Garry Chalk
Biography
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-02-17
Place of birth
Southampton, England, UK
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Cast
Bounty Hunters
1996
4.90
Blonde and Blonder
2008
3.80
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
2017
6.60
Alice in Wonderland
1995
5.43
Mosaic
2007
5.54
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
2007
6.79
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
1990
6.50
Deck the Halls
2006
5.61
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
2010
7.20
Love on Fire
2022
6.50
Colorblind
2023
6.30
Making Spirits Bright
2021
6.20
Personal Effects
2009
6.03
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
2009
6.60
Quarantine
2000
2.00
Lone Hero
2002
3.60
Feed the Gods
2014
3.58
Y2K
1999
3.50
Shutterspeed
2000
4.00
Madeline: Lost in Paris
1999
6.70
Exile
2023
3.60
The Ten Commandments
2007
5.51
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
2004
2.81
Little Pink House
2018
6.04
Spot Marks the X
1986
4.00
A Christmas Carol
1994
6.80
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
2009
7.20
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
2012
7.70
Sabrina: Friends Forever
2002
7.10
Freddy vs. Jason
2003
6.06
Mama, Do You Love Me?
1999
0.00
Pocahontas
1995
5.60
Woman on the Ledge
1993
1.00
Circumstances Unknown
1995
5.00
The Nutcracker
1994
6.10
Trapped
2002
6.16
A Little Thing Called Murder
2006
4.40
Jungle Book
1995
5.60
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
1994
6.88
My Mother the Spy
2000
6.00
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
1997
4.20
Sleeping Beauty
1995
6.40
The Fly II
1989
5.68
Justice for Annie
1996
4.50
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
2001
8.80
Behemoth
2011
4.05
Care Bears To the Rescue
2010
4.80
Silencing Mary
1998
4.50
Amazon Falls
2010
1.00
Truth
2006
6.33
Taming Tammy
2007
0.00
Try to Remember
2004
6.70
A Trace of Danger
2010
3.50
Cinderella
1994
6.40
Happy the Littlest Bunny
1994
6.70
Magic Gift of the Snowman
1995
6.50
Leprechaun: Origins
2014
4.40
Suddenly
2013
4.20
Christmas Town
2008
4.60
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
1995
6.10
A Champion's Fight
1998
4.70
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
6.80
The Movie Out Here
2012
4.60
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
2011
6.28
I Know What You Did
1998
5.00
Tomorrowland
2015
6.28
Stand Against Fear
1996
4.50
Snow White
1995
6.80
Heidi
1995
6.10
American Dreamer
2022
5.67
Watchmen
2009
7.34
Deadly Little Secrets
2002
1.67
His and Her Christmas
2005
4.72
Courage
2009
4.20
One Angry Juror
2010
4.20
The Hollow
2015
4.70
'Tis the Season for Love
2015
5.80
In Search of Santa
2004
4.15
Disquiet
2023
5.32
Bratz: Super Babyz
2007
6.48
Bratz: Pampered Petz
2008
7.40
Secrets of the Unknown
1991
0.00
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
2001
8.30
Open Season: Scared Silly
2015
6.00
The Vehicle
2012
0.00
Big Time Movie
2012
7.56
Disturbing Behavior
1998
5.74
Patterson's Wager
2015
6.00
Sonic Christmas Blast
1996
5.30
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
2023
7.40
The Accused
1988
7.04
Home Invasion
2016
5.52
The Spree
1998
5.00
Generation X
1996
4.11
The Client List
2010
5.89
Tornado Valley
2009
6.50
The Omen
1995
4.00
Godzilla
2014
6.34
I Still Dream of Jeannie
1991
5.90
Power Rangers
2017
6.30
Abduction of Innocence
1996
3.50
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015
5.36
Blackmail
1991
3.60
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
2017
5.01
Intersection
1994
5.12
After All These Years
2013
5.80
Overboard
2018
6.66
Love Struck Café
2017
6.40
Pocahontas
1994
6.20
Three Weeks, Three Kids
2011
6.20
Sweet Virginia
2017
5.84
The Confirmation
2016
6.40
Into Thin Air
1985
7.00
Deadly Attraction
2016
5.25
Fierce People
2006
6.08
Barbie of Swan Lake
2003
7.00
Christmas on Chestnut Street
2006
4.90
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
1998
4.50
Angel and the Badman
2009
5.00
The Miracle Season
2018
7.24
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
2011
5.70
The Predator
2018
5.63
Memories of Christmas
2018
5.30
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
2009
6.40
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
6.86
Camouflage
2001
4.30
Love Under the Rainbow
2019
6.20
Barbie as the Island Princess
2007
7.26
The Comrades of Summer
1992
4.80
Small Sacrifices
1989
7.60
Not Our Son
1995
5.00
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
0.00
The Game of Love
2016
3.64
A Christmas Story 2
2012
5.05
Scammerhead
2014
8.00
Eight Below
2006
7.01
Encounter with Danger
2010
5.00
The Show
2017
5.69
My Birthday Romance
2020
6.17
Touched by a Killer
2001
5.30
The Sea Wolf
1994
6.20
Growing the Big One
2010
5.40
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020
7.31
Battle in Seattle
2007
6.31
Bang Bang You're Dead
2003
7.00
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
2020
6.13
Holiday Reunion
2003
3.97
The Guilty
2000
5.69
Breakdown
2006
3.00
Fishing for Love
2021
5.83
Cowboys & Indians
2003
6.50
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
2010
8.20
The Red Spider
1988
3.50
Mr. Patman
1981
4.50
Caught in the Headlights
2005
2.10
Kidz in the Wood
1996
5.40
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
2012
7.07
At Jesus' Side
2008
0.00
Notes from the Heart Healer
2012
5.80
Black Beauty
1995
5.80
