Garry Chalk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1952
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Madeline at the Ballet
Madeline at the Ballet TBA
as Additional Voices (voice)
Two for Tee 2026
as Harry
Cybertron Falls: Till All Are One 2025
as Alpha Trion
Confessions of a Christmas Letter 2024
as Charles
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows 2023
as Lawrence
Exile 2023
as Chief Sanders
Buddy Games: Spring Awakening 2023
as Marty
Colorblind 2023
Actor
Disquiet 2023
as Virgil
American Dreamer 2022
as Nicolai
Love on Fire 2022
as Don Hamilton
Making Spirits Bright 2021
as Bill Ryan
Fishing for Love 2021
as Lee
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite 2020
as Old Ed (voice)
My Birthday Romance 2020
as John
Sonic the Hedgehog 2020
as Navy Chief of Staff
Love Under the Rainbow 2019
as Paul
Memories of Christmas 2018
as Mike
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever 2018
as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
The Predator 2018
as Postal Worker
Little Pink House 2018
as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
The Miracle Season 2018
as Principal Shaw
Overboard 2018
as Dr. Fletcher
Sweet Virginia 2017
as Lou Hopkis
Love Struck Café 2017
as Matt Quinn
Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried 2017
as David
The Show 2017
as Bernie
Barbie: Dolphin Magic 2017
as Pete (voice)
Secrets of My Stepdaughter 2017
as Lt Brian Smith
Power Rangers 2017
as Captain Bowen
Deadly Attraction 2016
as Ted
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe 2016
as Mayor Bascomb
The Game of Love 2016
as Coach Zimmer
The Confirmation 2016
as Pete
Home Invasion 2016
as Sheriff Kane
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery 2016
as Mayor Bascomb
Open Season: Scared Silly 2015
as Ed (voice)
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery 2015
as Mayor Bascomb
'Tis the Season for Love 2015
as Santa
The Hollow 2015
as Donald
Accidental Obsession 2015
as Saul Rubens
Tomorrowland 2015
as Jail Desk Jockey
Into the Grizzly Maze 2015
as Greg
- Patterson's Wager
Patterson's Wager 2015
as Otter's Grandpa
Feed the Gods 2014
as Sheriff
Monster Beach 2014
as Uncle Woody (voice)
Scammerhead 2014
as Beldon Fenisher
Leprechaun: Origins 2014
as Hamish
Godzilla 2014
as Stan Walsh
Suddenly 2013
as Sheriff Grant
After All These Years 2013
as Mulligan
The Movie Out Here 2012
as Vic
- The Vehicle
The Vehicle 2012
as William
A Christmas Story 2 2012
as Higbee's Santa
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance 2012
as Ferrus (voice)
Notes from the Heart Healer 2012
as Sheriff
Big Time Movie 2012
as MI6 #1
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 2012
as Break (voice)
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer 2011
as Reynolds
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years 2011
as Announcer
Three Weeks, Three Kids 2011
as Charlie Marshall
Hydee and the Hytops 2011
as (voice)
Behemoth 2011
as Sheriff Matt Allington
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion 2010
as Ferrus (voice)
One Angry Juror 2010
as Vincent Walsh
Care Bears: The Giving Festival 2010
Actor
Growing the Big One 2010
as Edward Miles
Bratz: Pampered Petz 2010
as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
Amazon Falls 2010
as Gary Bob
The Client List 2010
as Carl
Care Bears To the Rescue 2010
as (voice)
Encounter with Danger 2010
as Sheriff Walters
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2010
as Break (voice)
A Trace of Danger 2010
as Frank
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins 2009
as Vice Principal Grimes
Courage 2009
as Louis Vale
Angel and the Badman 2009
as Steve Carson
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace 2009
as Ferrus Forge (voice)
Personal Effects 2009
as Coach
Watchmen 2009
as NORAD General
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina 2009
as Louie (voice)
Tornado Valley 2009
as Vince Johnson
Christmas Town 2008
as Jack Travers
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald 2008
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
At Jesus' Side 2008
as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
Blonde and Blonder 2008
as Agent Gardenia
Little Tikes Land 2008
as Dusty Dozer / Puffer Fish / Giraffe
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles 2007
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Taming Tammy 2007
as Burt
The Ten Commandments 2007
as The General (voice)
Bratz: Super Babyz 2007
as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale 2007
as King of the Cats (voice)
Barbie as the Island Princess 2007
as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
Battle in Seattle 2007
as Chief Faherty
Unthinkable 2007
as Captain Laughlan
Mosaic 2007
as Nathan Nelson (voice)
Christmas on Chestnut Street 2006
as Crouch
Deck the Halls 2006
as Sheriff Dave
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses 2006
as Desmond (voice)
The Karate Dog 2006
as Brunelli
Breakdown 2006
as The Mayor
Fierce People 2006
as McCallum
Eight Below 2006
as Boat Captain
A Little Thing Called Murder 2006
as Jake
Truth 2006
as Jack Lycar
His and Her Christmas 2005
as Anthony Shephard
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy 2005
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
Ladies Night 2005
as Draper
Caught in the Headlights 2005
as Sergeant
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico 2005
as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
In Search of Santa 2004
as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper 2004
as Herve (voice)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy 2004
as Bluto (voice)
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 2004
as Police Captain
Try to Remember 2004
as Stuart Kling
Holiday Reunion 2003
as Fred Hodges
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular 2003
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
Cowboys & Indians 2003
as Inspector Ken Dowson
Barbie of Swan Lake 2003
as Baker (voice)
Freddy vs. Jason 2003
as Sheriff Williams
Bang Bang You're Dead 2003
as Chief Bud McGee
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon 2003
as King Bravemore (voice)
Sabrina: Friends Forever 2002
as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
Trapped 2002
as Agent Chalmers
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning 2002
as Man-At-Arms / Whiplash / Merchant (voice)
Lone Hero 2002
as Sheriff Cal
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control 2002
as Hector (voice)
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story 2002
as District Attorney
Deadly Little Secrets 2002
as Jack Burtrell
ReBoot: My Two Bobs 2001
as Slash (voice)
ReBoot: Daemon Rising 2001
as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys 2001
as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
The Shipment 2001
as Dale Dixer
Camouflage 2001
as Ernie
Touched by a Killer 2001
as Sheriff Sam
Quarantine 2000
Actor
The Guilty 2000
as Police Chief
My Mother the Spy 2000
as Herb Kulcheck
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story 2000
as Milt
Shutterspeed 2000
as Walter Bradford
Y2K 1999
as Edward Mason
Madeline: Lost in Paris 1999
as (voice)
Mama, Do You Love Me? 1999
as Papa (voice)
Late Night Sessions 1999
as Puppetman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie 1998
as Blitzen (voice)
Floating Away 1998
as White Cloud
Disturbing Behavior 1998
as Coach (uncredited)
Camelot: The Legend 1998
as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1998
as Timothy Dugan
The Spree 1998
as Det. Colin
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure 1998
as Optimus Primal
Silencing Mary 1998
as Gardner
I Know What You Did 1998
as Homicide Captain
A Champion's Fight 1998
as Coach
Five Desperate Hours 1997
as Capt. Durk
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball 1997
as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
The Adventures of Corduroy: Home 1997
Actor
Stand Against Fear 1996
as Coach Peters
Sonic Christmas Blast 1996
as Grounder (voice)
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story 1996
as Rasmussen
Abduction of Innocence 1996
as Sheriff Evans
Bounty Hunters 1996
as Wasser
Kidz in the Wood 1996
as Coach
Generation X 1996
as Detective Gaines
Justice for Annie 1996
as Detective Larson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996
as (voice)
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers 1996
as (voice)
Sleeping Beauty 1995
as King / Valdar (voice)
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie 1995
as Coach Gilbert
Jungle Book 1995
as Father Wolf (voice)
The Omen 1995
as Security Chief
Alice in Wonderland 1995
as (voice)
Pocahontas 1995
as (voice)
Black Beauty 1995
as (voice)
Snow White 1995
as (voice)
Circumstances Unknown 1995
as Mike Kinsey
Not Our Son 1995
as Mike Dombrowski
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story 1995
as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
Heidi 1995
as (voice)
Curly - The Littlest Puppy 1995
as (voice)
Magic Gift of the Snowman 1995
as (voice)
The Nutcracker 1994
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Pocahontas 1994
as John Smith (voice)
Cinderella 1994
as (voice)
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle 1994
as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die 1994
as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
Intersection 1994
as Paramedic
Happy the Littlest Bunny 1994
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
A Christmas Carol 1994
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
The Sea Wolf 1993
as Chandler / First Mate
Woman on the Ledge 1993
as Batallion Commander
Judgment Day: The John List Story 1993
as Tom Walton
Ordeal in the Arctic 1993
as Rescue Pilot Jim
The New Adventures of Little Toot 1992
as Captain Dogwood (voice)
The Comrades of Summer 1992
as Ump
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus 1991
as Goss
Blackmail 1991
as Kiminski
I Still Dream of Jeannie 1991
as Det. Carlyle
Secrets of the Unknown 1991
Actor
- He-Man and the Battle for Primus
He-Man and the Battle for Primus 1990
as He-Man
Small Sacrifices 1989
as Boyd Paul Downs
American Boyfriends 1989
as Canadian Bartender
The Fly II 1989
as Scorby
The Accused 1988
as Courthouse Reporter
The Red Spider 1988
as Hooter
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World 1987
as Additional voices (voice)
Spot Marks the X 1986
as Cop on Bridge
- A Masterpiece of Murder
A Masterpiece of Murder 1986
Actor
Into Thin Air 1985
as Gas station attendant
The Journey of Natty Gann 1985
as Chicago Worker
Mr. Patman 1981
as Policeman
Credits from TMDB.