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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
Character:Charles
Release Date:17/11/2024
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
Character:Lawrence
Release Date:13/10/2023
Exile
Character:Chief Sanders
Release Date:25/06/2023
Colorblind
Character:
Release Date:04/04/2023
Disquiet
Character:Virgil
Release Date:10/02/2023
American Dreamer
Character:Nicolai
Release Date:04/11/2022
Love on Fire
Character:Don Hamilton
Release Date:01/02/2022
Making Spirits Bright
Character:Bill Ryan
Release Date:27/11/2021
Fishing for Love
Character:Lee
Release Date:07/09/2021
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
Character:Old Ed (voice)
Release Date:02/10/2020
My Birthday Romance
Character:John
Release Date:05/09/2020
Sonic the Hedgehog
Character:Navy Chief of Staff
Release Date:12/02/2020
Love Under the Rainbow
Character:Paul
Release Date:09/03/2019
Memories of Christmas
Character:Mike
Release Date:08/12/2018
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
Character:Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
Release Date:05/12/2018
The Predator
Character:Postal Worker
Release Date:05/09/2018
Little Pink House
Character:Mayor Lloyd Beachy
Release Date:20/04/2018
Overboard
Character:Dr. Fletcher
Release Date:13/04/2018
The Miracle Season
Character:Principal Shaw
Release Date:13/04/2018
Sweet Virginia
Character:Lou Hopkis
Release Date:17/11/2017
Love Struck Café
Character:Matt Quinn
Release Date:14/10/2017
The Show
Character:Bernie
Release Date:21/09/2017
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
Character:Pete (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2017
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
Character:Lt Brian Smith
Release Date:11/05/2017
Power Rangers
Character:Captain Bowen
Release Date:23/03/2017
Deadly Attraction
Character:Ted
Release Date:31/12/2016
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Character:Mayor Bascomb
Release Date:19/06/2016
The Game of Love
Character:Coach Zimmer
Release Date:15/05/2016
The Confirmation
Character:Pete
Release Date:18/03/2016
Home Invasion
Character:Sheriff Kane
Release Date:02/02/2016
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Character:Mayor Bascomb
Release Date:10/01/2016
Open Season: Scared Silly
Character:Ed (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2015
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Character:Mayor Bascomb
Release Date:15/11/2015
'Tis the Season for Love
Character:Santa
Release Date:01/11/2015
The Hollow
Character:Donald
Release Date:24/10/2015
Accidental Obsession
Character:Saul Rubens
Release Date:12/07/2015
Tomorrowland
Character:Jail Desk Jockey
Release Date:19/05/2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
Character:Greg
Release Date:27/02/2015
Patterson's Wager
Character:Otter's Grandpa
Release Date:20/02/2015
Feed the Gods
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:26/10/2014
Monster Beach
Character:Uncle Woody (voice)
Release Date:01/10/2014
Scammerhead
Character:Beldon Fenisher
Release Date:29/08/2014
Leprechaun: Origins
Character:Hamish
Release Date:22/08/2014
Godzilla
Character:Stan Walsh
Release Date:14/05/2014
Suddenly
Character:Sheriff Grant
Release Date:08/08/2013
After All These Years
Character:Mulligan
Release Date:19/04/2013
The Movie Out Here
Character:Vic
Release Date:30/11/2012
The Vehicle
Character:William
Release Date:17/11/2012
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
Character:Ferrus (voice)
Release Date:06/09/2012
A Christmas Story 2
Character:Higbee's Santa
Release Date:06/09/2012
Notes from the Heart Healer
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:12/05/2012
Big Time Movie
Character:MI6 #1
Release Date:10/03/2012
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
Character:Break (voice)
Release Date:22/02/2012
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
Character:Reynolds
Release Date:02/10/2011
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Character:Announcer
Release Date:01/06/2011
Three Weeks, Three Kids
Character:Charlie Marshall
Release Date:07/05/2011
Behemoth
Character:Sheriff Matt Allington
Release Date:15/01/2011
One Angry Juror
Character:Vincent Walsh
Release Date:15/11/2010
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
Character:Ferrus (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2010
Care Bears: The Giving Festival
Character:
Release Date:02/11/2010
Growing the Big One
Character:Edward Miles
Release Date:23/10/2010
Bratz: Pampered Petz
Character:Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
Release Date:05/10/2010
Amazon Falls
Character:Gary Bob
Release Date:11/09/2010
The Client List
Character:Carl
Release Date:19/07/2010
Care Bears To the Rescue
Character:(voice)
Release Date:03/04/2010
Encounter with Danger
Character:Sheriff Walters
Release Date:28/02/2010
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
Character:Break (voice)
Release Date:25/01/2010
A Trace of Danger
Character:Frank
Release Date:10/01/2010
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Character:Vice Principal Grimes
Release Date:13/09/2009
Courage
Character:Louis Vale
Release Date:12/07/2009
Angel and the Badman
Character:Steve Carson
Release Date:05/07/2009
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
Character:Ferrus Forge (voice)
Release Date:11/06/2009
Personal Effects
Character:Coach
Release Date:05/03/2009
Watchmen
Character:NORAD General
Release Date:04/03/2009
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Character:Louie (voice)
Release Date:24/02/2009
Tornado Valley
Character:Vince Johnson
Release Date:01/01/2009
Christmas Town
Character:Jack Travers
Release Date:09/12/2008
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
Character:Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Release Date:22/07/2008
At Jesus' Side
Character:Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
Release Date:01/03/2008
Blonde and Blonder
Character:Agent Gardenia
Release Date:18/01/2008
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
Character:Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2007
Taming Tammy
Character:Burt
Release Date:10/11/2007
The Ten Commandments
Character:The General (voice)
Release Date:19/10/2007
Bratz: Super Babyz
Character:Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
Release Date:09/10/2007
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
Character:King of the Cats (voice)
Release Date:02/10/2007
Barbie as the Island Princess
Character:Frazer / Calvin (voice)
Release Date:17/09/2007
Battle in Seattle
Character:Chief Faherty
Release Date:07/09/2007
Unthinkable
Character:Captain Laughlan
Release Date:22/04/2007
Mosaic
Character:Nathan Nelson (voice)
Release Date:09/01/2007
Christmas on Chestnut Street
Character:Crouch
Release Date:10/12/2006
Deck the Halls
Character:Sheriff Dave
Release Date:22/11/2006
Fierce People
Character:McCallum
Release Date:26/10/2006
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Character:Desmond (voice)
Release Date:19/09/2006
The Karate Dog
Character:Brunelli
Release Date:26/07/2006
Breakdown
Character:The Mayor
Release Date:03/06/2006
Eight Below
Character:Boat Captain
Release Date:17/02/2006
A Little Thing Called Murder
Character:Jake
Release Date:23/01/2006
Truth
Character:Jack Lycar
Release Date:16/01/2006
His and Her Christmas
Character:Anthony Shephard
Release Date:19/12/2005
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
Character:Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
Release Date:07/10/2005
Caught in the Headlights
Character:Sergeant
Release Date:18/01/2005
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Character:Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
Release Date:04/01/2005
In Search of Santa
Character:Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
Release Date:23/11/2004
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Character:Herve (voice)
Release Date:28/09/2004
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Character:Bluto (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2004
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Character:Police Captain
Release Date:27/08/2004
Try to Remember
Character:Stuart Kling
Release Date:21/02/2004
Holiday Reunion
Character:Fred Hodges
Release Date:23/11/2003
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
Character:Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
Release Date:22/10/2003
Cowboys & Indians
Character:Inspector Ken Dowson
Release Date:05/10/2003
Barbie of Swan Lake
Character:Baker (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2003
Freddy vs. Jason
Character:Sheriff Williams
Release Date:15/08/2003
Bang Bang You're Dead
Character:Chief Bud McGee
Release Date:11/06/2003
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
Character:King Bravemore (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2003
Sabrina: Friends Forever
Character:Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
Release Date:06/10/2002
Trapped
Character:Agent Chalmers
Release Date:20/09/2002
Lone Hero
Character:Sheriff Cal
Release Date:12/04/2002
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
Character:Hector (voice)
Release Date:01/02/2002
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:21/01/2002
Deadly Little Secrets
Character:Jack Burtrell
Release Date:01/01/2002
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
Character:Slash (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2001
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Character:Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2001
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
Character:Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
Release Date:19/10/2001
The Shipment
Character:Dale Dixer
Release Date:01/10/2001
Camouflage
Character:Ernie
Release Date:09/01/2001
Touched by a Killer
Character:Sheriff Sam
Release Date:01/01/2001
Quarantine
Character:
Release Date:05/08/2000
The Guilty
Character:Police Chief
Release Date:01/06/2000
My Mother the Spy
Character:Herb Kulcheck
Release Date:08/05/2000
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Character:Milt
Release Date:30/04/2000
Shutterspeed
Character:Walter Bradford
Release Date:01/01/2000
Y2K
Character:Edward Mason
Release Date:22/12/1999
Madeline: Lost in Paris
Character:(voice)
Release Date:02/08/1999
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Character:Papa (voice)
Release Date:19/06/1999
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Character:Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
Release Date:16/10/1998
Disturbing Behavior
Character:Coach (uncredited)
Release Date:24/07/1998
Camelot: The Legend
Character:King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
Release Date:21/07/1998
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Character:Timothy Dugan
Release Date:26/05/1998
The Spree
Character:Det. Colin
Release Date:18/04/1998
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
Character:Optimus Primal
Release Date:07/04/1998
Silencing Mary
Character:Gardner
Release Date:08/03/1998
I Know What You Did
Character:Homicide Captain
Release Date:11/01/1998
A Champion's Fight
Character:Coach
Release Date:07/01/1998
Five Desperate Hours
Character:Capt. Durk
Release Date:05/10/1997
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
Character:Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
Release Date:30/03/1997
The Adventures of Corduroy: Home
Character:
Release Date:18/02/1997
Stand Against Fear
Character:Coach Peters
Release Date:06/12/1996
Sonic Christmas Blast
Character:Grounder (voice)
Release Date:24/11/1996
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
Character:Rasmussen
Release Date:22/10/1996
Abduction of Innocence
Character:Sheriff Evans
Release Date:07/10/1996
Bounty Hunters
Character:Wasser
Release Date:03/06/1996
Kidz in the Wood
Character:Coach
Release Date:25/05/1996
Generation X
Character:Detective Gaines
Release Date:20/02/1996
Justice for Annie
Character:Detective Larson
Release Date:15/01/1996
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1996
Sleeping Beauty
Character:King / Valdar (voice)
Release Date:19/12/1995
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Character:Coach Gilbert
Release Date:22/10/1995
Jungle Book
Character:Father Wolf (voice)
Release Date:17/10/1995
The Omen
Character:Security Chief
Release Date:08/09/1995
Alice in Wonderland
Character:(voice)
Release Date:30/07/1995
Pocahontas
Character:(voice)
Release Date:19/07/1995
Black Beauty
Character:(voice)
Release Date:09/05/1995
Snow White
Character:(voice)
Release Date:27/04/1995
Circumstances Unknown
Character:Mike Kinsey
Release Date:19/04/1995
Not Our Son
Character:Mike Dombrowski
Release Date:03/03/1995
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Character:Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
Release Date:23/01/1995
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1995
Heidi
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1995
Magic Gift of the Snowman
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1995
The Nutcracker
Character:(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Release Date:01/12/1994
Pocahontas
Character:John Smith (voice)
Release Date:19/10/1994
Cinderella
Character:(voice)
Release Date:06/08/1994
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
Character:Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Release Date:20/07/1994
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
Character:Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
Release Date:12/07/1994
Intersection
Character:Paramedic
Release Date:21/01/1994
A Christmas Carol
Character:Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1994
Happy the Littlest Bunny
Character:(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Release Date:01/01/1994
The Sea Wolf
Character:Chandler / First Mate
Release Date:18/04/1993
Woman on the Ledge
Character:Batallion Commander
Release Date:15/03/1993
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Character:Tom Walton
Release Date:23/02/1993
The New Adventures of Little Toot
Character:Captain Dogwood (voice)
Release Date:08/10/1992
The Comrades of Summer
Character:Ump
Release Date:11/07/1992
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Character:Goss
Release Date:08/12/1991
Blackmail
Character:Kiminski
Release Date:23/10/1991
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Character:Det. Carlyle
Release Date:20/10/1991
Secrets of the Unknown
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1991
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
Character:He-Man
Release Date:24/12/1990
Small Sacrifices
Character:Boyd Paul Downs
Release Date:12/11/1989
The Fly II
Character:Scorby
Release Date:10/02/1989
The Accused
Character:Courthouse Reporter
Release Date:14/10/1988
The Red Spider
Character:Hooter
Release Date:21/04/1988
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
Character:Additional voices (voice)
Release Date:27/09/1987
Spot Marks the X
Character:Cop on Bridge
Release Date:17/10/1986
A Masterpiece of Murder
Character:
Release Date:27/01/1986
Into Thin Air
Character:Gas station attendant
Release Date:29/10/1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
Character:Chicago Worker
Release Date:27/09/1985
Mr. Patman
Character:Policeman
Release Date:22/04/1981
Television Appearances
The Chicken Sisters
Character:James
The Irrational
Character:Bob Clovis
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Character:Zant-Tanz (voice)
Monster Loving Maniacs
Character:Arthur
Tribal
Character:Constance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris
Riverdale
Character:Al Fieldstone
Ice
Character:
Travelers
Character:Detective Gower
Frequency
Character:Ivan Damnjanov
UnREAL
Character:Beth Ann's Father
The Returned
Character:Coroner
Arrow
Character:Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
Alcatraz
Character:Mike Cullen
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Character:Judge Toughbutt (voice)
Voltron Force
Character:Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Character:Luca
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Character:Prince Rutherford (voice)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Character:Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Character:Fido the Diamond Dog (voice)
Flash Gordon
Character:Police Captain
Team Galaxy
Character:
Eureka
Character:Colonel Briggs
Psych
Character:Houston Ray
Class of the Titans
Character:
Supernatural
Character:Sheriff Deitrich
Alien Racers
Character:
Dragon Booster
Character:(voice)
The 4400
Character:Sheriff
Something Else
Character:(voice)
Tarzan
Character:
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Transformers: Armada
Character:Optimus Prime (voice)
¡Mucha Lucha!
Character:El Heystack Grande (voice)
Breaking News
Character:
The Dead Zone
Character:Papa Stillson
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Character:Man-at-Arms (voice)
Sitting Ducks
Character:
3-2-1 Penguins!
Character:Cavitus / Sol (voice)
Dark Angel
Character:Lt. Walter Eastep
Action Man
Character:Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
Spider-Man Unlimited
Character:Mr. Meugniot (voice)
Beast Machines: Transformers
Character:Optimus Primal (voice)
Weird-Ohs
Character:(voice)
Sabrina: The Animated Series
Character:(voice)
Dragon Tales
Character:
Sonic Underground
Character:Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Shadow Raiders
Character:Emperor Femur (voice)
First Wave
Character:Sheldon Lamott
Cold Squad
Character:
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Character:Silver
Extreme Dinosaurs
Character:Bad Rap (voice)
Stargate SG-1
Character:Colonel Chekov
Millennium
Character:Richard Powell
Beast Wars: Transformers
Character:Optimus Primal (voice)
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Character:Sheriff Hank Parker
The Sentinel
Character:Art Sturges
The Sentinel
Character:Harry Lovejoy
Street Fighter
Character:
DarkStalkers
Character:Donovan Baine (voice)
G.I. Joe Extreme
Character:
Action Man
Character:Secretary Norris (voice)
Strange Luck
Character:
The Outer Limits
Character:Detective Frank Dayton
The Outer Limits
Character:Detective Barnett
The Outer Limits
Character:General Seawell
Sliders
Character:Lt. Graves
Mega Man
Character:Guts Man (voice)
ReBoot
Character:Slash (voice)
Viper
Character:Quince Toland
Madison
Character:
Exosquad
Character:Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog
Character:
Double Dragon
Character:
The X-Files
Character:Mad Dog
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Character:Grounder (voice)
Highlander: The Series
Character:Lemoyne
The Adventures of T-Rex
Character:(voice)
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
Character:(voice)
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
Character:Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
Palace Guard
Character:
The Commish
Character:
It
Character:Coach
The New Adventures of He-Man
Character:He-Man (voice)
Small Sacrifices
Character:Boyd Paul Downs
Booker
Character:
Captain N: The Game Master
Character:King Hippo (voice)
Bordertown
Character:Frank Foley
Bordertown
Character:Hank Talon
Wiseguy
Character:
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Character:Secret Service Man #1
21 Jump Street
Character:Rent-A-Cop
21 Jump Street
Character:Dave
21 Jump Street
Character:Coach Brandon
Danger Bay
Character:Murdock
MacGyver
Character:Sgt. Harold Gray
MacGyver
Character:Tony Ellis
MacGyver
Character:Det. Sweeney
Airwolf
Character:Burke
Airwolf
Character:Jerry Conklin
The Hitchhiker
Character:Hubert
The Hitchhiker
Character:Chef
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Character:Pathfinder (voice)
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