Garry Chalk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 February 1952 · Southampton, England, UK
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
Acting 212
- 2026Madeline at the Ballet as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2026Two for Tee as Harry
- 2024Confessions of a Christmas Letter as Charles
- 2023Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows as Lawrence
- 2023Exile as Chief Sanders
- 2023Buddy Games: Spring Awakening as Marty
- 2023Colorblind
- 2023Disquiet as Virgil
- 2022American Dreamer as Nicolai
- 2022Love on Fire as Don Hamilton
- 2021Making Spirits Bright as Bill Ryan
- 2021Fishing for Love as Lee
- 2020Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite as Old Ed (voice)
- 2020My Birthday Romance as John
- 2020Sonic the Hedgehog as Navy Chief of Staff
- 2019Love Under the Rainbow as Paul
- 2018LEGO Ninjago: Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu as Killow (voice)
- 2018Memories of Christmas as Mike
- 2018My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
- 2018The Predator as Postal Worker
- 2018Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Hunted as Killow
- 2018Little Pink House as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
- 2018Overboard as Dr. Fletcher
- 2018The Miracle Season as Principal Shaw
- 2017Sweet Virginia as Lou Hopkis
- 2017Love Struck Café as Matt Quinn
- 2017Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried as David
- 2017The Show as Bernie
- 2017Barbie: Dolphin Magic as Pete (voice)
- 2017Secrets of My Stepdaughter as Lt Brian Smith
- 2017Power Rangers as Captain Bowen
- 2016Deadly Attraction as Ted
- 2016Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe as Mayor Bascomb
- 2016The Game of Love as Coach Zimmer
- 2016The Confirmation as Pete
- 2016Home Invasion as Sheriff Kane
- 2016Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery as Mayor Bascomb
- 2015Open Season: Scared Silly as Ed (voice)
- 2015Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery as Mayor Bascomb
- 2015'Tis the Season for Love as Santa
- 2015The Hollow as Donald
- 2015Accidental Obsession as Saul Rubens
- 2015Tomorrowland as Jail Desk Jockey
- 2015Into the Grizzly Maze as Greg
- 2015Patterson's Wager as Otter's Grandpa
- 2014Feed the Gods as Sheriff
- 2014Monster Beach as Uncle Woody (voice)
- 2014Scammerhead as Beldon Fenisher
- 2014Leprechaun: Origins as Hamish
- 2014Godzilla as Stan Walsh
- 2013Suddenly as Sheriff Grant
- 2013After All These Years as Mulligan
- 2012The Movie Out Here as Vic
- 2012The Vehicle as William
- 2012Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance as Ferrus (voice)
- 2012A Christmas Story 2 as Higbee's Santa
- 2012Notes from the Heart Healer as Sheriff
- 2012Big Time Movie as MI6 #1
- 2012Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 as Break (voice)
- 2011The Hunt for the I-5 Killer as Reynolds
- 2011Marley & Me: The Puppy Years as Announcer
- 2011Three Weeks, Three Kids as Charlie Marshall
- 2011Hydee and the Hytops as (voice)
- 2011Behemoth as Sheriff Matt Allington
- 2010One Angry Juror as Vincent Walsh
- 2010Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion as Ferrus (voice)
- 2010Care Bears: The Giving Festival
- 2010Growing the Big One as Edward Miles
- 2010Bratz: Pampered Petz as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
- 2010Amazon Falls as Gary Bob
- 2010The Client List as Carl
- 2010Care Bears To the Rescue as (voice)
- 2010Encounter with Danger as Sheriff Walters
- 2010Barbie in A Mermaid Tale as Break (voice)
- 2010A Trace of Danger as Frank
- 2009Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins as Vice Principal Grimes
- 2009Courage as Louis Vale
- 2009Angel and the Badman as Steve Carson
- 2009Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace as Ferrus Forge (voice)
- 2009Personal Effects as Coach
- 2009Watchmen as NORAD General
- 2009Barbie Presents: Thumbelina as Louie (voice)
- 2009Tornado Valley as Vince Johnson
- 2008Christmas Town as Jack Travers
- 2008Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
- 2008At Jesus' Side as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
- 2008Blonde and Blonder as Agent Gardenia
- 2008Little Tikes Land as Dusty Dozer / Puffer Fish / Giraffe
- 2007Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
- 2007Taming Tammy as Burt
- 2007The Ten Commandments as The General (voice)
- 2007Bratz: Super Babyz as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
- 2007Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale as King of the Cats (voice)
- 2007Barbie as the Island Princess as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
- 2007Battle in Seattle as Chief Faherty
- 2007Unthinkable as Captain Laughlan
- 2007Mosaic as Nathan Nelson (voice)
- 2006Christmas on Chestnut Street as Crouch
- 2006Deck the Halls as Sheriff Dave
- 2006Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses as Desmond (voice)
- 2006The Karate Dog as Brunelli
- 2006Breakdown as The Mayor
- 2006Fierce People as McCallum
- 2006Eight Below as Boat Captain
- 2006A Little Thing Called Murder as Jake
- 2006Truth as Jack Lycar
- 2005His and Her Christmas as Anthony Shephard
- 2005Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
- 2005Ladies Night as Draper
- 2005Caught in the Headlights as Sergeant
- 2005Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
- 2004In Search of Santa as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
- 2004Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper as Herve (voice)
- 2004Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy as Bluto (voice)
- 2004Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Police Captain
- 2004Try to Remember as Stuart Kling
- 2003Holiday Reunion as Fred Hodges
- 2003Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
- 2003Cowboys & Indians as Inspector Ken Dowson
- 2003Barbie of Swan Lake as Baker (voice)
- 2003Freddy vs. Jason as Sheriff Williams
- 2003Bang Bang You're Dead as Chief Bud McGee
- 2003Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon as King Bravemore (voice)
- 2002Sabrina: Friends Forever as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
- 2002Trapped as Agent Chalmers
- 2002He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning as Man-At-Arms / Whiplash / Merchant (voice)
- 2002Lone Hero as Sheriff Cal
- 2002Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control as Hector (voice)
- 2002Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story as District Attorney
- 2002Deadly Little Secrets as Jack Burtrell
- 2001ReBoot: My Two Bobs as Slash (voice)
- 2001ReBoot: Daemon Rising as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2001Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
- 2001The Shipment as Dale Dixer
- 2001Camouflage as Ernie
- 2001Touched by a Killer as Sheriff Sam
- 2000Quarantine
- 2000The Guilty as Police Chief
- 2000My Mother the Spy as Herb Kulcheck
- 2000Take Me Home: The John Denver Story as Milt
- 2000Shutterspeed as Walter Bradford
- 1999Y2K as Edward Mason
- 1999Madeline: Lost in Paris as (voice)
- 1999Mama, Do You Love Me? as Papa (voice)
- 1999Late Night Sessions as Puppetman
- 1998Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Blitzen (voice)
- 1998Floating Away as White Cloud
- 1998Disturbing Behavior as Coach (uncredited)
- 1998Camelot: The Legend as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
- 1998Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Timothy Dugan
- 1998The Spree as Det. Colin
- 1998Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure as Optimus Primal
- 1998Silencing Mary as Gardner
- 1998I Know What You Did as Homicide Captain
- 1998A Champion's Fight as Coach
- 1997Five Desperate Hours as Capt. Durk
- 1997Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
- 1997The Adventures of Corduroy: Home
- 1996Stand Against Fear as Coach Peters
- 1996Sonic Christmas Blast as Grounder (voice)
- 1996Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story as Rasmussen
- 1996Abduction of Innocence as Sheriff Evans
- 1996Bounty Hunters as Wasser
- 1996Kidz in the Wood as Coach
- 1996Generation X as Detective Gaines
- 1996Justice for Annie as Detective Larson
- 1996The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers as (voice)
- 1996The Hunchback of Notre Dame as (voice)
- 1995Sleeping Beauty as King / Valdar (voice)
- 1995Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie as Coach Gilbert
- 1995Jungle Book as Father Wolf (voice)
- 1995The Omen as Security Chief
- 1995Alice in Wonderland as (voice)
- 1995Pocahontas as (voice)
- 1995Black Beauty as (voice)
- 1995Snow White as (voice)
- 1995Circumstances Unknown as Mike Kinsey
- 1995Not Our Son as Mike Dombrowski
- 1995Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
- 1995Curly - The Littlest Puppy as (voice)
- 1995Heidi as (voice)
- 1995Magic Gift of the Snowman as (voice)
- 1994The Nutcracker as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
- 1994Pocahontas as John Smith (voice)
- 1994Cinderella as (voice)
- 1994Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
- 1994G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
- 1994Intersection as Paramedic
- 1994A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- 1994Happy the Littlest Bunny as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
- 1993The Sea Wolf as Chandler / First Mate
- 1993Woman on the Ledge as Batallion Commander
- 1993Judgment Day: The John List Story as Tom Walton
- 1993Ordeal in the Arctic as Rescue Pilot Jim
- 1992The New Adventures of Little Toot as Captain Dogwood (voice)
- 1992The Comrades of Summer as Ump
- 1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Goss
- 1991Blackmail as Kiminski
- 1991I Still Dream of Jeannie as Det. Carlyle
- 1991Secrets of the Unknown
- 1990He-Man and the Battle for Primus as He-Man
- 1989Small Sacrifices as Boyd Paul Downs
- 1989American Boyfriends as Canadian Bartender
- 1989The Fly II as Scorby
- 1988The Accused as Courthouse Reporter
- 1988The Red Spider as Hooter
- 1987Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World as Additional voices (voice)
- 1986Spot Marks the X as Cop on Bridge
- 1986A Masterpiece of Murder
- 1985Into Thin Air as Gas station attendant
- 1985The Journey of Natty Gann as Chicago Worker
- 1981Mr. Patman as Policeman