Garry Chalk

Garry Chalk
Chalk at the Florida Supercon in 2013
Born	Southampton, Hampshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Colleen Nystedt ​ (m. 2013)​

Garry Chalk is a British-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.

Early life[]

Chalk was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England and, at the age of 5, moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[1] Initially wanting to become a teacher, a college play he saw made him want to pursue an acting career. He received his acting training at Studio 58.

Career[]

Chalk has been involved with professional theatre since 1978, and has performed at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company (VPTC), the Arts Club Theatre Company (ACTC), The Vancouver Theatresports League 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 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.

A highly-prolific character actor, most of his career has been in film and television, usually portraying a corrupt law enforcement officer. 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 occasionally in the Sci-Fi Channel shows Eureka, as Col. Briggs and Painkiller Jane, as Ruben Hennessey.^[2]

Personal life[]

Chalk is a proficient guitarist and singer and often performs his music when he makes public appearances and at conventions.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Animation[]

Television[]

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[]

External links[]

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