Garry Chalk

Actor Feb 17 (age 74) Southampton, England, UK 1981–2026 (45 year career)

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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 th…

Known For

Film

Watchmen

NORAD General

Film

Sonic the Hedgehog

Navy Chief of Staff

Film

Godzilla

Stan Walsh

Film

Tomorrowland

Jail Desk Jockey

Film

It

Coach

Film

Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper

Herve (voice)

Film

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Desmond (voice)

Film

Eight Below

Boat Captain

Filmography

Acting (290)

Movies (200)

Two for Tee

2026

4.0

Confessions of a Christmas Letter

as Charles

Exile

as Chief Sanders

Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows

as Lawrence

Disquiet

as Virgil

Colorblind

American Dreamer

as Nicolai

Love on Fire

as Don Hamilton

Fishing for Love

as Lee

Making Spirits Bright

2021

as Bill Ryan

6.2

Sonic the Hedgehog

2020

as Navy Chief of Staff

7.3

Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite

as Old Ed (voice)

My Birthday Romance

as John

Love Under the Rainbow

as Paul

The Predator

as Postal Worker

Overboard

as Dr. Fletcher

Memories of Christmas

as Mike

The Miracle Season

as Principal Shaw

My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever

2018

as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)

7.5

Little Pink House

2018

as Mayor Lloyd Beachy

Power Rangers

as Captain Bowen

The Show

as Bernie

Love Struck Café

as Matt Quinn

Sweet Virginia

as Lou Hopkis

Secrets of My Stepdaughter

2017

as Lt Brian Smith

4.9

Barbie: Dolphin Magic

as Pete (voice)

Deadly Attraction

as Ted

The Confirmation

as Pete

Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe

as Mayor Bascomb

Home Invasion

as Sheriff Kane

The Game of Love

as Coach Zimmer

Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery

as Mayor Bascomb

Tomorrowland

as Jail Desk Jockey

Into the Grizzly Maze

as Greg

Patterson's Wager

as Otter's Grandpa

Open Season: Scared Silly

as Ed (voice)

The Hollow

as Donald

Accidental Obsession

as Saul Rubens

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery

2015

as Mayor Bascomb

7.0

'Tis the Season for Love

as Santa

Godzilla

as Stan Walsh

Leprechaun: Origins

as Hamish

Monster Beach

as Uncle Woody (voice)

Scammerhead

as Beldon Fenisher

Feed the Gods

as Sheriff

Suddenly

as Sheriff Grant

After All These Years

as Mulligan

The Movie Out Here

as Vic

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2

2012

as Break (voice)

7.0

The Vehicle

2012

as William

A Christmas Story 2

2012

as Higbee's Santa

5.1

Notes from the Heart Healer

2012

as Sheriff

6.0

Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance

as Ferrus (voice)

Big Time Movie

as MI6 #1

Behemoth

as Sheriff Matt Allington

3.9

Marley & Me: The Puppy Years

2011

as Announcer

5.7

The Hunt for the I-5 Killer

2011

as Reynolds

6.3

Three Weeks, Three Kids

as Charlie Marshall

Growing the Big One

as Edward Miles

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale

as Break (voice)

The Client List

as Carl

Amazon Falls

as Gary Bob

Bratz: Pampered Petz

as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)

7.4

Encounter with Danger

2010

as Sheriff Walters

4.9

Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion

2010

as Ferrus (voice)

8.2

Care Bears: The Giving Festival

A Trace of Danger

as Frank

One Angry Juror

as Vincent Walsh

Care Bears To the Rescue

as (voice)

Watchmen

as NORAD General

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

2009

as Vice Principal Grimes

6.4

Barbie Presents: Thumbelina

as Louie (voice)

Tornado Valley

as Vince Johnson

Courage

as Louis Vale

Personal Effects

as Coach

Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace

2009

as Ferrus Forge (voice)

Angel and the Badman

as Steve Carson

At Jesus' Side

as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)

Blonde and Blonder

as Agent Gardenia

Christmas Town

as Jack Travers

Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald

2008

as Dr. Robotnik (voice)

9.0

Barbie as the Island Princess

2007

as Frazer / Calvin (voice)

Battle in Seattle

as Chief Faherty

Mosaic

as Nathan Nelson (voice)

5.6

Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale

2007

as King of the Cats (voice)

6.8

The Ten Commandments

2007

as The General (voice)

5.6

Bratz: Super Babyz

2007

as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)

6.5

Unthinkable

2007

as Captain Laughlan

Taming Tammy

2007

as Burt

Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles

2007

as Dr. Robotnik (voice)

The Karate Dog

as Brunelli

Fierce People

as McCallum

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

as Desmond (voice)

Eight Below

as Boat Captain

Deck the Halls

as Sheriff Dave

Christmas on Chestnut Street

as Crouch

Breakdown

as The Mayor

A Little Thing Called Murder

as Jake

Truth

as Jack Lycar

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

2005

as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)

6.9

His and Her Christmas

2005

as Anthony Shephard

4.8

Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy

2005

as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)

7.3

Caught in the Headlights

2005

as Sergeant

3.2

Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper

2004

as Herve (voice)

7.5

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

as Police Captain

Try to Remember

as Stuart Kling

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

2004

as Bluto (voice)

6.7

In Search of Santa

2004

as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)

Freddy vs. Jason

as Sheriff Williams

Barbie of Swan Lake

as Baker (voice)

Bang Bang You're Dead

2003

as Chief Bud McGee

7.1

Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular

2003

as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)

Holiday Reunion

as Fred Hodges

Cowboys & Indians

as Inspector Ken Dowson

6.5

Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon

2003

as King Bravemore (voice)

10.0

Deadly Little Secrets

as Jack Burtrell

Trapped

as Agent Chalmers

Lone Hero

as Sheriff Cal

Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control

2002

as Hector (voice)

4.9

Sabrina: Friends Forever

2002

as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)

7.1

Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story

2002

as District Attorney

5.4

ReBoot - Daemon Rising

2001

as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)

8.8

Camouflage

2001

as Ernie

4.3

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

2001

as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)

Touched by a Killer

as Sheriff Sam

The Shipment

as Dale Dixer

ReBoot - My Two Bobs

as Slash (voice)

Quarantine

Shutterspeed

as Walter Bradford

My Mother the Spy

as Herb Kulcheck

The Guilty

as Police Chief

Take Me Home: The John Denver Story

2000

as Milt

5.6

Madeline: Lost in Paris

as (voice)

Y2K

as Edward Mason

Mama, Do You Love Me?

1999

as Papa (voice)

6.0

Disturbing Behavior

1998

as Coach (uncredited)

5.8

I Know What You Did

1998

as Homicide Captain

5.0

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1998

as Timothy Dugan

4.5

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

1998

as Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)

Silencing Mary

as Gardner

The Spree

as Det. Colin

A Champion's Fight

as Coach

Camelot: The Legend

as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)

5.2

Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure

1998

as Optimus Primal

Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball

1997

as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)

4.0

The Adventures of Corduroy: Home

Five Desperate Hours

as Capt. Durk

Justice for Annie

as Detective Larson

Bounty Hunters

as Wasser

Generation X

as Detective Gaines

Sonic Christmas Blast

1996

as Grounder (voice)

5.5

Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story

1996

as Rasmussen

Stand Against Fear

as Coach Peters

Kidz in the Wood

as Coach

Abduction of Innocence

1996

as Sheriff Evans

5.7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996

as (voice)

6.6

The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers

1996

as (voice)

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

1995

as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart

Pocahontas

as (voice)

Snow White

as (voice)

Heidi

as (voice)

The Omen

as Security Chief

Sleeping Beauty

as King / Valdar (voice)

Black Beauty

as (voice)

Jungle Book

as Father Wolf (voice)

5.7

Circumstances Unknown

as Mike Kinsey

Alice in Wonderland

as (voice)

Magic Gift of the Snowman

1995

as (voice)

6.6

Curly - The Littlest Puppy

as (voice)

Not Our Son

as Mike Dombrowski

Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie

1995

as Coach Gilbert

7.0

A Christmas Carol

1994

as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Intersection

as Paramedic

Cinderella

as (voice)

Pocahontas

as John Smith (voice)

6.2

The Nutcracker

1994

as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)

6.2

Happy the Littlest Bunny

1994

as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)

6.4

Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle

1994

as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)

6.8

G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die

1994

as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)

5.4

Woman on the Ledge

1993

as Batallion Commander

1.0

The Sea Wolf

1993

as Chandler / First Mate

6.3

Judgment Day: The John List Story

1993

as Tom Walton

4.5

The Comrades of Summer

1992

as Ump

5.0

The New Adventures of Little Toot

1992

as Captain Dogwood (voice)

6.0

Blackmail

1991

as Kiminski

3.2

I Still Dream of Jeannie

1991

as Det. Carlyle

6.3

Secrets of the Unknown

1991

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1991

as Goss

7.0

He-Man and the Battle for Primus

as He-Man

The Fly II

as Scorby

Small Sacrifices

as Boyd Paul Downs

The Red Spider

as Hooter

The Accused

as Courthouse Reporter

7.1

Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World

1987

as Additional voices (voice)

6.9

Spot Marks the X

1986

as Cop on Bridge

4.0

A Masterpiece of Murder

1986

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

as Chicago Worker

6.8

Into Thin Air

1985

as Gas station attendant

7.0

Mr. Patman

1981

as Policeman

4.0

Madeline at the Ballet

as Additional Voices (voice)

2.0

Television (90)

The Chicken Sisters

2024

as James

7.0

LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising

as Zant-Tanz (voice)

The Irrational

as Bob Clovis

Monster Loving Maniacs

2022

as Arthur

Tribal

2020

as Constance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris

Riverdale

as Al Fieldstone

Travelers

as Detective Gower

Frequency

as Ivan Damnjanov

Ice

UnREAL

as Beth Ann's Father

The Returned

as Coroner

Arrow

as Lieutenant General J.G. Walker

6.8

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

2012

as Judge Toughbutt (voice)

Alcatraz

as Mike Cullen

The Killing

as Lt. Michael Oakes

Voltron Force

as Sky Marshall Wade (voice)

8.0

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

2010

as Fido the Diamond Dog (voice)

8.2

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

as Luca

Flash Gordon

as Police Captain

Psych

as Houston Ray

Eureka

as Colonel Briggs

Class of the Titans

Team Galaxy

Supernatural

as Sheriff Deitrich

Alien Racers

The 4400

as Sheriff

Dragon Booster

as (voice)

Transformers: Armada

as Optimus Prime (voice)

Tarzan

Something Else

as (voice)

The Dead Zone

2002

as Papa Stillson

7.3

Gadget & the Gadgetinis

2002

as Additional Voices (voice)

7.0

¡Mucha Lucha!

2002

as El Heystack Grande (voice)

8.2

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

2002

as Man-at-Arms (voice)

Breaking News

Sitting Ducks

Dark Angel

as Lt. Walter Eastep

3-2-1 Penguins!

as Cavitus / Sol (voice)

7.5

Action Man

2000

as Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)

6.8

Beast Machines: Transformers

1999

as Optimus Primal (voice)

8.1

Sonic Underground

1999

as Dr. Robotnik (voice)

6.8

Dragon Tales

1999

7.4

Sabrina: The Animated Series

as (voice)

Weird-Ohs

as (voice)

Spider-Man Unlimited

as Mr. Meugniot (voice)

First Wave

as Sheldon Lamott

Cold Squad

Shadow Raiders

as Emperor Femur (voice)

Stargate SG-1

as Colonel Chekov

Extreme Dinosaurs

as Bad Rap (voice)

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation

as Silver

Millennium

as Richard Powell

The Sentinel

as Art Sturges

Beast Wars: Transformers

1996

as Optimus Primal (voice)

8.1

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996

as Sheriff Hank Parker

The Outer Limits

as Detective Barnett

Sliders

as Lt. Graves

Strange Luck

Action Man

as Secretary Norris (voice)

Street Fighter

DarkStalkers

as Donovan Baine (voice)

G.I. Joe Extreme

Viper

as Quince Toland

Mega Man

as Guts Man (voice)

ReBoot

as Slash (voice)

The X-Files

as Mad Dog

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

1993

as Grounder (voice)

6.5

Exosquad

1993

as Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)

Madison

Double Dragon

Highlander: The Series

1992

as Lemoyne

7.4

King Arthur & the Knights of Justice

1992

as (voice)

7.1

Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!

1992

as Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)

7.6

The Adventures of T-Rex

as (voice)

The Commish

Palace Guard

as Coach

The New Adventures of He-Man

as He-Man (voice)

Booker

Captain N: The Game Master

1989

as King Hippo (voice)

Bordertown

as Frank Foley

Small Sacrifices

as Boyd Paul Downs

21 Jump Street

as Rent-A-Cop

Wiseguy

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

1987

as Secret Service Man #1

MacGyver

as Tony Ellis

Danger Bay

as Murdock

Airwolf

as Burke

The Hitchhiker

as Chef

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

1983

as Pathfinder (voice)

7.6