Garry Chalk
Acting
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.
TV Shows(91)
The Chicken Sisters
James
2024
The Irrational
Bob Clovis
2023
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Zant-Tanz (voice)
2023
Monster Loving Maniacs
Arthur
2022
Tribal
Constance 'Connie' Edwin Harris
2020
Riverdale
Al Fieldstone
2017
Ice
2016
Travelers
Detective Gower
2016
Frequency
Ivan Damnjanov
2016
UnREAL
Beth Ann's Father
2015
The Returned
Coroner
2015
Arrow
Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
2012
Alcatraz
Mike Cullen
2012
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Judge Toughbutt (voice)
2012
Voltron Force
Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
2011
The Killing
Lt. Michael Oakes
2011
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Luca
2010
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Prince Rutherford (voice)
2010
Flash Gordon
Police Captain
2007
Team Galaxy
2006
Eureka
Colonel Briggs
2006
Psych
Houston Ray
2006
Class of the Titans
2006
Supernatural
Sheriff Deitrich
2005
Alien Racers
2005
Dragon Booster
(voice)
2004
The 4400
Sheriff
2004
Something Else
(voice)
2003
Tarzan
2003
Transformers: Armada
Optimus Prime (voice)
2003
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
Additional Voices (voice)
2002
¡Mucha Lucha!
El Heystack Grande (voice)
2002
Breaking News
2002
The Dead Zone
Papa Stillson
2002
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Man-at-Arms (voice)
2002
Sitting Ducks
2001
3-2-1 Penguins!
Cavitus / Sol (voice)
2000
Dark Angel
Lt. Walter Eastep
2000
Action Man
Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
2000
Spider-Man Unlimited
Mr. Meugniot (voice)
1999
Beast Machines: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice)
1999
Weird-Ohs
(voice)
1999
Sabrina: The Animated Series
(voice)
1999
Dragon Tales
1999
Sonic Underground
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
1999
Shadow Raiders
Emperor Femur (voice)
1998
First Wave
Sheldon Lamott
1998
Cold Squad
1998
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Silver
1997
Extreme Dinosaurs
Bad Rap (voice)
1997
Stargate SG-1
Colonel Chekov
1997
Millennium
Richard Powell
1996
Beast Wars: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice)
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Sheriff Hank Parker
1996
The Sentinel
Art Sturges
1996
Street Fighter
1995
DarkStalkers
Donovan Baine (voice)
1995
G.I. Joe Extreme
1995
Action Man
Secretary Norris (voice)
1995
Strange Luck
1995
The Outer Limits
Detective Frank Dayton
1995
Sliders
Lt. Graves
1995
Mega Man
Guts Man (voice)
1994
ReBoot
Slash (voice)
1994
Viper
Quince Toland
1994
Madison
1993
Exosquad
Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
1993
Sonic the Hedgehog
1993
Double Dragon
1993
The X-Files
Mad Dog
1993
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Grounder (voice)
1993
Highlander: The Series
Lemoyne
1992
The Adventures of T-Rex
(voice)
1992
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
(voice)
1992
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
1992
Palace Guard
1991
The Commish
1991
It
Coach
1990
The New Adventures of He-Man
He-Man (voice)
1990
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs
1989
Booker
Sheriff
1989
Captain N: The Game Master
King Hippo (voice)
1989
Bordertown
Frank Foley
1989
Wiseguy
1987
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Secret Service Man #1
1987
21 Jump Street
Rent-A-Cop
1987
Danger Bay
Murdock
1985
MacGyver
Sgt. Harold Gray
1985
Airwolf
Burke
1984
The Hitchhiker
Hubert
1983
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Pathfinder (voice)
1983
Movies(203)
Two for Tee
2026
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
Charles
2024
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
Lawrence
2023
Exile
Chief Sanders
2023
Colorblind
2023
Disquiet
Virgil
2023
American Dreamer
Nicolai
2022
Love on Fire
Don Hamilton
2022
Making Spirits Bright
Bill Ryan
2021
Fishing for Love
Lee
2021
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
Old Ed (voice)
2020
My Birthday Romance
John
2020
Sonic the Hedgehog
Navy Chief of Staff
2020
Love Under the Rainbow
Paul
2019
Memories of Christmas
Mike
2018
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
2018
The Predator
Postal Worker
2018
Little Pink House
Mayor Lloyd Beachy
2018
Overboard
Dr. Fletcher
2018
The Miracle Season
Principal Shaw
2018
Sweet Virginia
Lou Hopkis
2017
Love Struck Café
Matt Quinn
2017
Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
David
2017
The Show
Bernie
2017
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
Pete (voice)
2017
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
Lt Brian Smith
2017
Power Rangers
Captain Bowen
2017
Deadly Attraction
Ted
2016
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Mayor Bascomb
2016
The Game of Love
Coach Zimmer
2016
The Confirmation
Pete
2016
Home Invasion
Sheriff Kane
2016
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Mayor Bascomb
2016
Open Season: Scared Silly
Ed (voice)
2015
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Mayor Bascomb
2015
'Tis the Season for Love
Santa
2015
The Hollow
Donald
2015
Accidental Obsession
Saul Rubens
2015
Tomorrowland
Jail Desk Jockey
2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
Greg
2015
Patterson's Wager
Otter's Grandpa
2015
Feed the Gods
Sheriff
2014
Monster Beach
Uncle Woody (voice)
2014
Scammerhead
Beldon Fenisher
2014
Leprechaun: Origins
Hamish
2014
Godzilla
Stan Walsh
2014
Suddenly
Sheriff Grant
2013
After All These Years
Mulligan
2013
The Movie Out Here
Vic
2012
The Vehicle
William
2012
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
Ferrus (voice)
2012
A Christmas Story 2
Higbee's Santa
2012
Notes from the Heart Healer
Sheriff
2012
Big Time Movie
MI6 #1
2012
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
Break (voice)
2012
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
Reynolds
2011
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Announcer
2011
Three Weeks, Three Kids
Charlie Marshall
2011
Behemoth
Sheriff Matt Allington
2011
One Angry Juror
Vincent Walsh
2010
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
Ferrus (voice)
2010
Care Bears: The Giving Festival
2010
Growing the Big One
Edward Miles
2010
Bratz: Pampered Petz
Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
2010
Amazon Falls
Gary Bob
2010
The Client List
Carl
2010
Care Bears To the Rescue
(voice)
2010
Encounter with Danger
Sheriff Walters
2010
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
Break (voice)
2010
A Trace of Danger
Frank
2010
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Vice Principal Grimes
2009
Courage
Louis Vale
2009
Angel and the Badman
Steve Carson
2009
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
Ferrus Forge (voice)
2009
Personal Effects
Coach
2009
Watchmen
NORAD General
2009
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Louie (voice)
2009
Tornado Valley
Vince Johnson
2009
Christmas Town
Jack Travers
2008
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2008
At Jesus' Side
Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
2008
Blonde and Blonder
Agent Gardenia
2008
Little Tikes Land
Dusty Dozer / Puffer Fish / Giraffe
2008
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2007
Taming Tammy
Burt
2007
The Ten Commandments
The General (voice)
2007
Bratz: Super Babyz
Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
2007
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
King of the Cats (voice)
2007
Barbie as the Island Princess
Frazer / Calvin (voice)
2007
Battle in Seattle
Chief Faherty
2007
Unthinkable
Captain Laughlan
2007
Mosaic
Nathan Nelson (voice)
2007
Christmas on Chestnut Street
Crouch
2006
Deck the Halls
Sheriff Dave
2006
Fierce People
McCallum
2006
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Desmond (voice)
2006
The Karate Dog
Brunelli
2006
Breakdown
The Mayor
2006
Eight Below
Boat Captain
2006
A Little Thing Called Murder
Jake
2006
Truth
Jack Lycar
2006
His and Her Christmas
Anthony Shephard
2005
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
2005
Caught in the Headlights
Sergeant
2005
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
2005
In Search of Santa
Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
2004
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Herve (voice)
2004
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Bluto (voice)
2004
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Police Captain
2004
Try to Remember
Stuart Kling
2004
Holiday Reunion
Fred Hodges
2003
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
2003
Cowboys & Indians
Inspector Ken Dowson
2003
Barbie of Swan Lake
Baker (voice)
2003
Freddy vs. Jason
Sheriff Williams
2003
Bang Bang You're Dead
Chief Bud McGee
2003
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
King Bravemore (voice)
2003
Sabrina: Friends Forever
Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
2002
Trapped
Agent Chalmers
2002
Lone Hero
Sheriff Cal
2002
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
Hector (voice)
2002
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
District Attorney
2002
Deadly Little Secrets
Jack Burtrell
2002
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
Slash (voice)
2001
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
2001
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
2001
The Shipment
Dale Dixer
2001
Camouflage
Ernie
2001
Touched by a Killer
Sheriff Sam
2001
Quarantine
2000
The Guilty
Police Chief
2000
My Mother the Spy
Herb Kulcheck
2000
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Milt
2000
Shutterspeed
Walter Bradford
2000
Y2K
Edward Mason
1999
Madeline: Lost in Paris
(voice)
1999
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Papa (voice)
1999
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
1998
Disturbing Behavior
Coach (uncredited)
1998
Camelot: The Legend
King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
1998
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Timothy Dugan
1998
The Spree
Det. Colin
1998
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
Optimus Primal
1998
Silencing Mary
Gardner
1998
I Know What You Did
Homicide Captain
1998
A Champion's Fight
Coach
1998
Five Desperate Hours
Capt. Durk
1997
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
1997
The Adventures of Corduroy: Home
1997
Stand Against Fear
Coach Peters
1996
Sonic Christmas Blast
Grounder (voice)
1996
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
Rasmussen
1996
Abduction of Innocence
Sheriff Evans
1996
Bounty Hunters
Wasser
1996
Kidz in the Wood
Coach
1996
Generation X
Detective Gaines
1996
Justice for Annie
Detective Larson
1996
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
(voice)
1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(voice)
1996
Sleeping Beauty
King / Valdar (voice)
1995
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Coach Gilbert
1995
Jungle Book
Father Wolf (voice)
1995
The Omen
Security Chief
1995
Alice in Wonderland
(voice)
1995
Pocahontas
(voice)
1995
Black Beauty
(voice)
1995
Snow White
(voice)
1995
Circumstances Unknown
Mike Kinsey
1995
Not Our Son
Mike Dombrowski
1995
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
1995
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
(voice)
1995
Heidi
(voice)
1995
Magic Gift of the Snowman
(voice)
1995
The Nutcracker
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
Pocahontas
John Smith (voice)
1994
Cinderella
(voice)
1994
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
1994
Intersection
Paramedic
1994
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1994
Happy the Littlest Bunny
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
The Sea Wolf
Chandler / First Mate
1993
Woman on the Ledge
Batallion Commander
1993
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Tom Walton
1993
The New Adventures of Little Toot
Captain Dogwood (voice)
1992
The Comrades of Summer
Ump
1992
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Goss
1991
Blackmail
Kiminski
1991
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Det. Carlyle
1991
Secrets of the Unknown
1991
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
He-Man
1990
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs
1989
The Fly II
Scorby
1989
The Accused
Courthouse Reporter
1988
The Red Spider
Hooter
1988
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
Additional voices (voice)
1987
Spot Marks the X
Cop on Bridge
1986
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
Into Thin Air
Gas station attendant
1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
Chicago Worker
1985
Mr. Patman
Policeman
1981
Madeline at the Ballet
Additional Voices (voice)
LEGO Ninjago: Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu
Killow (voice)