Garry Chalk

Garry Chalk is a British-born Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines, as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of Transformers: Armada, Transformers Energon, and Transformers: Cybertron. He has lent his voice to over 30 animated television series and has been in films such as The Fly II, Godzilla and Freddy vs. Jason. He played the recurring role of Col. Chekov on Stargate SG-1. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Inspector Andrew Pawlachuk on Cold Squad.

Not to be confused with the illustrator Gary Chalk.

Garry Chalk
Chalk at the Florida Supercon in 2013
Born
Southampton, Hampshire, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouse(s)
Colleen Nystedt
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(m. 2013)​

Early life

Chalk was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England. At the age of 5, his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Career

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.[2]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985The Journey of Natty GannChicago Worker
1989The Fly IIScorby
1997Warriors of VirtueMoselyVoice
1998 The Fearless Four Platini, The Baron, The Miller, Guard #2 Voice, English version
2002Bang Bang You're DeadChief Bud McGee
2003Freddy vs. JasonSheriff Williams
2004The Karate DogOfficer Brunelli
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2Police Captain
2005Fierce PeopleMcCallum
His and Her ChristmasAnthony ShephardTV movie
SupervolcanoGovernor Billy Marshall, of Wyoming
2006Deck the HallsSheriff Dave
Eight BelowBoat Captain
2007Battle in SeattleChief Faherty
2008Christmas TownGrandpa Jack
2009Scooby-Doo! The Mystery BeginsVice-Principal Grimes
WatchmenMilitary General
2011Marley & Me: The Puppy YearsAnnouncer
2012Big Time MovieMI6 Agent #1
2012A Christmas Story 2Santa ClausDirect-to-video; uncredited
2013SuddenlySheriff Grant
2014GodzillaStan Welsh
2015TomorrowlandJail Desk Jockey
2015Open Season: Scared SillyEd (voice)Direct-to-video
2016Stagecoach: The Texas Jack StoryDoc Forrester
2017Power RangersCaptain Bowen[3]
Max 2: White House HeroColonel JonesDirect-to-video
2018The PredatorPostal Worker
The Miracle SeasonPrincipal Shaw
2020Sonic the HedgehogNavy Chief of Staff

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1990 It Coach
2000 Seven Days Maj. Vladimir Markovsky 1 episode
2000-2005 Dragon Tales Mungus the Giant, The Gilded Dragon, Various (voices) 8 episodes
2001-2006 Stargate SG-1 Colonel Chekov 10 episodes
2002-2003 Transformers: Armada Optimus Prime 52 episodes
English Version
2003 Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story Inspector Ken Dowson Television movie
2004-2005 Transformers: Energon Optimus Prime 52 episodes
English version
2005-2006 Transformers: Cybertron Optimus Prime 52 episodes
English version
2007 Painkiller Jane Ruben Hennessey
2008 Supernatural Sheriff Deitrich 1 episode, season 4
2009-2010 RollBots Captain Pounder, Oddball (voices) 26 episodes
2013-2014 Cedar Cove Sheriff Troy Davis Recurring role
2015 Fargo Bartender 1 episode
2016-2017 Arrow Lieutenant General J.G. Walker 3 episodes

Animation

Video games

Awards

Gemini Awards

  • 2000–2001 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Cold Squad
  • 2001–2002 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Cold Squad

References
  1. "Garry Chalk". BlogTalkRadio (Audio). BlogTalkRadio, Inc. April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. Nguyen, Michael (January 24, 2014). "Madman Interview with Garry Chalk". Behind The Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. Paladin (May 21, 2016). "Garry Chalk Joins Power Rangers 2017 Movie Cast". Toku Nation. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  4. "Garry Chalk (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 15, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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