# Chris Chalk
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{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chris Chalk
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| birth_name = Christopher Eugene Chalk
| birth_date = December 7, 1977
| birth_place = [Asheville, North Carolina](/source/Asheville%2C_North_Carolina), United States
| death_date =
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| other_names =
| spouse = K.D. Chalk (m. 2017)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2005–present
| known_for =
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'''Christopher Eugene Chalk''' (born December 7, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as [Lucius Fox](/source/Lucius_Fox) in the [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) drama series ''[Gotham](/source/Gotham_(TV_series))'' and [Dick Hallorann](/source/Dick_Hallorann) in the [HBO](/source/HBO) horror series ''[It: Welcome to Derry](/source/It_%E2%80%93_Welcome_to_Derry)''. He is also known for co-starring in the HBO political drama series ''[The Newsroom](/source/The_Newsroom_(American_TV_series))'' and the HBO historical drama series ''[Perry Mason](/source/Perry_Mason_(2020_TV_series))''.
==Early life and education ==
Christopher Eugene Chalk{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} was born in [Asheville, North Carolina](/source/Asheville%2C_North_Carolina) on December 7, 1977.[{{cite web|title=Chris Chalk, IMDB |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1663252/bio/ |accessdate=23 February 2026}}] He studied at [Asheville High School](/source/Asheville_High_School), graduating in 1996.[{{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}}]
==Career==
On stage, Chalk is known for his role in the 2010 [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) play ''[Fences](/source/Fences_(play))''.[{{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}}] and murderer Jody Adair in ''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))''.[{{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}}][{{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}}]
Chalk has also been in multiple ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'' episodes[{{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}}] He appeared in the films ''[12 Years a Slave](/source/12_Years_a_Slave_(film))'' (2013)[{{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}}] and ''[The Red Sea Diving Resort](/source/The_Red_Sea_Diving_Resort)'' (2019).{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
He made his directorial debut with the film ''Our Deadly Vows'' in 2023.[{{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}}]
==Personal life==
Chalk married Kimberley Dalton Mitchell in his hometown of Asheville on April 22, 2017.[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]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[Rent](/source/Rent_(film))''
| Street Vendor Who Sells Coats
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[The Architect](/source/The_Architect_(2006_film))''
| Drug Dealer
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead](/source/Before_the_Devil_Knows_You're_Dead)''
| Officer
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[Being Flynn](/source/Being_Flynn)''
| Ivan
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[12 Years A Slave](/source/12_Years_A_Slave_(film))''
| Clemens
|
|-
| ''[Burning Blue](/source/Burning_Blue_(film))''
| Special Agent Jones
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[Lila & Eve](/source/Lila_%26_Eve)''
| Alonzo
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[Come and Find Me](/source/Come_and_Find_Me)''
| Buck Cameron / Kyle
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[Detroit](/source/Detroit_(film))''
| Officer Frank
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[The Red Sea Diving Resort](/source/The_Red_Sea_Diving_Resort)''
| Col. Abdel Ahmed
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[Godzilla vs. Kong](/source/Godzilla_vs._Kong)''
| Ben
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt](/source/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](/source/Rescue_Me_(American_TV_series))''
| Young Black Male
| Episode: "Sparks"; uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[The Good Wife](/source/The_Good_Wife)''
| Third Year Associate
| Episode: "Crash"
|-
| ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''
| Neal Douglas
| Episode: "Turmoil"
|-
| 2010
| ''[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)''
| Austin Arvis
| Episode: "Inhumane Society"
|-
| 2011
| ''[Person of Interest](/source/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series))''
| Lawrence Pope
| Episode: "[Pilot](/source/Pilot_(Person_of_Interest))"
|-
| 2011–2013
| ''[Homeland](/source/Homeland_(TV_series))''
| Tom Walker
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2012–2014
| ''[The Newsroom](/source/The_Newsroom_(American_TV_series))''
| Gary Cooper
| 24 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))''
| Jody Adair
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[Sons of Anarchy](/source/Sons_of_Anarchy)''
| Flint
| Episode: "Black Widower"
|-
| 2015
| ''[Complications](/source/Complications_(TV_series))''
| Darius Bishop
| 8 episodes[{{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}}]
|-
| 2015–2019
| ''[Gotham](/source/Gotham_(TV_series))''
| [Lucius Fox](/source/Lucius_Fox)
| 33 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[The Blacklist](/source/The_Blacklist)''
| John Addison
| Episode: "Drexel (No. 113)"[{{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}}]
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[Underground](/source/Underground_(TV_series))''
| [William Still](/source/William_Still)
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[When They See Us](/source/When_They_See_Us)''
| Yusuf Salaam
| Miniseries; 2 episodes
|-
| 2020–2023
| ''[Perry Mason](/source/Perry_Mason_(2020_TV_series))''
| [Paul Drake](/source/Paul_Drake_(character))
| 16 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[Shining Girls](/source/Shining_Girls)''
| Marcus
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2024
| ''[Feud: Capote vs. The Swans](/source/Feud_(American_TV_series))''
| [James Baldwin](/source/James_Baldwin)
| Episode: "The Secret Inner Lives of Swans"
|-
| 2025
| ''[It: Welcome to Derry](/source/It_%E2%80%93_Welcome_to_Derry)''
| [Dick Hallorann](/source/Dick_Hallorann)
| Main role[{{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](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=April 5, 2023|access-date=April 5, 2023}}]
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1663252}}
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