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