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.
The Chicken Sisters
James · (1 episode)
2024
Exile
Chief Sanders
2023
Colorblind
2023
Love on Fire
Don Hamilton
2022
Making Spirits Bright
Bill Ryan
2021
Little Pink House
Mayor Lloyd Beachy
2018
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
Pete (voice)
2017
Tomorrowland
Jail Desk Jockey
2015
Feed the Gods
Sheriff
2014
Leprechaun: Origins
Hamish
2014
Suddenly
Sheriff Grant
2013
The Movie Out Here
Vic
2012
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
Ferrus (voice)
2012
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
Reynolds
2011
Behemoth
Sheriff Matt Allington
2011
Amazon Falls
Gary Bob
2010
Care Bears To the Rescue
(voice)
2010
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
Break (voice)
2010
A Trace of Danger
Frank
2010
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
Ferrus Forge (voice)
2009
Personal Effects
Coach
2009
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Louie (voice)
2009
Christmas Town
Jack Travers
2008
Blonde and Blonder
Agent Gardenia
2008
Taming Tammy
Burt
2007
The Ten Commandments
The General (voice)
2007
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
King of the Cats (voice)
2007
Mosaic
Nathan Nelson (voice)
2007
Deck the Halls
Sheriff Dave
2006
A Little Thing Called Murder
Jake
2006
Truth
Jack Lycar
2006
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
Freddy vs. Jason
Sheriff Williams
2003
Sabrina: Friends Forever
Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
2002
Trapped
Agent Chalmers
2002
Lone Hero
Sheriff Cal
2002
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
2001
Quarantine
2000
My Mother the Spy
Herb Kulcheck
2000
Shutterspeed
Walter Bradford
2000
Y2K
Edward Mason
1999
Madeline: Lost in Paris
(voice)
1999
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Papa (voice)
1999
Silencing Mary
Gardner
1998
I Know What You Did
Homicide Captain
1998
A Champion's Fight
Coach
1998
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
1997
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
Rasmussen
1996
Bounty Hunters
Wasser
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
Jungle Book
Father Wolf (voice)
1995
Alice in Wonderland
(voice)
1995
Pocahontas
(voice)
1995
Circumstances Unknown
Mike Kinsey
1995
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
1995
Magic Gift of the Snowman
(voice)
1995
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
(voice)
1995
The Nutcracker
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
Cinderella
(voice)
1994
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1994
Happy the Littlest Bunny
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Tom Walton
1993
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Goss
1991
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
He-Man
1990
Madeline at the Ballet
Additional Voices (voice)
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
Lawrence
2023
The Irrational
Bob Clovis · (3 episodes)
2023
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Zant-Tanz (voice) · (3 episodes)
2023
Disquiet
Virgil
2023
American Dreamer
Nicolai
2022
Monster Loving Maniacs
Arthur · (52 episodes)
2022
Fishing for Love
Lee
2021
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
Old Ed (voice)
2020
My Birthday Romance
John
2020
Tribal
Constance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris · (18 episodes)
2020
Sonic the Hedgehog
Navy Chief of Staff
2020
Love Under the Rainbow
Paul
2019
Memories of Christmas
Mike
2018
The Predator
Postal Worker
2018
Overboard
Dr. Fletcher
2018
The Miracle Season
Principal Shaw
2018
Sweet Virginia
Lou Hopkis
2017
Love Struck Café
Matt Quinn
2017
The Show
Bernie
2017
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
Lt Brian Smith
2017
Power Rangers
Captain Bowen
2017
Riverdale
Al Fieldstone · (10 episodes)
2017
Deadly Attraction
Ted
2016
Ice
(2 episodes)
2016
Travelers
Detective Gower · (1 episode)
2016
Frequency
Ivan Damnjanov · (1 episode)
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
UnREAL
Beth Ann's Father · (1 episode)
2015
The Returned
Coroner · (1 episode)
2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
Greg
2015
Patterson's Wager
Otter's Grandpa
2015
Scammerhead
Beldon Fenisher
2014
Godzilla
Stan Walsh
2014
After All These Years
Mulligan
2013
The Vehicle
William
2012
Arrow
Lieutenant General J.G. Walker · (3 episodes)
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
Alcatraz
Mike Cullen · (1 episode)
2012
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Judge Toughbutt (voice) · (1 episode)
2012
Voltron Force
Sky Marshall Wade (voice) · (1 episode)
2011
Three Weeks, Three Kids
Charlie Marshall
2011
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Announcer
2011
One Angry Juror
Vincent Walsh
2010
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
Ferrus (voice)
2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Luca · (2 episodes)
2010
Growing the Big One
Edward Miles
2010
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Prince Rutherford (voice) · (4 episodes)
2010
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice) · (1 episode)
2010
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Fido the Diamond Dog (voice) · (1 episode)
2010
The Client List
Carl
2010
Encounter with Danger
Sheriff Walters
2010
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Vice Principal Grimes
2009
Courage
Louis Vale
2009
Angel and the Badman
Steve Carson
2009
Watchmen
NORAD General
2009
Tornado Valley
Vince Johnson
2009
Bratz: Pampered Petz
Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
2008
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2008
At Jesus' Side
Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
2008
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2007
Bratz: Super Babyz
Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
2007
Barbie as the Island Princess
Frazer / Calvin (voice)
2007
Battle in Seattle
Chief Faherty
2007
Flash Gordon
Police Captain · (1 episode)
2007
Christmas on Chestnut Street
Crouch
2006
Fierce People
McCallum
2006
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Desmond (voice)
2006
Team Galaxy
(1 episode)
2006
Eureka
Colonel Briggs · (1 episode)
2006
Psych
Houston Ray · (1 episode)
2006
Breakdown
The Mayor
2006
Eight Below
Boat Captain
2006
Class of the Titans
(8 episodes)
2005
His and Her Christmas
Anthony Shephard
2005
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
2005
Supernatural
Sheriff Deitrich · (1 episode)
2005
Alien Racers
(4 episodes)
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
Dragon Booster
(voice) · (39 episodes)
2004
The 4400
Sheriff · (1 episode)
2004
Holiday Reunion
Fred Hodges
2003
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
2003
Something Else
(voice) · (26 episodes)
2003
Cowboys & Indians
Inspector Ken Dowson
2003
Tarzan
(1 episode)
2003
Barbie of Swan Lake
Baker (voice)
2003
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
Additional Voices (voice) · (52 episodes)
2003
Bang Bang You're Dead
Chief Bud McGee
2003
Transformers: Armada
Optimus Prime (voice) · (52 episodes)
2003
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
King Bravemore (voice)
2003
¡Mucha Lucha!
El Heystack Grande (voice) · (2 episodes)
2002
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Man-at-Arms (voice) · (39 episodes)
2002
Breaking News
(1 episode)
2002
The Dead Zone
Papa Stillson · (5 episodes)
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
Sitting Ducks
(52 episodes)
2001
Camouflage
Ernie
2001
Touched by a Killer
Sheriff Sam
2001
3-2-1 Penguins!
Cavitus / Sol (voice) · (20 episodes)
2000
Dark Angel
Lt. Walter Eastep · (3 episodes)
2000
Action Man
Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice) · (26 episodes)
2000
The Guilty
Police Chief
2000
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Milt
2000
Spider-Man Unlimited
Mr. Meugniot (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Beast Machines: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice) · (26 episodes)
1999
Weird-Ohs
(voice) · (26 episodes)
1999
Sabrina: The Animated Series
(voice) · (3 episodes)
1999
Dragon Tales
(1 episode)
1999
Sonic Underground
Dr. Robotnik (voice) · (40 episodes)
1999
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
1998
Shadow Raiders
Emperor Femur (voice) · (26 episodes)
1998
First Wave
Sheldon Lamott · (1 episode)
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
Cold Squad
(98 episodes)
1998
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Silver · (3 episodes)
1997
Extreme Dinosaurs
Bad Rap (voice) · (52 episodes)
1997
Stargate SG-1
Colonel Chekov · (11 episodes)
1997
Stand Against Fear
Coach Peters
1996
Sonic Christmas Blast
Grounder (voice)
1996
Millennium
Richard Powell · (1 episode)
1996
Abduction of Innocence
Sheriff Evans
1996
Kidz in the Wood
Coach
1996
Beast Wars: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice) · (52 episodes)
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Sheriff Hank Parker · (1 episode)
1996
The Sentinel
Art Sturges · (1 episode)
1996
The Sentinel
Harry Lovejoy · (1 episode)
1996
Generation X
Detective Gaines
1996
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Coach Gilbert
1995
Street Fighter
(1 episode)
1995
DarkStalkers
Donovan Baine (voice) · (13 episodes)
1995
G.I. Joe Extreme
(26 episodes)
1995
Action Man
Secretary Norris (voice) · (26 episodes)
1995
Strange Luck
(1 episode)
1995
The Omen
Security Chief
1995
Black Beauty
(voice)
1995
Snow White
(voice)
1995
The Outer Limits
Detective Frank Dayton · (1 episode)
1995
The Outer Limits
Detective Barnett · (1 episode)
1995
The Outer Limits
General Seawell · (1 episode)
1995
Sliders
Lt. Graves · (1 episode)
1995
Not Our Son
Mike Dombrowski
1995
Heidi
(voice)
1995
Pocahontas
John Smith (voice)
1994
Mega Man
Guts Man (voice) · (27 episodes)
1994
ReBoot
Slash (voice) · (47 episodes)
1994
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
1994
The Sea Wolf
Chandler / First Mate
1994
Intersection
Paramedic
1994
Viper
Quince Toland · (1 episode)
1994
Madison
(2 episodes)
1993
Exosquad
Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice) · (52 episodes)
1993
Sonic the Hedgehog
(0 episode)
1993
Double Dragon
(26 episodes)
1993
The X-Files
Mad Dog · (1 episode)
1993
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Grounder (voice) · (65 episodes)
1993
Woman on the Ledge
Batallion Commander
1993
The New Adventures of Little Toot
Captain Dogwood (voice)
1992
Highlander: The Series
Lemoyne · (1 episode)
1992
The Adventures of T-Rex
(voice) · (52 episodes)
1992
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
(voice) · (26 episodes)
1992
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice) · (13 episodes)
1992
The Comrades of Summer
Ump
1992
Blackmail
Kiminski
1991
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Det. Carlyle
1991
Palace Guard
(1 episode)
1991
The Commish
(2 episodes)
1991
Secrets of the Unknown
1991
It
Coach · (2 episodes)
1990
The New Adventures of He-Man
He-Man · (65 episodes)
1990
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs
1989
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs · (2 episodes)
1989
Booker
(1 episode)
1989
Captain N: The Game Master
King Hippo (voice) · (34 episodes)
1989
The Fly II
Scorby
1989
Bordertown
Frank Foley · (1 episode)
1989
Bordertown
Hank Talon · (1 episode)
1989
The Accused
Courthouse Reporter
1988
The Red Spider
Hooter
1988
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
Additional voices (voice)
1987
Wiseguy
(1 episode)
1987
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Secret Service Man #1 · (1 episode)
1987
21 Jump Street
Rent-A-Cop · (1 episode)
1987
21 Jump Street
Dave · (1 episode)
1987
21 Jump Street
Coach Brandon · (1 episode)
1987
Spot Marks the X
Cop on Bridge
1986
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
Into Thin Air
Gas station attendant
1985
Danger Bay
Murdock · (2 episodes)
1985
MacGyver
Sgt. Harold Gray · (1 episode)
1985
MacGyver
Tony Ellis · (1 episode)
1985
MacGyver
Det. Sweeney · (1 episode)
1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
Chicago Worker
1985
Airwolf
Burke · (1 episode)
1984
Airwolf
Jerry Conklin · (1 episode)
1984
The Hitchhiker
Hubert · (1 episode)
1983
The Hitchhiker
Chef · (1 episode)
1983
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Pathfinder (voice) · (44 episodes)
1983
Mr. Patman
Policeman
1981