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