Garry Chalk
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Supernatural
Sheriff Deitrich
2005
Series
Airwolf
Burke
1984
Series
Airwolf
Jerry Conklin
1984
Series
The X-Files
Mad Dog
1993
Series
Stargate SG-1
Colonel Chekov
1997
Series
Arrow
Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
2012
Series
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Judge Toughbutt (voice)
2012
Series
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Killow (voice)
2012
Series
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Killow / Male Care Worker (voice)
2012
Series
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Killow / Director (voice)
2012
Series
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Prince Rutherford (voice)
2010
Series
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice)
2010
Series
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Fido the Diamond Dog (voice)
2010
Series
MacGyver
Sgt. Harold Gray
1985
Series
MacGyver
Tony Ellis
1985
Series
MacGyver
Det. Sweeney
1985
Series
Psych
Houston Ray
2006
Series
Riverdale
Al Fieldstone
2017
Series
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Zant-Tanz (voice)
2023
Series
Highlander: The Series
Lemoyne
1992
Series
Sliders
Lt. Graves
1995
Series
Eureka
Colonel Briggs
2006
Series
The Outer Limits
Detective Frank Dayton
1995
Series
The Outer Limits
Detective Barnett
1995
Series
The Outer Limits
General Seawell
1995
Series
21 Jump Street
Rent-A-Cop
1987
Series
21 Jump Street
Dave
1987
Series
21 Jump Street
Coach Brandon
1987
Series
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Pathfinder (voice)
1983
Series
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Luca
2010
Series
Dark Angel
Lt. Walter Eastep
2000
Series
Millennium
Richard Powell
1996
Series
The Sentinel
Art Sturges
1996
Series
The Sentinel
Harry Lovejoy
1996
Series
The Dead Zone
Papa Stillson
2002
Series
The 4400
Sheriff
2004
Series
The Killing
Lt. Michael Oakes
2011
Series
Superbook
Ananias
2011
Series
Superbook
Temple Guard
2011
Series
Superbook
High Priest
2011
Series
Superbook
King Nebuchadnezzer
2011
Series
Superbook
Eliphaz
2011
Series
Superbook
Elisha's Servant
2011
Series
Superbook
King Joram
2011
Series
Superbook
King Nebuchadnezzar
2011
Series
Superbook
Astrologer
2011
Series
Superbook
Ezra
2011
Series
Wiseguy
1987
Series
First Wave
Sheldon Lamott
1998
Series
The Commish
1991
Series
The Commish
Mr. Dubrow
1991
Series
The Hitchhiker
Hubert
1983
Series
The Hitchhiker
Chef
1983
Series
Viper
Quince Toland
1994
Series
Travelers
Detective Gower
2016
Film
Godzilla
Stan Walsh
2014
Series
It
Coach
1990
Series
UnREAL
Beth Ann's Father
2015
Series
The Irrational
Bob Clovis
2023
Series
Sabrina: The Animated Series
(voice)
1999
Series
Cold Squad
Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk
1998
Series
Beast Wars: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice)
1996
Series
Transformers: Armada
Optimus Prime (voice)
2003
Series
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Grounder (voice)
1993
Film
Sonic the Hedgehog
Navy Chief of Staff
2020
Series
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
Additional Voices (voice)
2002
Series
Danger Bay
Murdock
1985
Film
Freddy vs. Jason
Sheriff Williams
2003
Series
Extreme Dinosaurs
Bad Rap (voice)
1997
Series
¡Mucha Lucha!
El Heystack Grande (voice)
2002
Series
Ice
2016
Series
Dragon Tales
1999
Series
ReBoot
Slash (voice)
1994
Film
Watchmen
NORAD General
2009
Series
Sonic Underground
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
1999
Series
The New Adventures of He-Man
He-Man (voice)
1990
Series
Sitting Ducks
2001
Series
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Man-at-Arms (voice)
2002
Film
Tomorrowland
Jail Desk Jockey
2015
Series
Beast Machines: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice)
1999
Series
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Sheriff Hank Parker
1996
Series
Exosquad
Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
1993
Series
Bordertown
Frank Foley
1989
Series
Bordertown
Hank Talon
1989
Film
The Predator
Postal Worker
2018
Series
Sonic the Hedgehog
1993
Series
Madison
1993
Series
Alcatraz
Mike Cullen
2012
Series
Team Galaxy
2006
Series
Class of the Titans
2006
Series
Tribal
Constance 'Connie' Edwin Harris
2020
Series
Captain N: The Game Master
King Hippo (voice)
1989
Series
Dragon Booster
(voice)
2004
Series
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Silver
1997
Series
Booker
Sheriff
1989
Series
Frequency
Ivan Damnjanov
2016
Series
The Returned
Coroner
2015
Series
Flash Gordon
Police Captain
2007
Series
Spider-Man Unlimited
Mr. Meugniot (voice)
1999
Film
Power Rangers
Captain Bowen
2017
Series
The Adventures of T-Rex
(voice)
1992
Series
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
Sir Brick / Sir Phil (voice)
1992
Series
The Chicken Sisters
James
2024
Film
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Herve (voice)
2004
Series
Mega Man
Guts Man (voice)
1994
Series
Action Man
Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
2000
Film
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Desmond (voice)
2006
Series
Street Fighter
1995
Film
Snow White
(voice)
1995
Series
G.I. Joe Extreme
1995
Series
Action Man
Norris (voice)
1995
Series
Something Else
(voice)
2003
Series
Monster Loving Maniacs
Arthur (voice)
2022
Series
3-2-1 Penguins!
Cavitus / Sol (voice)
2000
Series
Voltron Force
Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
2011
Film
Deck the Halls
Sheriff Dave
2006
Series
Strange Luck
1995
Series
Shadow Raiders
Emperor Femur (voice)
1998
Film
Eight Below
Boat Captain
2006
Series
Double Dragon
1993
Film
Barbie as the Island Princess
Frazer / Calvin (voice)
2007
Series
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Secret Service Man #1
1987
Film
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
Break (voice)
2010
Film
Open Season: Scared Silly
Ed (voice)
2015
Series
Tarzan
2003
Film
Overboard
Dr. Fletcher
2018
Series
DarkStalkers
Donovan Baine (voice)
1995
Film
Barbie of Swan Lake
Baker (voice)
2003
Series
Breaking News
2002
Film
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
Old Ed (voice)
2020
Film
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
Break (voice)
2012
Film
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Vice Principal Grimes
2009
Series
Palace Guard
1991
Film
The Accused
Courthouse Reporter
1988
Series
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
1992
Film
The Fly II
Scorby
1989
Series
Weird-Ohs
(voice)
1999
Film
Trapped
Agent Chalmers
2002
Film
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
King of the Cats (voice)
2007
Film
Heidi
(voice)
1995
Film
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Blitzen (voice)
1998
Film
Home Invasion
Sheriff Kane
2016
Film
Disturbing Behavior
Coach (uncredited)
1998
Film
Into the Grizzly Maze
Greg
2015
Film
The Journey of Natty Gann
Chicago Worker
1985
Film
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Louie (voice)
2009
Film
Personal Effects
Coach
2009
Film
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Announcer
2011
Film
Blonde and Blonder
Agent Gardenia
2008
Film
Intersection
Paramedic
1994
Film
Behemoth
Sheriff Matt Allington
2011
Film
Two for Tee
Harry
2026
Film
Madeline: Lost in Paris
(voice)
1999
Film
Battle in Seattle
Chief Faherty
2007
Film
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Police Captain
2004
Film
The Miracle Season
Principal Shaw
2018
Film
Leprechaun: Origins
Hamish
2014
Film
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Timothy Dugan
1998
Film
A Christmas Story 2
Higbee's Santa
2012
Film
Tornado Valley
Vince Johnson
2009
Film
The Client List
Carl
2010
Film
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever
Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
2018
Film
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Mayor Bascomb
2016
Film
Pocahontas
John Smith (voice)
1994
Film
Buddy Games: Spring Awakening
Marty
2023
Film
Love Under the Rainbow
Paul
2019
Film
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Mayor Bascomb
2016
Film
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
2001
Film
Happy the Littlest Bunny
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
Film
The Confirmation
Pete
2016
Film
Sweet Virginia
Lou Hopkis
2017
Film
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
2003
Film
The Guilty
Police Chief
2000
Film
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
Pete (voice)
2017
Film
Fierce People
McCallum
2006
Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(voice)
1996
Film
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Goss
1991
Film
Disquiet
Virgil
2023
Film
American Dreamer
Nicolai
2022
Film
Camouflage
Ernie
2001
Film
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Mayor Bascomb
2015
Film
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Bluto (voice)
2004
Film
Love Struck Café
Matt Quinn
2017
Film
Magic Gift of the Snowman
(voice)
1995
Film
The Show
Bernie
2017
Film
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
1995
Film
The Ten Commandments
The General (voice)
2007
Series
Alien Racers
2005
Film
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
Additional voices (voice)
1987
Film
Growing the Big One
Edward Miles
2010
Film
Accidental Obsession
Saul Rubens
2015
Film
The Sea Wolf
Chandler / First Mate
1993
Film
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
1997
Series
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs
1989
Film
Generation X
Detective Gaines
1996
Film
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
Lt Brian Smith
2017
Film
His and Her Christmas
Anthony Shephard
2005
Film
Bang Bang You're Dead
Chief Bud McGee
2003
Film
Big Time Movie
MI6 #1
2012
Film
After All These Years
Mulligan
2013
Film
Spot Marks the X
Cop on Bridge
1986
Film
Sabrina: Friends Forever
Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
2002
Film
The Game of Love
Coach Zimmer
2016
Film
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
Film
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs
1989
Film
The Adventures of Corduroy: Home
1997
Film
My Mother the Spy
Herb Kulcheck
2000
Film
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
Reynolds
2011
Film
Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
David
2017
Film
'Tis the Season for Love
Santa
2015
Film
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
Hector (voice)
2002
Film
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
Charles
2024
Film
Suddenly
Sheriff Grant
2013
Film
Christmas Town
Jack Travers
2008
Film
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Det. Carlyle
1991
Film
Ordeal in the Arctic
Rescue Pilot Jim
1993
Film
The Hollow
Donald
2015
Film
American Boyfriends
Canadian Bartender
1989
Film
Jungle Book
Father Wolf (voice)
1995
Film
Touched by a Killer
Sheriff Sam
2001
Film
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
District Attorney
2002
Film
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
Lawrence
2023
Film
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Milt
2000
Film
ReBoot: My Two Bobs
Slash (voice)
2001
Film
Ladies Night
Draper
2005
Film
Scammerhead
Beldon Fenisher
2014
Film
Bounty Hunters
Wasser
1996
Film
Three Weeks, Three Kids
Charlie Marshall
2011
Film
A Little Thing Called Murder
Jake
2006
Film
The Karate Dog
Brunelli
2006
Film
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
2005
Film
ReBoot: Daemon Rising
Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
2001
Film
Deadly Attraction
Ted
2016
Film
Into Thin Air
Gas station attendant
1985
Film
Angel and the Badman
Steve Carson
2009
Film
Monster Beach
Uncle Woody (voice)
2014
Film
The Spree
Det. Colin
1998
Film
Sleeping Beauty
King / Valdar (voice)
1995
Film
Caught in the Headlights
Sergeant
2005
Film
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
Ferrus (voice)
2012
Film
Christmas on Chestnut Street
Crouch
2006
Film
Cinderella
(voice)
1994
Film
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
(voice)
1995
Film
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Tom Walton
1993
Film
Alice in Wonderland
(voice)
1995
Film
Notes from the Heart Healer
Sheriff
2012
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
Film
Bratz: Super Babyz
Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
2007
Film
Making Spirits Bright
Bill Ryan
2021
Film
Love on Fire
Don Hamilton
2022
Film
Hydee and the Hytops
(voice)
2011
Film
I Know What You Did
Homicide Captain
1998
Film
Try to Remember
Stuart Kling
2004
Film
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
2005
Film
Sonic Christmas Blast
Grounder (voice)
1996
Film
Mr. Patman
Policeman
1981
Film
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
Rasmussen
1996
Film
Abduction of Innocence
Sheriff Evans
1996
Film
The Nutcracker
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1994
Film
Feed the Gods
Sheriff
2014
Film
A Trace of Danger
Frank
2010
Film
The Omen
Security Chief
1995
Film
Fishing for Love
Lee
2021
Film
Kidz in the Wood
Coach
1996
Film
At Jesus' Side
Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
2008
Film
The New Adventures of Little Toot
Captain Dogwood (voice)
1992
Film
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1994
Film
Blackmail
Kiminski
1991
Film
Secrets of the Unknown
1991
Film
Exile
Chief Sanders
2023
Film
A Champion's Fight
Coach
1998
Film
Pocahontas
(voice)
1995
Film
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2007
Film
Black Beauty
(voice)
1995
Film
My Birthday Romance
John
2020
Film
The Movie Out Here
Vic
2012
Film
Care Bears: The Giving Festival
2010
Film
Courage
Louis Vale
2009
Film
Little Pink House
Mayor Lloyd Beachy
2018
Film
Mosaic
Nathan Nelson (voice)
2007
Film
Memories of Christmas
Mike
2018
Film
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Coach Gilbert
1995
Film
Five Desperate Hours
Capt. Durk
1997
Film
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
Ferrus (voice)
2010
Film
Holiday Reunion
Fred Hodges
2003
Film
Quarantine
2000
Film
Woman on the Ledge
Batallion Commander
1993
Film
Deadly Little Secrets
Jack Burtrell
2002
Film
The Comrades of Summer
Ump
1992
Film
Justice for Annie
Detective Larson
1996
Film
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning
Man-At-Arms / Whiplash / Merchant (voice)
2002
Film
Silencing Mary
Gardner
1998
Film
Care Bears To the Rescue
(voice)
2010
Film
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
King Bravemore (voice)
2003
Film
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
2008
Film
Encounter with Danger
Sheriff Walters
2010
Film
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
Ferrus Forge (voice)
2009
Film
Shutterspeed
Walter Bradford
2000
Film
Stand Against Fear
Coach Peters
1996
Film
Floating Away
White Cloud
1998
Film
One Angry Juror
Vincent Walsh
2010
Film
Circumstances Unknown
Mike Kinsey
1995
Film
Unthinkable
Captain Laughlan
2007
Film
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
1994
Film
In Search of Santa
Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
2004
Film
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
(voice)
1996
Madeline at the Ballet
Additional Voices (voice)
Film
Lone Hero
Sheriff Cal
2002
Film
The Red Spider
Hooter
1988
Film
Little Tikes Land
Dusty Dozer / Puffer Fish / Giraffe
2008
Film
Y2K
Edward Mason
1999
Film
The Shipment
Dale Dixer
2001
The Vehicle
William
2012
Film
Taming Tammy
Burt
2007
Film
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Papa (voice)
1999
Film
Not Our Son
Mike Dombrowski
1995
Film
Cowboys & Indians
Inspector Ken Dowson
2003
Film
Colorblind
2023
Film
Bratz: Pampered Petz
Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
2010
Film
Amazon Falls
Gary Bob
2010
Film
Camelot: The Legend
King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
1998
Film
Truth
Jack Lycar
2006
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
He-Man
1990
Film
Late Night Sessions
Puppetman
1999
Patterson's Wager
Otter's Grandpa
2015
Film
Breakdown
The Mayor
2006
Film
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
Optimus Primal
1998
Film
Cybertron Falls: Till All Are One
Alpha Trion
2025