{{Short description|American actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Chris Chalk | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Christopher Eugene Chalk | birth_date = December 7, 1977 | birth_place = Asheville, North Carolina, United States | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | spouse = K.D. Chalk (m. 2017) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2005–present | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Christopher Eugene Chalk''' (born December 7, 1977) 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 == Christopher Eugene Chalk{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} was born in Asheville, North Carolina on December 7, 1977.<ref name=age>{{cite web|title=Chris Chalk, IMDB |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1663252/bio/ |accessdate=23 February 2026}}</ref> He studied at Asheville High School, graduating in 1996.<ref name=urban />
He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.<ref name=fences>{{cite web|title=Fences Star Chris Chalk on Eight Seconds in Rent and What He's Learned from Denzel |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/152171/fences-star-chris-chalk-on-eight-seconds-in-rent-and-what-hes-learned-from-denzel/|website=Broadway.com |accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref>
==Career== On stage, Chalk is known for his role in the 2010 Broadway play ''Fences''.<ref name=fences />
He is known for television roles such as journalist Gary Cooper in ''The Newsroom'',<ref name=news /> Marine Tom Walker in ''Homeland'',<ref>{{cite web|title='Homeland' season finale review: Claire Danes and Damian Lewis provide an explosive conclusion, |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/12/18/homeland-showtime-claire-danes/ |website=EW.com|accessdate=29 December 2016|date=18 December 2011}}</ref> and murderer Jody Adair in ''Justified''.<ref name=urban>{{cite web |url=http://theurbannews.com/generation-now/2010/young-gifted-and-black/|title= Young, Gifted, and Black|first=Sarah |last=Williams |date= 10 July 2010|website= theurbannews.com |publisher= The Urban News|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=news>{{cite web |url=http://www.ashvegas.com/former-asheville-resident-chris-chalk-has-role-in-new-hbo-series-the-newsroom|title= Chris Chalk has role in new HBO series The Newsroom|first=Jason|last=Sandford|date= 23 July 2012|website= Ashvegas.com|publisher= Ashvegas|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref>
Chalk has also been in multiple ''Law & Order'' episodes<ref name=fences /> and appears in ''Gotham'' as a young Lucius Fox and in ''It: Welcome to Derry'' as a young Dick Hallorann.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/chris-chalk-cast-lucius-fox-gotham-1201387789/|title=Chris Chalk Cast As Lucius Fox On 'Gotham'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2015-03-07|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-08-04|language=en-US}}</ref> He appeared in the films ''12 Years a Slave'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Obenson|first1=Tambay A.|title=Chris Chalk Joins Steve McQueen's '12 Years A Slave' {{!}} IndieWire |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/chris-chalk-joins-steve-mcqueens-12-years-a-slave-144519/|website=indiewire.com|accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref> and ''The Red Sea Diving Resort'' (2019).{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
He made his directorial debut with the film ''Our Deadly Vows'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/our-deadly-vows-horror-thriller-actor-director-chris-chalk-news-1235432468/|title=Actor Chris Chalk Makes Directorial Debut With Horror-Thriller ''Our Deadly Vows,'' Now Playing In Theaters|last=Carey|first=Matthew|date=2023-07-08|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2023-07-10}}</ref>
==Personal life== Chalk married Kimberley Dalton Mitchell in his hometown of Asheville on April 22, 2017.<ref>Nicholas Hautmann: [https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gotham-star-chris-chalk-marries-kimberley-dalton-mitchell-w478345/ '' ‘Gotham’ Star Chris Chalk Marries Kimberley Dalton Mitchell in Romantic North Carolina Wedding'']. US Magazine, 23 April 2017</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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 | |- | rowspan="2"|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 | |- | rowspan="2"|2023 | ''All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'' | Isaiah | |- | ''Our Deadly Vows'' | Chance Charles | Also director, writer, and executive producer |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006 | ''Rescue Me'' | Young Black Male | Episode: "Sparks"; uncredited |- | rowspan="2"|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<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Chalk on Gang-life and Humanity in USA Drama 'Complications'|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/q-chris-chalk-usas-complications-n380256|website=NBC News|date=June 24, 2015 |accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref> |- | 2015–2019 | ''Gotham'' | Lucius Fox | 33 episodes |- | 2016 | ''The Blacklist'' | John Addison | Episode: "Drexel (No. 113)"<ref>{{Citation|last=Cropper|first=Anton|title=Drexel (No. 113)|date=2016-02-18|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5182076/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|accessdate=2016-11-27}}</ref> |- | 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/it-prequel-series-welcome-to-derry-taylour-paige-jovan-adepo-james-remar-chris-chalk-1235319041/|title=HBO Max 'It' Prequel Series 'Welcome To Derry' Sets Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, James Remar & Chris Chalk|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=April 5, 2023|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1663252}}
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