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.
Acting (189 movies)
Bounty Hunters
1996
Blonde and Blonder
2008
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
2017
Alice in Wonderland
1995
Mosaic
2007
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
2007
Deck the Halls
2006
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
2010
Love on Fire
2022
Colorblind
2023
Making Spirits Bright
2021
Personal Effects
2009
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
2009
Quarantine
2000
Lone Hero
2002
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
Feed the Gods
2014
Y2K
1999
Shutterspeed
2000
Madeline: Lost in Paris
1999
Exile
2023
The Ten Commandments
2007
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
2004
Little Pink House
2018
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
1996
Spot Marks the X
1986
A Christmas Carol
1994
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
2009
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
2012
Sabrina: Friends Forever
2002
Freddy vs. Jason
2003
Mama, Do You Love Me?
1999
Pocahontas
1995
Woman on the Ledge
1993
Circumstances Unknown
1995
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
1996
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
2004
The Nutcracker
1994
A Champion's Fight
1998
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
2011
Leprechaun: Origins
2014
Tomorrowland
2015
Try to Remember
2004
I Know What You Did
1998
Justice for Annie
1996
Care Bears To the Rescue
2010
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
2001
Suddenly
2013
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
2004
Sleeping Beauty
1995
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
1995
The Fly II
1989
Stand Against Fear
1996
The Movie Out Here
2012
A Little Thing Called Murder
2006
Snow White
1995
Heidi
1995
Magic Gift of the Snowman
1995
Truth
2006
Silencing Mary
1998
Cinderella
1994
Jungle Book
1995
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
1994
My Mother the Spy
2000
Behemoth
2011
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
A Trace of Danger
2010
Happy the Littlest Bunny
1994
Trapped
2002
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
1997
Christmas Town
2008
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
Amazon Falls
2010
American Dreamer
2022
Watchmen
2009
Deadly Little Secrets
2002
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
2002
His and Her Christmas
2005
Courage
2009
One Angry Juror
2010
The Hollow
2015
'Tis the Season for Love
2015
In Search of Santa
2004
Disquiet
2023
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
2003
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
2005
Bratz: Super Babyz
2007
Bratz: Pampered Petz
2010
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
2016
Secrets of the Unknown
1991
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
2001
Open Season: Scared Silly
2015
Big Time Movie
2012
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
2007
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
2008
Disturbing Behavior
1998
Sonic Christmas Blast
1996
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
2023
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
1987
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