Garry Chalk

Known for ActingBorn 1952-02-17 (age 74)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon

Madison

A Masterpiece of Murder

Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles

Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald

Shadow Raiders

Superbook

ReBoot - Daemon Rising

Riverdale

Supernatural

The X-Files

Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Stargate SG-1

Voltron Force

Scammerhead

¡Mucha Lucha!

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Beast Machines: Transformers

Beast Wars: Transformers

Something Else

ReBoot - My Two Bobs

Psych

The Killing

Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance

Eureka

Strange Luck

Small Sacrifices

My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever

Travelers

Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie

Action Man

Millennium

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Weird-Ohs

The Outer Limits

Big Time Movie

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

G.I. Joe Extreme

MacGyver

Tarzan

DarkStalkers

Sliders

Dark Angel

Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper

My Mother the Spy