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

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

195

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-02-17

Place of Birth

Southampton, England, UK

Also Known As

Gary Chalk