Garry Chalk
Born: 1952-02-17 in Southampton, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Two for Tee as Harry
2024
- The Chicken Sisters as James
- Confessions of a Christmas Letter as Charles
2023
- LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising as Zant-Tanz (voice)
- The Irrational as Bob Clovis
- Buddy Games: Spring Awakening as Marty
- Disquiet as Virgil
- Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows as Lawrence
- Exile as Chief Sanders
- Colorblind
2022
- Monster Loving Maniacs as Arthur (voice)
- American Dreamer as Nicolai
- Love on Fire as Don Hamilton
2021
- Fishing for Love as Lee
- Making Spirits Bright as Bill Ryan
2020
- Sonic the Hedgehog as Navy Chief of Staff
- Tribal as Constance 'Connie' Edwin Harris
- Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite as Old Ed (voice)
- My Birthday Romance as John
2019
- Love Under the Rainbow as Paul
2018
- The Predator as Postal Worker
- Overboard as Dr. Fletcher
- My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
- The Miracle Season as Principal Shaw
- Little Pink House as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
- Memories of Christmas as Mike
2017
- Riverdale as Al Fieldstone
- Power Rangers as Captain Bowen
- Barbie: Dolphin Magic as Pete (voice)
- The Show as Bernie
- Sweet Virginia as Lou Hopkis
- Secrets of My Stepdaughter as Lt Brian Smith
- Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried as David
- Love Struck Café as Matt Quinn
2016
- Travelers as Detective Gower
- Ice
- Frequency as Ivan Damnjanov
- Home Invasion as Sheriff Kane
- Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe as Mayor Bascomb
- The Confirmation as Pete
- Deadly Attraction as Ted
- The Game of Love as Coach Zimmer
- Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery as Mayor Bascomb
2015
- UnREAL as Beth Ann's Father
- Tomorrowland as Jail Desk Jockey
- The Returned as Coroner
- Open Season: Scared Silly as Ed (voice)
- Into the Grizzly Maze as Greg
- 'Tis the Season for Love as Santa
- Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery as Mayor Bascomb
- The Hollow as Donald
- Accidental Obsession as Saul Rubens
- Patterson's Wager as Otter's Grandpa
2014
- Godzilla as Stan Walsh
- Leprechaun: Origins as Hamish
- Feed the Gods as Sheriff
- Scammerhead as Beldon Fenisher
- Monster Beach as Uncle Woody (voice)
2013
- After All These Years as Mulligan
- Suddenly as Sheriff Grant
2012
- Arrow as Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
- Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu as Judge Toughbutt (voice)
- Alcatraz as Mike Cullen
- Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 as Break (voice)
- A Christmas Story 2 as Higbee's Santa
- The Movie Out Here as Vic
- Big Time Movie as MI6 #1
- Notes from the Heart Healer as Sheriff
- Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance as Ferrus (voice)
- The Vehicle as William
2011
- Superbook as Ananias
- The Killing as Lt. Michael Oakes
- Voltron Force as Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
- Marley & Me: The Puppy Years as Announcer
- Behemoth as Sheriff Matt Allington
- The Hunt for the I-5 Killer as Reynolds
- Hydee and the Hytops as (voice)
- Three Weeks, Three Kids as Charlie Marshall
2010
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as Prince Rutherford (voice)
- R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Luca
- Barbie in A Mermaid Tale as Break (voice)
- The Client List as Carl
- A Trace of Danger as Frank
- Growing the Big One as Edward Miles
- Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion as Ferrus (voice)
- Care Bears: The Giving Festival
- Care Bears To the Rescue as (voice)
- Encounter with Danger as Sheriff Walters
- Bratz: Pampered Petz as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
- Amazon Falls as Gary Bob
- One Angry Juror as Vincent Walsh
2009
- Watchmen as NORAD General
- Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins as Vice Principal Grimes
- Personal Effects as Coach
- Barbie Presents: Thumbelina as Louie (voice)
- Tornado Valley as Vince Johnson
- Angel and the Badman as Steve Carson
- Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace as Ferrus Forge (voice)
- Courage as Louis Vale
2008
- 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
2007
- Flash Gordon as Police Captain
- Barbie as the Island Princess as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
- Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale as King of the Cats (voice)
- Battle in Seattle as Chief Faherty
- The Ten Commandments as The General (voice)
- Bratz: Super Babyz as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
- Mosaic as Nathan Nelson (voice)
- Unthinkable as Captain Laughlan
- Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
- Taming Tammy as Burt
2006
- Psych as Houston Ray
- Eureka as Colonel Briggs
- Eight Below as Boat Captain
- Class of the Titans
- Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses as Desmond (voice)
- Team Galaxy
- Deck the Halls as Sheriff Dave
- Fierce People as McCallum
- The Karate Dog as Brunelli
- Christmas on Chestnut Street as Crouch
- A Little Thing Called Murder as Jake
- Truth as Jack Lycar
- Breakdown as The Mayor
2005
- Supernatural as Sheriff Deitrich
- His and Her Christmas as Anthony Shephard
- Ladies Night as Draper
- Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
- Alien Racers
- Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
- Caught in the Headlights as Sergeant
2004
- The 4400 as Sheriff
- Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper as Herve (voice)
- Dragon Booster as (voice)
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Police Captain
- Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy as Bluto (voice)
- Try to Remember as Stuart Kling
- In Search of Santa as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
2003
- Transformers: Armada as Optimus Prime (voice)
- Freddy vs. Jason as Sheriff Williams
- Barbie of Swan Lake as Baker (voice)
- Tarzan
- Something Else as (voice)
- Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
- Bang Bang You're Dead as Chief Bud McGee
- Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon as King Bravemore (voice)
- Holiday Reunion as Fred Hodges
- Cowboys & Indians as Inspector Ken Dowson
2002
- The Dead Zone as Papa Stillson
- Gadget & the Gadgetinis as Additional Voices (voice)
- ¡Mucha Lucha! as El Heystack Grande (voice)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Man-at-Arms (voice)
- Breaking News
- Trapped as Agent Chalmers
- Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control as Hector (voice)
- Sabrina: Friends Forever as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning as Man-At-Arms / Whiplash / Merchant (voice)
- Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story as District Attorney
- Lone Hero as Sheriff Cal
- Deadly Little Secrets as Jack Burtrell
2001
- Sitting Ducks
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
- ReBoot: My Two Bobs as Slash (voice)
- Camouflage as Ernie
- Touched by a Killer as Sheriff Sam
- ReBoot: Daemon Rising as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
- The Shipment as Dale Dixer
2000
- Dark Angel as Lt. Walter Eastep
- Action Man as Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
- 3-2-1 Penguins! as Cavitus / Sol (voice)
- The Guilty as Police Chief
- My Mother the Spy as Herb Kulcheck
- Take Me Home: The John Denver Story as Milt
- Shutterspeed as Walter Bradford
- Quarantine
1999
- Sabrina: The Animated Series as (voice)
- Sonic Underground as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
- Beast Machines: Transformers as Optimus Primal (voice)
- Dragon Tales
- Spider-Man Unlimited as Mr. Meugniot (voice)
- Weird-Ohs as (voice)
- Madeline: Lost in Paris as (voice)
- Mama, Do You Love Me? as Papa (voice)
- Y2K as Edward Mason
- Late Night Sessions as Puppetman
1998
- First Wave as Sheldon Lamott
- Cold Squad as Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk
- Shadow Raiders as Emperor Femur (voice)
- Disturbing Behavior as Coach (uncredited)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Blitzen (voice)
- Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Timothy Dugan
- I Know What You Did as Homicide Captain
- A Champion's Fight as Coach
- The Spree as Det. Colin
- Floating Away as White Cloud
- Silencing Mary as Gardner
- Camelot: The Legend as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
- Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure as Optimus Primal
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Colonel Chekov
- Extreme Dinosaurs as Bad Rap (voice)
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation as Silver
- Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
- The Adventures of Corduroy: Home
- Five Desperate Hours as Capt. Durk
1996
- Millennium as Richard Powell
- The Sentinel as Art Sturges
- Beast Wars: Transformers as Optimus Primal (voice)
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Sheriff Hank Parker
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame as (voice)
- Generation X as Detective Gaines
- Bounty Hunters as Wasser
- Kidz in the Wood as Coach
- Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story as Rasmussen
- The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers as (voice)
- Justice for Annie as Detective Larson
- Abduction of Innocence as Sheriff Evans
- Sonic Christmas Blast as Grounder (voice)
- Stand Against Fear as Coach Peters
1995
- The Outer Limits as Detective Frank Dayton
- Sliders as Lt. Graves
- Street Fighter
- Strange Luck
- Action Man as Norris (voice)
- DarkStalkers as Donovan Baine (voice)
- G.I. Joe Extreme
- Snow White as (voice)
- Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
- Sleeping Beauty as King / Valdar (voice)
- Magic Gift of the Snowman as (voice)
- Curly - The Littlest Puppy as (voice)
- Black Beauty as (voice)
- Heidi as (voice)
- Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie as Coach Gilbert
- Jungle Book as Father Wolf (voice)
- Pocahontas as (voice)
- Alice in Wonderland as (voice)
- The Omen as Security Chief
- Circumstances Unknown as Mike Kinsey
- Not Our Son as Mike Dombrowski
1994
- Viper as Quince Toland
- ReBoot as Slash (voice)
- Mega Man as Guts Man (voice)
- Intersection as Paramedic
- Pocahontas as John Smith (voice)
- The Nutcracker as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
- Cinderella as (voice)
- Happy the Littlest Bunny as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
- Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
- G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
- A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1993
- The X-Files as Mad Dog
- Madison
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog as Grounder (voice)
- Exosquad as Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Double Dragon
- The Sea Wolf as Chandler / First Mate
- Ordeal in the Arctic as Rescue Pilot Jim
- Woman on the Ledge as Batallion Commander
- Judgment Day: The John List Story as Tom Walton
1992
- Highlander: The Series as Lemoyne
- The Adventures of T-Rex as (voice)
- King Arthur & the Knights of Justice as Sir Brick / Sir Phil (voice)
- Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! as Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
- The Comrades of Summer as Ump
- The New Adventures of Little Toot as Captain Dogwood (voice)
1991
- The Commish
- Palace Guard
- Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Goss
- I Still Dream of Jeannie as Det. Carlyle
- Secrets of the Unknown
- Blackmail as Kiminski
1990
- It as Coach
- The New Adventures of He-Man as He-Man (voice)
- He-Man and the Battle for Primus as He-Man
1989
- Booker as Sheriff
- Captain N: The Game Master as King Hippo (voice)
- Bordertown as Frank Foley
- The Fly II as Scorby
- Small Sacrifices as Boyd Paul Downs
- Small Sacrifices as Boyd Paul Downs
- American Boyfriends as Canadian Bartender
1988
- The Accused as Courthouse Reporter
- The Red Spider as Hooter
1987
- 21 Jump Street as Rent-A-Cop
- Wiseguy
- The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Secret Service Man #1
- Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World as Additional voices (voice)
1986
- A Masterpiece of Murder
- Spot Marks the X as Cop on Bridge
1985
- MacGyver as Sgt. Harold Gray
- Danger Bay as Murdock
- The Journey of Natty Gann as Chicago Worker
- Into Thin Air as Gas station attendant
1984
- Airwolf as Burke
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Hubert
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero as Pathfinder (voice)
1981
- Mr. Patman as Policeman