Gary Chalk (actor)

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Gary Chalk, born in 1953, is a British-born Canadian actor and voice actor. He is also known as Garry Chalk.

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[edit] Biography

Gary was born in Southampton, England and moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1957.

He has been involved with professional theatre since 1978, and has performed at The Playhouse, The Arts Club and numerous theatres in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta. The last live stage production he did was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, where he played Milos Gloriosous. He also performed in Henry IV and As You Like It at The Playhouse, as well as Dracula and Passion at The Arts Club.

Most of his career has been in film and television; he currently has a recurring character on Cold Squad, for which he won Gemini Awards in two consecutive years, and until the close of its ninth season had a recurring role on the hit science-fiction series Stargate SG-1. He is also a veteran of over 1500 animated productions including Class of the Titans, Transformers and the 2002 remake of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He is, however, best known for his Voice Acting of Optimus Prime/Primal, whom he has played since he first acquired the role in the Beast Wars Transformers Series.

Most recently, he has occasionally appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel show, Eureka, as Col. Briggs.

[edit] Roles

[edit] Anime

Gary Chalk played Optimus Primal in Beast Wars.
Gary Chalk played Optimus Primal in Beast Wars.

[edit] Non-Anime

[edit] Live-Action

[edit] Movie

  • Freddy Vs. Jason - Sheriff Williams
  • Eight Below - Boat Captain
  • Karate Dog - Officer Brunelli
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Island of Misfit Toys - Santa Claus, Bumbles the Abominable Snowman
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie - Blitzen
  • Scary Godmother Halloween Spectacular - Harry the Werewolf, Bug-A-Boo
  • Scary Godmother 2: The Revenge of Jimmy - Harry the Werewolf, Bug-A-Boo
  • SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 - Police Captain
  • Warriors of Virtue - Mosely (voice)

[edit] Video-Game

  • Devil Kings - Devil King
  • Beast Wars: TransMetals - Optimus Primal

[edit] Awards

  • Garry has won two Gemini Awards.
  • 2000-2001 Best Supporting Actor in A Drama Series: Cold Case
  • 2001-2002 Best Supporting Actor in A Drama Series: Cold Case

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