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