Garry Chalk
Hard-working British-born Canadian actor Gary Chalk has performed in hundreds of film and television productions including many animated shows to which he has lent his voice, most notably as Optimus Primal in the "Beast Wars: Transformers" series. Born in Southampton, England, he moved to Vancouver at age five and first took to the stage in a school play at age eight, continuing to sing and perform through high school and later with community theater groups. Dissatisfying early jobs as a stockbroker and a teacher drove him back to the stage, where he performed with the Playhouse, the Arts Club, and other Canadian theaters before landing his first film and series parts, beginning in 1980. Amidst his early minor roles, he first did voice recording work in the 1983 TV movie "The Legend of Hiawatha." Further supporting parts and guest spots followed in films such as the horror sequel "The Fly II" and numerous series, including repeat stints on "21 Jump Street" and "MacGyver." Chalk found more prominent offerings in the animated realm in "The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" and various "Transformers" shows and video games, voicing both Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal. Larger parts in live action series included a Gemini Award-winning (Canadian Emmy) regular role in the Canadian crime drama "Cold Squad" and a recurring turn in "Stargate SG-1." On the big screen, he appeared in the Christmas comedy "Deck the Halls" and the adaptation of the renowned graphic novel "Watchmen."
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Garry Chalk
Filmography
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Colorblind | Walton (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Disquiet | Virgil (Character) | - | 2023 |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love on Fire | Don Hamilton (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Making Spirits Bright | Bill Ryan (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Birthday Romance | John (Character) | - | 2020 |
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Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! | Old Ed (Voice) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fishing for Love | Lee (Character) | - | 2020 |
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Love Under the Rainbow | Paul (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Best Friend's Betrayal | Detective Perkins (Character) | - | 2019 |
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Santa's Boots | Uncle Ralph (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Memories of Christmas | Mike (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Attraction | Ted (Character) | - | 2017 |
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Love Struck Café | Matt Quinn (Character) | - | 2017 |
80% |
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Little Pink House | Mayor Beachy (Character) | $199.1K | 2017 |
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Sweet Virginia | Lou Hopkins (Character) | $8.4K | 2017 |
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Barbie: Dolphin Magic | Pete (Voice) | - | 2017 |
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Murder She Baked: A Deadly Recipe | Mayor Bascomb (Character) | - | 2016 |
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Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery | Mayor Bascomb (Character) | - | 2016 |
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Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Doc Forrester (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Game of Love | Coach Zimmer (Character) | - | 2016 |
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Accidental Obsession | Saul Rubens (Character) | - | 2015 |
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'Tis the Season for Love | Santa (Character) | - | 2015 |
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Open Season: Scared Silly | Ed (Voice) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Sumbody | Peter Heart (Character) | - | 2014 |
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Leprechaun: Origins | Hamish (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Monster Beach | Uncle Woody (Voice) | - | 2014 |
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After All These Years | Sgt. Mulligan (Character) | - | 2013 |
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The Princess Twins of Legendale |
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The Movie Out Here | Vick (Character) | - | 2012 |
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A Christmas Story 2 | Higbee's Santa (Character) | - | 2012 |
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Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 | Break (Voice) | - | 2012 |
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Three Weeks, Three Kids | Charlie Marshall (Character) | - | 2011 |
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The Hunt for the I-5 Killer | Reynolds (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Behemoth | Sheriff Matt Allington (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Barbie in a Mermaid Tale | Break (Voice) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Care Bears: The Giving Festival | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Growing the Big One | Edward Miles (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Care Bears: To the Rescue | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Trace of Danger | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Courage | Louis Vale (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Encounter With Danger | Sheriff Walters (Character) | - | 2009 |
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The Thaw | Jack (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Vice Principal Grimes (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Christmas Town | Jack Travers (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale | King of Cats (Voice) | - | 2007 |
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Barbie as the Island Princess |
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Stan Lee Presents: Mosaic | Nathan Nelson (Voice) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Uncaged Heart | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Truth | Jack Lycar (Character) | - | 2006 |
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Christmas on Chestnut Street | Crouch (Character) | - | 2006 |
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Deck the Halls | Sheriff Dave (Character) | $35.1M | 2006 |
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Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico | El Haystack Grande (Voice) | - | 2005 |
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Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2005 |
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Mary Higgins Clark's Try to Remember | Stuart Kling (Character) | - | 2004 |
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In Search of Santa |
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SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Police Captain (Character) | $9.1M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Caught in the Headlights | Sergeant (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | Bluto (Voice) | - | 2004 |
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National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion | Fred Hodges (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story | Inspector Ken Dowson (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control | Hector (Voice) | - | 2002 |
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Friends Forever! | Warlock (Voice) | - | 2002 |
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Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story | District Attorney (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Bang Bang You're Dead | Chief Bud McGee (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Lone Hero | Sheriff Cal (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Camouflage | Ernie (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Little Secrets | Jack Burtrell (Character) | - | 2001 |
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The Shipment | Dale Dixer (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tick Tock | Sheriff Sam (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by a Killer | Sheriff Sam (Character) | - | 2000 |
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My Mother the Spy | Herb Kulcheck (Character) | - | 2000 |
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Take Me Home: The John Denver Story | Milt (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Quarantine | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shutterspeed | Walter Bradford (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Spree | Det. Colin (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crimes of Passion: One Hot Summer Night | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Champion's Fight: A Moment of Truth Movie | Coach (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Husband's Secret Life | Eddie Sullivan (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Timothy Dugan (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Know What You Did | Homicide Captain (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Defense of Murder | Homicide Captain (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Silencing Mary | Gardner (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Into the Arms of Danger: A Moment of Truth Movie | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Five Desperate Hours | Capt. Durk (Character) | - | 1997 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Abduction of Innocence: A Moment of Truth | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stand Against Fear: A Moment of Truth Movie | Coach Peters (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Kidz in the Wood | Coach (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unlikely Suspects | Coach Peters (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie | Detective Larson (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diana Kilmury: Teamster | Rasmussen (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Lt. Col. Douglas Hart (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Le livre de la Jungle: Goodtimes | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Circumstances Unknown | Unknown (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Jungle Book | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie | Coach Gilbert (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Christmas Carol |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beyond Obsession | Lt. Bartell (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Disappearance of Vonnie | Andy (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Woman on the Ledge | Batallion Commander (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blackmail | Kiminski (Character) | - | 1991 |
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The Fly II | Scorby (Character) | $19.6M | 1989 |
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47% | 73% | The Irrational | Bob Clovis (Guest Star) | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 82% | LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu | Unknown (Voice) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tribal | Contance Edwin Harris (Character) | 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Monster Beach | Woody (Voice) | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gourmet Detective Mysteries | Father Weston (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LEGO Nexo Knights | General Magmar (Voice) | 2015-2017 |
80% | 85% | UnREAL | Beth Ann's Father (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cedar Cove |
Sheriff Troy Davis (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Iron Kid | Narrator | 2007-2008 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Tom and Jerry Tales | Head Lifeguard (Voice) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Transformers Cybertron | Optimus Prime (Voice) | 2006 |
65% | 83% | Dark Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beast Machines | Unknown (Voice) | 1999-2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits |
Detective Barnett (Character), Detective Frank Dayton (Guest Star) |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7 Days | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Beast Wars | Optimus Primal (Voice) | 1996-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Viper | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Man's Gun | Riley Cunningham (Guest Star) | 1998-1999 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Millennium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sentinel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Sliders | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Commish | Ralph Hoberman (Guest Star) | 1993 1995 |
100% | 82% | Exosquad | Marsala (Character) | 1993-1994 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | Grounder (Voice) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bordertown | Frank Foley (Guest Star) | 1989 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 21 Jump Street | Rent-A-Cop (Guest Star) | 1987-1988 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danger Bay | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 1989 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988-1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wiseguy | Bartender (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Airwolf | Burke (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New Adventures of He-Man |
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