
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

Agent Chalmers
Trapped

Jake
A Little Thing Called Murder

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

Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball

King / Valdar (voice)
Sleeping Beauty

Scorby
The Fly II

Detective Larson
Justice for Annie

Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
ReBoot - Daemon Rising

Goss
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Sheriff Matt Allington
Behemoth

(voice)
Care Bears To the Rescue

Gardner
Silencing Mary

Tom Walton
Judgment Day: The John List Story

Gary Bob
Amazon Falls

Jack Lycar
Truth

Burt
Taming Tammy

Stuart Kling
Try to Remember

Frank
A Trace of Danger

(voice)
Cinderella

(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Happy the Littlest Bunny

(voice)
Magic Gift of the Snowman

Hamish
Leprechaun: Origins

Sheriff Grant
Suddenly

Herve (voice)
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper

Jack Travers
Christmas Town

(voice)
Curly - The Littlest Puppy

Coach
A Champion's Fight

(voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Vic
The Movie Out Here

Reynolds
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer

Homicide Captain
I Know What You Did

Jail Desk Jockey
Tomorrowland

Coach Peters
Stand Against Fear

(voice)
Snow White

(voice)
Heidi

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: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald

Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles

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

Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

Beldon Fenisher
Scammerhead

Boat Captain
Eight Below

Sheriff Walters
Encounter with Danger

Bernie
The Show

John
My Birthday Romance

Captain Dogwood (voice)
The New Adventures of Little Toot

Sheriff Sam
Touched by a Killer

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

The Adventures of Corduroy: Home

Dale Dixer
The Shipment

Saul Rubens
Accidental Obsession

Optimus Primal
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
199
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-02-17
Place of Birth
Southampton, England, UK
Also Known As
Gary Chalk