Chris Chalk
Christopher Eugene Chalk (born December 7, 1985) is an American television, film, and theatre actor.
Chris Chalk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Eugene Chalk December 7, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | K.D. Chalk (m. 2017) |
Early life
Born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, studied at Asheville High School, graduating in 1996[1] and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[2]
Career
Chalk 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] He has also been in multiple Law & Order episodes[2] and appears in Gotham as a young Lucius Fox.[5] He is also known for his roles in the 2010 Broadway play Fences,[2] and the films 12 Years a Slave (2013)[6] and Red Sea Diving Resort (2019).
Personal life
In September 2016 Chalk got engaged to K.D. Chalk, whom he married in his hometown Asheville on April 22 of the following year.[7]
Filmography
| 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 | |
| 2013 | 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Young Black Male | Episode: "Sparks" Uncredited |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Third Year Associate | Episode: "Crash" |
| 2009 | 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" |
| 2013 | Justified | Jody Adair | 2 episodes |
| 2011–13 | Homeland | Tom Walker | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Flint | Episode: "Black Widower" |
| 2012–14 | The Newsroom | Gary Cooper | 24 episodes |
| 2015–19 | Gotham | Lucius Fox | 33 episodes |
| 2015 | Complications | Darius Bishop | 8 episodes[8] |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | John Addison | Episode: "Drexel (No. 113)"[9] |
| 2016–17 | Underground | William Still | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Yusuf Salaam | Main role |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Paul Drake | Main role |
References
- Sarah Williams (10 July 2010). "Young, Gifted, and Black". theurbannews.com. The Urban News. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- "Fences Star Chris Chalk on Eight Seconds in Rent and What He's Learned from Denzel". Broadway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- Jason Sandford (23 July 2012). "Chris Chalk has role in new HBO series The Newsroom". Ashvegas.com. Ashvegas. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- "'Homeland' season finale review: Claire Danes and Damian Lewis provide an explosive conclusion". EW.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- Andreeva, Nellie (2015-03-07). "Chris Chalk Cast As Lucius Fox On 'Gotham'". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- Obenson, Tambay A. "Chris Chalk Joins Steve McQueen's '12 Years A Slave' | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- 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. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- Cropper, Anton (2016-02-18), Drexel (No. 113), retrieved 2016-11-27
