me?
(voice)
Pocahontas
Batallion Commander
Woman on the Ledge
Mike Kinsey
Circumstances Unknown
Rasmussen
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
Bluto (voice)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
The Nutcracker
Coach
A Champion's Fight
(voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Reynolds
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
Hamish
Leprechaun: Origins
Jail Desk Jockey
Tomorrowland
Burt
Taming Tammy
Stuart Kling
Try to Remember
Homicide Captain
I Know What You Did
Detective Larson
Justice for Annie
(voice)
Care Bears To the Rescue
Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
Sheriff Grant
Suddenly
Herve (voice)
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
King / Valdar (voice)
Sleeping Beauty
(voice)
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
Scorby
The Fly II
Coach Peters
Stand Against Fear
Vic
The Movie Out Here
Jake
A Little Thing Called Murder
(voice)
Snow White
(voice)
Heidi
(voice)
Magic Gift of the Snowman
Jack Lycar
Truth
Gardner
Silencing Mary
(voice)
Cinderella
Father Wolf (voice)
Jungle Book
Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
Herb Kulcheck
My Mother the Spy
Sheriff Matt Allington
Behemoth
Goss
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Frank
A Trace of Danger
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Happy the Littlest Bunny
Agent Chalmers
Trapped
Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
Jack Travers
Christmas Town
Tom Walton
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Gary Bob
Amazon Falls
Nicolai
American Dreamer
NORAD General
Watchmen
Jack Burtrell
Deadly Little Secrets
District Attorney
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
Anthony Shephard
His and Her Christmas
Louis Vale
Courage
Vincent Walsh
One Angry Juror
Donald
The Hollow
Santa
'Tis the Season for Love
Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
In Search of Santa
Virgil
Disquiet
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
Bratz: Super Babyz
Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
Bratz: Pampered Petz
Mayor Bascomb
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Secrets of the Unknown
Slash (voice)
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
Ed (voice)
Open Season: Scared Silly
William
The Vehicle
MI6 #1
Big Time Movie
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
Coach (uncredited)
Disturbing Behavior
Otter's Grandpa
Patterson's Wager
Grounder (voice)
Sonic Christmas Blast
Lawrence
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
Additional voices (voice)
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
Courthouse Reporter
The Accused
Sheriff Kane
Home Invasion
Det. Colin
The Spree
Detective Gaines
Generation X
Carl
The Client List
Vince Johnson
Tornado Valley
Security Chief
The Omen
Stan Walsh
Godzilla
Det. Carlyle
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Captain Bowen
Power Rangers
Sheriff Evans
Abduction of Innocence
Greg
Into the Grizzly Maze
Kiminski
Blackmail
Coach Gilbert
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Lt Brian Smith
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
Paramedic
Intersection
Mulligan
After All These Years
Mayor Bascomb
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Mayor Bascomb
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Dr. Fletcher
Overboard
Matt Quinn
Love Struck Café
John Smith (voice)
Pocahontas
Charlie Marshall
Three Weeks, Three Kids
Lou Hopkis
Sweet Virginia
Pete
The Confirmation
Gas station attendant
Into Thin Air
Ted
Deadly Attraction
McCallum
Fierce People
Baker (voice)
Barbie of Swan Lake
Crouch
Christmas on Chestnut Street
Timothy Dugan
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Steve Carson
Angel and the Badman
Principal Shaw
The Miracle Season
Announcer
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Postal Worker
The Predator
Mike
Memories of Christmas
Vice Principal Grimes
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Chicago Worker
The Journey of Natty Gann
Ernie
Camouflage
Paul
Love Under the Rainbow
Desmond (voice)
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Frazer / Calvin (voice)
Barbie as the Island Princess
Ump
The Comrades of Summer
Boyd Paul Downs
Small Sacrifices
Mike Dombrowski
Not Our Son
A Masterpiece of Murder
Coach Zimmer
The Game of Love
Higbee's Santa
A Christmas Story 2
Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Beldon Fenisher
Scammerhead
Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Boat Captain
Eight Below
Sheriff Walters
Encounter with Danger
Bernie
The Show
John
My Birthday Romance
Sheriff Sam
Touched by a Killer
Captain Dogwood (voice)
The New Adventures of Little Toot
Chandler / First Mate
The Sea Wolf
Edward Miles
Growing the Big One
Navy Chief of Staff
Sonic the Hedgehog
Chief Faherty
Battle in Seattle
Chief Bud McGee
Bang Bang You're Dead
Old Ed (voice)
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
Fred Hodges
Holiday Reunion
Police Chief
The Guilty
The Mayor
Breakdown
Lee
Fishing for Love
Inspector Ken Dowson
Cowboys & Indians
Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Ferrus (voice)
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
Hooter
The Red Spider
Policeman
Mr. Patman
Sergeant
Caught in the Headlights
Coach
Kidz in the Wood
Break (voice)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
At Jesus' Side
Sheriff
Notes from the Heart Healer
Hector (voice)
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
(voice)
Black Beauty
Milt
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
Camelot: The Legend
King Bravemore (voice)
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
Uncle Woody (voice)
Monster Beach
Charles
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
Brunelli
The Karate Dog
Capt. Durk
Five Desperate Hours
Care Bears: The Giving Festival
Captain Laughlan
Unthinkable
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
195
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-02-17
Place of Birth
Southampton, England, UK
Also Known As
Gary Chalk