Garry Chalk

74 years old Southampton, England, UK

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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Confessions of a Christmas Letter (2024) Charles 6
2 Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows (2023) Lawrence 7
3 Buddy Games: Spring Awakening (2023) Marty -
4 Disquiet (2023) Virgil -
5 Exile (2023) Chief Sanders -
6 Love on Fire (2022) Don Hamilton 6
7 American Dreamer (2022) Nicolai 6
8 Making Spirits Bright (2021) Bill Ryan 7
9 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Top movies in 2020 		Navy Chief of Staff 6.7
10 Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020) Old Ed (voice) 5
11 Love Under the Rainbow (2019) Paul 7
12 Overboard (2018) Dr. Fletcher 5.5
13 The Predator (2018) Postal Worker 5.9
14 The Miracle Season (2018) Principal Shaw 6
15 Memories of Christmas (2018) Mike 8
16 My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018) Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice) 5
17 Little Pink House (2018) Mayor Lloyd Beachy -
18 Sweet Virginia (2017) Lou Hopkis 6.4
19 The Show (2017) Bernie 7
20 Secrets of My Stepdaughter (2017) Lt Brian Smith 4
21 Barbie: Dolphin Magic (2017) Pete (voice) 3
22 Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried (2017) David 7.3
23 Power Rangers (2017) Captain Bowen 6.3
24 Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016) Mayor Bascomb 6.3
25 Home Invasion (2016) Sheriff Kane 1
26 The Confirmation (2016) Pete 6.8
27 Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery (2016) Mayor Bascomb 7.3
28 Open Season: Scared Silly (2015) Ed (voice) 5.3
29 The Hollow (2015) Donald 4.5
30 Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) Greg 6.1
31 Tomorrowland (2015) Jail Desk Jockey 6.8
32 Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery (2015) Mayor Bascomb 6.5
33 'Tis the Season for Love (2015) Santa 6
34 Leprechaun: Origins (2014) Hamish 3.3
35 Feed the Gods (2014) Sheriff -
36 Godzilla (2014) Stan Walsh 6.6
37 Suddenly (2013) Sheriff Grant 4
38 Big Time Movie (2012) MI6 #1 5.5
39 A Christmas Story 2 (2012) Higbee's Santa 5
40 The Movie Out Here (2012) Vic -
41 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012) Break (voice) 6.7
42 Behemoth (2011) Sheriff Matt Allington 5
43 Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (2011) Announcer 4
44 Three Weeks, Three Kids (2011) Charlie Marshall -
45 The Hunt for the I-5 Killer (2011) Reynolds 7
46 Bratz: Pampered Petz (2010) Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice) 5
47 The Client List (2010) Carl 6.4
48 One Angry Juror (2010) Vincent Walsh -
49 Care Bears To the Rescue (2010) (voice) 6
50 Encounter with Danger (2010) Sheriff Walters -
51 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010) Break (voice) 6.6
52 A Trace of Danger (2010) Frank -
53 Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (2009) Louie (voice) 7
54 Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) Vice Principal Grimes 7
55 Watchmen (2009) NORAD General 7.7
56 Personal Effects (2009) Coach 6
57 Blonde and Blonder (2008) Agent Gardenia 3
58 Battle in Seattle (2007) Chief Faherty 6
59 Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007) King of the Cats (voice) 5.5
60 Mosaic (2007) Nathan Nelson (voice) -
61 Taming Tammy (2007) Burt -
62 Barbie as the Island Princess (2007) Frazer / Calvin (voice) 7.5
63 Eight Below (2006) Boat Captain 7
64 Fierce People (2006) McCallum -
65 A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) Jake -
66 Deck the Halls (2006) Sheriff Dave 5.8
67 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006) Desmond (voice) 7
68 His and Her Christmas (2005) Anthony Shephard 5
69 Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (2005) Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice) -
70 Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004) Herve (voice) 7.4
71 Try to Remember (2004) Stuart Kling -
72 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) Police Captain 1
73 Freddy vs. Jason (2003) Sheriff Williams 6
74 Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular (2003) Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice) -
75 Bang Bang You're Dead (2003) Chief Bud McGee 6
76 Holiday Reunion (2003) Fred Hodges -
77 Barbie of Swan Lake (2003) Baker (voice) 7.2
78 Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story (2002) District Attorney -
79 Sabrina: Friends Forever (2002) Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice) -
80 Trapped (2002) Agent Chalmers 6
81 Lone Hero (2002) Sheriff Cal -
82 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) Santa Claus / Bumble (voice) 4.3
83 Camouflage (2001) Ernie -
84 Touched by a Killer (2001) Sheriff Sam -
85 The Guilty (2000) Police Chief -
86 Shutterspeed (2000) Walter Bradford 4
87 My Mother the Spy (2000) Herb Kulcheck -
88 Disturbing Behavior (1998) Coach (uncredited) 6.1
89 Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998) Timothy Dugan 3.5
90 Silencing Mary (1998) Gardner -
91 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice) 7
92 Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997) Wasser (as Gary Chalk) -
93 Abduction of Innocence (1996) Sheriff Evans -
94 Generation X (1996) Detective Gaines -
95 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) (voice) -
96 Justice for Annie (1996) Detective Larson -
97 Not Our Son (1995) Mike Dombrowski -
98 Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) Lt. Col. Douglas Hart -
99 Intersection (1994) Paramedic -
100 Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993) Tom Walton -
101 Blackmail (1991) Kiminski -
102 Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) Goss 7
103 I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991) Det. Carlyle -
104 Small Sacrifices (1989) Boyd Paul Downs -
105 The Fly II (1989) Scorby 6.8
106 The Red Spider (1988) Hooter -
107 The Accused (1988) Courthouse Reporter 6.9
108 Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987) Additional voices (voice) -
109 Mr. Patman (1981) Policeman -