Garry Chalk
Acting
- Born:
- 1952-02-17
- Place of birth:
- Southampton, England, UK
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
Filmography
Two for Tee
Cybertron Falls: Till All Are One
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
The Chicken Sisters
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
The Irrational
Exile
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Buddy Games: Spring Awakening
Colorblind
Disquiet
American Dreamer
Monster Loving Maniacs
Love on Fire
Making Spirits Bright
Fishing for Love
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
My Birthday Romance
Tribal
Sonic the Hedgehog
Love Under the Rainbow
Memories of Christmas
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
The Predator
Little Pink House
Overboard
The Miracle Season
Sweet Virginia
Love Struck Café
Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
The Show
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
Power Rangers
Riverdale
Deadly Attraction
Ice
Travelers
Frequency
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
The Game of Love
The Confirmation
Home Invasion
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Open Season: Scared Silly
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
'Tis the Season for Love
The Hollow
Accidental Obsession
UnREAL
Tomorrowland
The Returned
Into the Grizzly Maze
Patterson's Wager
Feed the Gods
Monster Beach
Scammerhead
Leprechaun: Origins
Godzilla
Suddenly
After All These Years
The Movie Out Here
The Vehicle
Arrow
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
A Christmas Story 2
Notes from the Heart Healer
Big Time Movie
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
Alcatraz
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
Superbook
Voltron Force
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Three Weeks, Three Kids
The Killing
Hydee and the Hytops
Behemoth
One Angry Juror
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
Care Bears: The Giving Festival
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Growing the Big One
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Bratz: Pampered Petz
Amazon Falls
The Client List
Care Bears To the Rescue
Encounter with Danger
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
A Trace of Danger
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Courage
Angel and the Badman
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
Personal Effects
Watchmen
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Tornado Valley
Christmas Town
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
At Jesus' Side
Blonde and Blonder
Little Tikes Land
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
Taming Tammy
The Ten Commandments
Bratz: Super Babyz
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
Barbie as the Island Princess
Battle in Seattle
Flash Gordon
Unthinkable
Mosaic
Christmas on Chestnut Street
Deck the Halls
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Team Galaxy
The Karate Dog
Eureka
Psych
Breakdown
Fierce People
Eight Below
A Little Thing Called Murder
Truth
Class of the Titans
His and Her Christmas
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island
Supernatural
Alien Racers
Ladies Night
Caught in the Headlights
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
In Search of Santa
Dragon Booster
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
The 4400
Try to Remember
Holiday Reunion
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
Something Else
Cowboys & Indians
Tarzan
Barbie of Swan Lake
Freddy vs. Jason
Bang Bang You're Dead
Transformers: Armada
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
Sabrina: Friends Forever
Trapped
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
¡Mucha Lucha!
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Breaking News
The Dead Zone
Lone Hero
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
Deadly Little Secrets
ReBoot: My Two Bobs
ReBoot: Daemon Rising
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
The Shipment
Sitting Ducks
Camouflage
Touched by a Killer
3-2-1 Penguins!
Dark Angel
Quarantine
Action Man
The Guilty
My Mother the Spy
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Shutterspeed
Y2K
Spider-Man Unlimited
Beast Machines: Transformers
Weird-Ohs
Sabrina: The Animated Series
Dragon Tales
Sonic Underground
Madeline: Lost in Paris
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Late Night Sessions
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Shadow Raiders
First Wave
Floating Away
Disturbing Behavior
Camelot: The Legend
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Spree
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
Silencing Mary
Cold Squad
I Know What You Did
A Champion's Fight
Five Desperate Hours
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Extreme Dinosaurs
Stargate SG-1
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
The Adventures of Corduroy: Home
Stand Against Fear
Sonic Christmas Blast
Millennium
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
Abduction of Innocence
Bounty Hunters
Kidz in the Wood
Beast Wars: Transformers
Poltergeist: The Legacy
The Sentinel
Generation X
Justice for Annie
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Sleeping Beauty
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Street Fighter
Jungle Book
DarkStalkers
G.I. Joe Extreme
Action Man
Strange Luck
The Omen
Alice in Wonderland
Pocahontas
Black Beauty
Snow White
Circumstances Unknown
The Outer Limits
Sliders
Not Our Son
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Magic Gift of the Snowman
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
Heidi
The Nutcracker
Pocahontas
Mega Man
ReBoot
Cinderella
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
Intersection
Viper
A Christmas Carol
Happy the Littlest Bunny
Madison
Exosquad
Sonic the Hedgehog
Double Dragon
The X-Files
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
The Sea Wolf
Woman on the Ledge
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Ordeal in the Arctic
The New Adventures of Little Toot
Highlander: The Series
The Adventures of T-Rex
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
The Comrades of Summer
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Blackmail
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Palace Guard
The Commish
Secrets of the Unknown
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
It
The New Adventures of He-Man
Small Sacrifices
Small Sacrifices
Booker
American Boyfriends
Captain N: The Game Master
The Fly II
Bordertown
The Accused
The Red Spider
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
Wiseguy
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
21 Jump Street
Spot Marks the X
A Masterpiece of Murder
Into Thin Air
Danger Bay
MacGyver
The Journey of Natty Gann
Airwolf
The Hitchhiker
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Mr. Patman
Madeline at the Ballet