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Garry Chalk

17th February 1952 Southampton, England, UK 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.

203 Movies 91 TV Shows 294 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Exile poster
Exile 25th June 2023 as Chief Sanders
Behemoth poster
Behemoth 15th January 2011 as Sheriff Matt Allington
At Jesus' Side poster
At Jesus' Side 1st March 2008 as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
Mosaic poster
Mosaic 9th January 2007 as Nathan Nelson (voice)
Truth poster
Truth 16th January 2006 as Jack Lycar
Trapped poster
Trapped 20th September 2002 as Agent Chalmers
Y2K poster
Y2K 22nd December 1999 as Edward Mason
The Omen poster
The Omen 8th September 1995 as Security Chief
Heidi poster
Heidi 1st January 1995 as (voice)
Tribal poster
Tribal 20th February 2020 as Constance 'Connie' Edwin Harris
Ice poster
Ice 16th November 2016
UnREAL poster
UnREAL 1st June 2015 as Beth Ann's Father
Arrow poster
Arrow 10th October 2012 as Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
Eureka poster
Eureka 18th July 2006 as Colonel Briggs
Psych poster
Psych 7th July 2006 as Houston Ray
Action Man poster
Action Man 5th August 2000 as Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
Cold Squad poster
Cold Squad 23rd January 1998 as Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk
Action Man poster
Action Man 23rd September 1995 as Secretary Norris (voice)
Mega Man poster
Mega Man 11th September 1994 as Guts Man (voice)
ReBoot poster
ReBoot 10th September 1994 as Slash (voice)
Viper poster
Viper 2nd January 1994 as Quince Toland
Exosquad poster
Exosquad 18th September 1993 as Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
It poster
It 18th November 1990 as Coach
Booker poster
Booker 24th September 1989 as Sheriff
MacGyver poster
MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Det. Sweeney
Airwolf poster
Airwolf 22nd January 1984 as Jerry Conklin