Chris Chalk
Chris Chalk | |
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| Born | Christopher Eugene Chalk Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | K.D. Chalk (m. 2017) |
Christopher Eugene Chalk is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lucius Fox in the Fox drama series Gotham and Dick Hallorann in the HBO horror series It: Welcome to Derry. He is also known for co-starring in the HBO political drama series The Newsroom and the HBO historical drama series Perry Mason.
Early life and education
[edit]Christopher Eugene Chalk[citation needed] was born in Asheville, North Carolina. He studied at Asheville High School, graduating in 1996.[1]
He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[2]
Career
[edit]On stage, Chalk is known for his role in the 2010 Broadway play Fences.[2]
He is known for television roles such as journalist Gary Cooper in The Newsroom,[3] Marine Tom Walker in Homeland,[4] and murderer Jody Adair in Justified.[1][3]
Chalk has also been in multiple Law & Order episodes[2] and appears in Gotham as a young Lucius Fox and in It: Welcome to Derry as a young Dick Hallorann.[5] He appeared in the films 12 Years a Slave (2013)[6] and The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019).[citation needed]
He made his directorial debut with the film Our Deadly Vows in 2023.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Chalk married Kimberley Dalton Mitchell in his hometown of Asheville on April 22, 2017.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rent | Street Vendor Who Sells Coats | |
| 2006 | The Architect | Drug Dealer | |
| 2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Officer | |
| 2012 | Being Flynn | Ivan | |
| 2013 | 12 Years A Slave | Clemens | |
| Burning Blue | Special Agent Jones | ||
| 2015 | Lila & Eve | Alonzo | |
| 2016 | Come and Find Me | Buck Cameron / Kyle | |
| 2017 | Detroit | Officer Frank | |
| 2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Col. Abdel Ahmed | |
| 2021 | Godzilla vs. Kong | Ben | |
| 2023 | All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt | Isaiah | |
| Our Deadly Vows | Chance Charles | Also director, writer, and executive producer |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Young Black Male | Episode: "Sparks"; uncredited |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Third Year Associate | Episode: "Crash" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Neal Douglas | Episode: "Turmoil" | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Austin Arvis | Episode: "Inhumane Society" |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Lawrence Pope | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011–2013 | Homeland | Tom Walker | 7 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | The Newsroom | Gary Cooper | 24 episodes |
| 2013 | Justified | Jody Adair | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Flint | Episode: "Black Widower" |
| 2015 | Complications | Darius Bishop | 8 episodes[9] |
| 2015–2019 | Gotham | Lucius Fox | 33 episodes |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | John Addison | Episode: "Drexel (No. 113)"[10] |
| 2016–2017 | Underground | William Still | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Yusuf Salaam | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2020–2023 | Perry Mason | Paul Drake | 16 episodes |
| 2022 | Shining Girls | Marcus | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | James Baldwin | Episode: "The Secret Inner Lives of Swans" |
| 2025 | It: Welcome to Derry | Dick Hallorann | Main role[11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Williams, Sarah (July 10, 2010). "Young, Gifted, and Black". theurbannews.com. The Urban News. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Fences Star Chris Chalk on Eight Seconds in Rent and What He's Learned from Denzel". Broadway.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Sandford, Jason (July 23, 2012). "Chris Chalk has role in new HBO series The Newsroom". Ashvegas.com. Ashvegas. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "'Homeland' season finale review: Claire Danes and Damian Lewis provide an explosive conclusion,". EW.com. December 18, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2015). "Chris Chalk Cast As Lucius Fox On 'Gotham'". Deadline. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ Obenson, Tambay A. "Chris Chalk Joins Steve McQueen's '12 Years A Slave' | IndieWire". indiewire.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Carey, Matthew (July 8, 2023). "Actor Chris Chalk Makes Directorial Debut With Horror-Thriller Our Deadly Vows, Now Playing In Theaters". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Nicholas Hautmann: ‘Gotham’ Star Chris Chalk Marries Kimberley Dalton Mitchell in Romantic North Carolina Wedding. US Magazine, 23 April 2017
- ^ "Chris Chalk on Gang-life and Humanity in USA Drama 'Complications'". NBC News. June 24, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Cropper, Anton (February 18, 2016), Drexel (No. 113), retrieved November 27, 2016
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 5, 2023). "HBO Max 'It' Prequel Series 'Welcome To Derry' Sets Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, James Remar & Chris Chalk". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Chris Chalk at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 21st-century African-American male actors
- 20th-century African-American male actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- Living people
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American male film actors
- People from Asheville, North Carolina
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from North Carolina
- Theatre World Award winners