Acting
Garry Chalk
EN cinema · 211 credits
Born
17 February 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Southampton, England, UK
Also known as Gary Chalk · Gary Chaulk · Гари Чок
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
Filmography
Madeline at the Ballet
Madeline at the Ballet
as Additional Voices (voice)
Two for Tee
as Harry
Cybertron Falls: Till All Are One
as Alpha Trion
Exile
as Chief Sanders
Disquiet
as Virgil
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
as Lawrence
Love on Fire
as Don Hamilton
American Dreamer
as Nicolai
Making Spirits Bright
as Bill Ryan
Sonic the Hedgehog
as Navy Chief of Staff
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
as Old Ed (voice)
Little Pink House
as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
Overboard
as Dr. Fletcher
The Miracle Season
as Principal Shaw
The Predator
as Postal Worker
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
as Pete (voice)
Power Rangers
as Captain Bowen
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
as Lt Brian Smith
Love Struck Café
as Matt Quinn
Sweet Virginia
as Lou Hopkis
The Show
as Bernie
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
Home Invasion
as Sheriff Kane
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
as Mayor Bascomb
The Confirmation
as Pete
The Game of Love
as Coach Zimmer
Tomorrowland
as Jail Desk Jockey
The Hollow
as Donald
Open Season: Scared Silly
as Ed (voice)
Patterson's Wager
2015
Patterson's Wager
as Otter's Grandpa
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
as Mayor Bascomb
Accidental Obsession
as Saul Rubens
Feed the Gods
as Sheriff
Leprechaun: Origins
as Hamish
Godzilla
as Stan Walsh
Scammerhead
as Beldon Fenisher
Monster Beach
as Uncle Woody (voice)
Suddenly
as Sheriff Grant
After All These Years
as Mulligan
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
as Ferrus (voice)
Big Time Movie
as MI6 #1
A Christmas Story 2
as Higbee's Santa
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
as Break (voice)
Notes from the Heart Healer
as Sheriff
Behemoth
as Sheriff Matt Allington
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
as Reynolds
Three Weeks, Three Kids
as Charlie Marshall
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
as Announcer
Hydee and the Hytops
as (voice)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
as Break (voice)
Care Bears To the Rescue
as (voice)
Amazon Falls
as Gary Bob
A Trace of Danger
as Frank
One Angry Juror
as Vincent Walsh
Bratz: Pampered Petz
as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
The Client List
as Carl
Encounter with Danger
as Sheriff Walters
Growing the Big One
as Edward Miles
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
as Ferrus (voice)
Personal Effects
as Coach
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
as Louie (voice)
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
as Ferrus Forge (voice)
Watchmen
as NORAD General
Courage
as Louis Vale
Tornado Valley
as Vince Johnson
Angel and the Badman
as Steve Carson
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
as Vice Principal Grimes
Blonde and Blonder
as Agent Gardenia
Christmas Town
as Jack Travers
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
At Jesus' Side
as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
Little Tikes Land
as Dusty Dozer / Puffer Fish / Giraffe
Mosaic
as Nathan Nelson (voice)
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
as King of the Cats (voice)
The Ten Commandments
as The General (voice)
Bratz: Super Babyz
as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Barbie as the Island Princess
as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
Battle in Seattle
as Chief Faherty
Unthinkable
as Captain Laughlan
Deck the Halls
as Sheriff Dave
Truth
as Jack Lycar
Fierce People
as McCallum
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
as Desmond (voice)
Eight Below
as Boat Captain
Breakdown
as The Mayor
The Karate Dog
as Brunelli
His and Her Christmas
as Anthony Shephard
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
Caught in the Headlights
as Sergeant
Ladies Night
as Draper
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
as Police Captain
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Bluto (voice)
Try to Remember
as Stuart Kling
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
as Herve (voice)
In Search of Santa
as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
Freddy vs. Jason
as Sheriff Williams
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
Barbie of Swan Lake
as Baker (voice)
Bang Bang You're Dead
as Chief Bud McGee
Holiday Reunion
as Fred Hodges
Cowboys & Indians
as Inspector Ken Dowson
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
as King Bravemore (voice)
Lone Hero
as Sheriff Cal
Sabrina: Friends Forever
as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
Trapped
as Agent Chalmers
Deadly Little Secrets
as Jack Burtrell
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
as District Attorney
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
as Hector (voice)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning
as Man-At-Arms / Whiplash / Merchant (voice)
ReBoot: Daemon Rising
as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
ReBoot: My Two Bobs
as Slash (voice)
Camouflage
as Ernie
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
Touched by a Killer
as Sheriff Sam
The Shipment
as Dale Dixer
Shutterspeed
as Walter Bradford
My Mother the Spy
as Herb Kulcheck
The Guilty
as Police Chief
Y2K
as Edward Mason
Madeline: Lost in Paris
as (voice)
Mama, Do You Love Me?
as Papa (voice)
Late Night Sessions
as Puppetman
Silencing Mary
as Gardner
A Champion's Fight
as Coach
I Know What You Did
as Homicide Captain
Disturbing Behavior
as Coach (uncredited)
The Spree
as Det. Colin
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Timothy Dugan
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Blitzen (voice)
Camelot: The Legend
as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
as Optimus Primal
Floating Away
as White Cloud
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
Five Desperate Hours
as Capt. Durk
Bounty Hunters
as Wasser
Justice for Annie
as Detective Larson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as (voice)
Stand Against Fear
as Coach Peters
Sonic Christmas Blast
as Grounder (voice)
Generation X
as Detective Gaines
Abduction of Innocence
as Sheriff Evans
Kidz in the Wood
as Coach
Alice in Wonderland
as (voice)
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
Pocahontas
as (voice)
Circumstances Unknown
as Mike Kinsey
Jungle Book
as Father Wolf (voice)
Sleeping Beauty
as King / Valdar (voice)
Magic Gift of the Snowman
as (voice)
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
as (voice)
Snow White
as (voice)
Heidi
as (voice)
The Omen
as Security Chief
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
as Coach Gilbert
Not Our Son
as Mike Dombrowski
Black Beauty
as (voice)
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
The Nutcracker
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Cinderella
as (voice)
Happy the Littlest Bunny
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Intersection
as Paramedic
Pocahontas
as John Smith (voice)
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
Woman on the Ledge
as Batallion Commander
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Tom Walton
The Sea Wolf
as Chandler / First Mate
Ordeal in the Arctic
as Rescue Pilot Jim
The New Adventures of Little Toot
as Captain Dogwood (voice)
I Still Dream of Jeannie
as Det. Carlyle
Blackmail
as Kiminski
The Fly II
as Scorby
Small Sacrifices
as Boyd Paul Downs
American Boyfriends
as Canadian Bartender
The Accused
as Courthouse Reporter
The Red Spider
as Hooter
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
as Additional voices (voice)
Spot Marks the X
as Cop on Bridge
Into Thin Air
as Gas station attendant
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Chicago Worker
Mr. Patman
as Policeman