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