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.
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Films (211)
Two for Tee
2026 · Harry
Cybertron Falls: Till All Are One
2025 · Alpha Trion
Le concours des lettres de Noël
2024 · Charles
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
2023 · Lawrence
Exile
2023 · Chief Sanders
Juegos entre Amigos: Despertar de Primavera
2023 · Marty
Colorblind
2023
Inquiétude
2023 · Virgil
El soñador americano
2022 · Nicolai
Tout feu tout love
2022 · Don Hamilton
Pour que Noël brille à nouveau
2021 · Bill Ryan
Et vogue l'amour
2021 · Lee
Comme Chiens et Chats 3 : Patte dans la Patte
2020 · Old Ed (voice)
Romance incognito
2020 · John
Sonic, le film
2020 · Navy Chief of Staff
Réunis par le destin
2019 · Paul
Souvenirs de Noël
2018 · Mike
Le meilleur cadeau du monde
2018 · Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
Le Prédateur
2018 · Postal Worker
Little Pink House
2018 · Mayor Lloyd Beachy
Un homme à la mer
2018 · Dr. Fletcher
La saison miracle
2018 · Principal Shaw
Sweet Virginia
2017 · Lou Hopkis
Croquer la Pomme d'amour
2017 · Matt Quinn
Enquêtes gourmandes : Festin mortel
2017 · David
This Is Your Death
2017 · Bernie
Barbie : La Magie des dauphins
2017 · Pete (voice)
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
2017 · Lt Brian Smith
Power Rangers
2017 · Captain Bowen
Quelques milliards pour une veuve noire
2016 · Ted
Petits meurtres et pâtisserie : Une recette mortelle
2016 · Mayor Bascomb
La Guerre des ex
2016 · Coach Zimmer
Fin de semana
2016 · Pete
Peur à domicile
2016 · Sheriff Kane
Petits meurtres et pâtisserie : Mortelle Saint-Valentin
2016 · Mayor Bascomb
Les Rebelles de la forêt 4
2015 · Ed (voice)
Petits meurtres et pâtisserie : Un mort sous le sapin
2015 · Mayor Bascomb
Un Noël à la maison
2015 · Santa
The Hollow
2015 · Donald
Voleuse d'identité
2015 · Saul Rubens
À la poursuite de demain
2015 · Jail Desk Jockey
Piégés
2015 · Greg
Patterson's Wager
2015 · Otter's Grandpa
Le reveil de la bête
2014 · Sheriff
Playa Monstruo
2014 · Uncle Woody (voice)
Scammerhead
2014 · Beldon Fenisher
El Duende Maldito 7: El Origen
2014 · Hamish
Godzilla
2014 · Stan Walsh
Suddenly
2013 · Sheriff Grant
Enquêtrice malgré elle
2013 · Mulligan
The Movie Out Here
2012 · Vic
The Vehicle
2012 · William
Max Steel: Alianza Monstruosa
2012 · Ferrus (voice)
Una historia de navidad 2
2012 · Higbee's Santa
Un bébé devant ma porte
2012 · Sheriff
Big Time Rush: La Película
2012 · MI6 #1
Barbie et le secret des sirènes 2
2012 · Break (voice)
Insoupçonnable (The Hunt)
2011 · Reynolds
Marley & moi 2
2011 · Announcer
Maman par intérim
2011 · Charlie Marshall
Hydee and the Hytops
2011 · (voice)
Béhémoth, la créature du volcan
2011 · Sheriff Matt Allington
La colère de Sarah
2010 · Vincent Walsh
Max Steel vs La Legión Toxica
2010 · Ferrus (voice)
Care Bears: The Giving Festival
2010
La Digne Héritière
2010 · Edward Miles
Bratz: Pampered Petz
2010 · Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
Amazon Falls
2010 · Gary Bob
La Double Vie de Samantha
2010 · Carl
Care Bears To the Rescue
2010 · (voice)
Seule contre tous
2010 · Sheriff Walters
Barbie et le secret des sirènes
2010 · Break (voice)
Au bénéfice du doute
2010 · Frank
Scooby-Doo ! : Le mystère commence
2009 · Vice Principal Grimes
Une Famille dans la Tempête
2009 · Louis Vale
L'Ange et le Mal
2009 · Steve Carson
Max Steel Vs La Amenaza Mutante
2009 · Ferrus Forge (voice)
Personal Effects
2009 · Coach
Watchmen : Les Gardiens
2009 · NORAD General
Barbie présente Lilipucia
2009 · Louie (voice)
La vallée des tempêtes
2009 · Vince Johnson
Un noël plein de surprises
2008 · Jack Travers
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
2008 · Dr. Robotnik (voice)
At Jesus' Side
2008 · Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
Blonde and Blonder
2008 · Agent Gardenia
Little Tikes Land
2008 · Dusty Dozer / Puffer Fish / Giraffe
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
2007 · Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Taming Tammy
2007 · Burt
Les Dix Commandements
2007 · The General (voice)
Bratz: Super Babyz
2007 · Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
Tom et Jerry - Casse-noisettes
2007 · King of the Cats (voice)
Barbie, princesse de l’île merveilleuse
2007 · Frazer / Calvin (voice)
Bataille à Seattle
2007 · Chief Faherty
L'Insoutenable Vérité
2007 · Captain Laughlan
Mosaic
2007 · Nathan Nelson (voice)
Un Noël tout en lumière
2006 · Crouch
Voisin contre voisin
2006 · Sheriff Dave
Barbie au bal des 12 princesses
2006 · Desmond (voice)
Karaté Dog
2006 · Brunelli
Breakdown
2006 · The Mayor
Des gens impitoyables
2006 · McCallum
Antartica, prisonniers du froid
2006 · Boat Captain
A Little Thing Called Murder
2006 · Jake
Truth
2006 · Jack Lycar
Un Noël pour deux
2005 · Anthony Shephard
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
2005 · Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
Ladies Night
2005 · Draper
Les Traquées
2005 · Sergeant
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
2005 · Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
A la Recherche du Père Noël
2004 · Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
Barbie dans cœur de princesse
2004 · Herve (voice)
Le voyage de Popeye : A la recherche de Papy
2004 · Bluto (voice)
Les P'tits génies 2
2004 · Police Captain
Mary Higgins Clark : Souviens-toi de Jenny Rand
2004 · Stuart Kling
Holiday Reunion
2003 · Fred Hodges
Une Sacrée Sorcière
2003 · Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
Cowboys & Indians
2003 · Inspector Ken Dowson
Barbie et le lac des cygnes
2003 · Baker (voice)
Freddy contre Jason
2003 · Sheriff Williams
Lycée sous tension
2003 · Chief Bud McGee
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
2003 · King Bravemore (voice)
Sabrina au Royaume des Sorcières
2002 · Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
Mauvais Piège
2002 · Agent Chalmers
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning
2002 · Man-At-Arms / Whiplash / Merchant (voice)
Lone Hero
2002 · Sheriff Cal
Denis La Malice - La croisière en folie
2002 · Hector (voice)
L'Enfer à domicile
2002 · District Attorney
Deadly Little Secrets
2002 · Jack Burtrell
ReBoot: My Two Bobs
2001 · Slash (voice)
ReBoot: Daemon Rising
2001 · Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
Rudolph, Le petit renne au nez rouge et le voleur de jouets
2001 · Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
Tequila Rapido
2001 · Dale Dixer
Camouflage
2001 · Ernie
Touched by a Killer
2001 · Sheriff Sam
Alerte Imminente
2000
Le Coupable
2000 · Police Chief
My Mother the Spy
2000 · Herb Kulcheck
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
2000 · Milt
Shutterspeed
2000 · Walter Bradford
Y2K
1999 · Edward Mason
Madeline: Lost in Paris
1999 · (voice)
Mama, Do You Love Me?
1999 · Papa (voice)
Late Night Sessions
1999 · Puppetman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998 · Blitzen (voice)
Floating Away
1998 · White Cloud
Disturbing Behavior
1998 · Coach (uncredited)
Camelot: The Legend
1998 · King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
1998 · Timothy Dugan
The Spree
1998 · Det. Colin
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
1998 · Optimus Primal
Silencing Mary
1998 · Gardner
I Know What You Did
1998 · Homicide Captain
A Champion's Fight
1998 · Coach
Five Desperate Hours
1997 · Capt. Durk
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
1997 · Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
The Adventures of Corduroy: Home
1997
Stand Against Fear
1996 · Coach Peters
Sonic Christmas Blast
1996 · Grounder (voice)
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
1996 · Rasmussen
Abduction of Innocence
1996 · Sheriff Evans
Bounty Hunters
1996 · Wasser
Kidz in the Wood
1996 · Coach
Generation X
1996 · Detective Gaines
Justice for Annie
1996 · Detective Larson
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
1996 · (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 · (voice)
Sleeping Beauty
1995 · King / Valdar (voice)
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
1995 · Coach Gilbert
Jungle Book
1995 · Father Wolf (voice)
The Omen
1995 · Security Chief
Alice in Wonderland
1995 · (voice)
Pocahontas
1995 · (voice)
Black Beauty
1995 · (voice)
Snow White
1995 · (voice)
Circumstances Unknown
1995 · Mike Kinsey
Not Our Son
1995 · Mike Dombrowski
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995 · Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
Magic Gift of the Snowman
1995 · (voice)
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
1995 · (voice)
Heidi
1995 · (voice)
The Nutcracker
1994 · (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Pocahontas
1994 · John Smith (voice)
Cinderella
1994 · (voice)
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
1994 · Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
1994 · Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
Intersection
1994 · Paramedic
A Christmas Carol
1994 · Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Happy the Littlest Bunny
1994 · (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
The Sea Wolf
1993 · Chandler / First Mate
Woman on the Ledge
1993 · Batallion Commander
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993 · Tom Walton
Ordeal in the Arctic
1993 · Rescue Pilot Jim
The New Adventures of Little Toot
1992 · Captain Dogwood (voice)
The Comrades of Summer
1992 · Ump
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991 · Goss
Blackmail
1991 · Kiminski
I Still Dream of Jeannie
1991 · Det. Carlyle
Secrets of the Unknown
1991
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
1990 · He-Man
Small Sacrifices
1989 · Boyd Paul Downs
American Boyfriends
1989 · Canadian Bartender
The Fly II
1989 · Scorby
The Accused
1988 · Courthouse Reporter
The Red Spider
1988 · Hooter
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
1987 · Additional voices (voice)
Spot Marks the X
1986 · Cop on Bridge
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
Into Thin Air
1985 · Gas station attendant
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Chicago Worker
Mr. Patman
1981 · Policeman
Madeline at the Ballet
· Additional Voices (voice)
Séries (93)
The Chicken Sisters
2024 · James
Irrational
2023 · Bob Clovis
LEGO Ninjago : Le soulèvement des dragons
2023 · Zant-Tanz (voice)
Monster Loving Maniacs
2022 · Arthur (voice)
Tribal
2020 · Constance 'Connie' Edwin Harris
Riverdale
2017 · Al Fieldstone
Ice
2016
Les voyageurs du temps
2016 · Detective Gower
Frequency
2016 · Ivan Damnjanov
RéelleMENT
2015 · Beth Ann's Father
Les Revenants
2015 · Coroner
Arrow
2012 · Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
Alcatraz
2012 · Mike Cullen
LEGO Ninjago : Les maîtres du Spinjitzu
2012 · Judge Toughbutt (voice), Killow (voice), Killow / Male Care Worker (voice), Killow / Director (voice)
El súper libro 3D
2011 · Ananias, Temple Guard, High Priest, King Nebuchadnezzer, Eliphaz, Elisha's Servant, King Joram, King Nebuchadnezzar, Astrologer, Ezra
Voltron Force
2011 · Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
The Killing
2011 · Lt. Michael Oakes
R. L. Stine L'Heure de la Peur
2010 · Luca
My Little Pony : Les Amies, c'est magique
2010 · Prince Rutherford (voice), Fido the Diamond Dog (voice), Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice)
Flash Gordon
2007 · Police Captain
Team Galaxy
2006
Eureka
2006 · Colonel Briggs
Psych : Enquêteur malgré lui
2006 · Houston Ray
Class of the Titans
2006
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island
2005 · Vic (voice)
Surnaturel
2005 · Sheriff Deitrich
Alien Racers
2005
Dragon Booster
2004 · (voice)
Les 4400
2004 · Sheriff
Something Else
2003 · (voice)
Jane et Tarzan
2003
Transformers: Armada
2003 · Optimus Prime (voice)
Gadget et les Gadgetinis
2002 · Additional Voices (voice)
Mucha Lucha
2002 · El Heystack Grande (voice)
He-Man y los Amos del Universo
2002 · Man-at-Arms (voice)
Breaking News
2002
Dead Zone
2002 · Papa Stillson
Sitting Ducks
2001
3-2-1 Penguins!
2000 · Cavitus / Sol (voice)
Dark Angel
2000 · Lt. Walter Eastep
Action Man
2000 · Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
Spider-Man Unlimited
1999 · Mr. Meugniot (voice)
Beast Machines: Transformers
1999 · Optimus Primal (voice)
Weird-Ohs
1999 · (voice)
Sabrina: The Animated Series
1999 · (voice)
Dragon Tales
1999
Sonic Underground
1999 · Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Shadow Raiders
1998 · Emperor Femur (voice)
First Wave
1998 · Sheldon Lamott
Cold Squad
1998 · Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
1997 · Silver
Extreme Dinosaurs
1997 · Bad Rap (voice)
Stargate SG-1
1997 · Colonel Chekov
Millennium
1996 · Richard Powell
Beast Wars: Transformers
1996 · Optimus Primal (voice)
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996 · Sheriff Hank Parker
The Sentinel
1996 · Art Sturges, Harry Lovejoy
Street Fighter
1995
DarkStalkers
1995 · Donovan Baine (voice)
G.I. Joe Extreme
1995
Action Man
1995 · Norris (voice)
Strange Luck
1995
The Outer Limits
1995 · Detective Frank Dayton, Detective Barnett, General Seawell
Sliders
1995 · Lt. Graves
Mega Man
1994 · Guts Man (voice)
ReBoot
1994 · Slash (voice)
Viper
1994 · Quince Toland
Madison
1993
Exosquad
1993 · Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog
1993
Double Dragon
1993
The X-Files
1993 · Mad Dog
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
1993 · Grounder (voice)
Highlander: The Series
1992 · Lemoyne
The Adventures of T-Rex
1992 · (voice)
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
1992 · Sir Brick / Sir Phil (voice)
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
1992 · Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
Palace Guard
1991
The Commish
1991 · Mr. Dubrow
It
1990 · Coach
The New Adventures of He-Man
1990 · He-Man (voice)
Small Sacrifices
1989 · Boyd Paul Downs
Booker
1989 · Sheriff
Captain N: The Game Master
1989 · King Hippo (voice)
Bordertown
1989 · Frank Foley, Hank Talon
Wiseguy
1987
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
1987 · Secret Service Man #1
21 Jump Street
1987 · Rent-A-Cop, Dave, Coach Brandon
Danger Bay
1985 · Murdock
MacGyver
1985 · Sgt. Harold Gray, Tony Ellis, Det. Sweeney
Supercopter
1984 · Burke, Jerry Conklin
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Hubert, Chef
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983 · Pathfinder (voice)