Chris Chalk

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Chris Chalk
Born
Christopher Eugene Chalk

(1977-12-07) December 7, 1977 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
SpouseK.D. Chalk (m. 2017)

Christopher Eugene Chalk (born December 7, 1977)[ citation needed ] is an American actor, most famous for his role as Lucius Fox in Fox American drama series Gotham , and he is also known for costarring alongside Matthew Rhys in the HBO drama series Perry Mason .

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Early life

Born in Asheville, North Carolina, studied at Asheville High School and graduated in 1996 [1] and went to 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 The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019). Chalk made his directorial debut with the film Our Deadly Vows in 2023. [7]

Personal life

In September 2016, Chalk got engaged to Kimberley Dalton Mitchell, whom he married in his hometown of Asheville on April 22 of the following year. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 VowsChance CharlesAlso director, writer, and executive producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Rescue Me Young Black MaleEpisode: "Sparks"; uncredited
2009 The Good Wife Third Year AssociateEpisode: "Crash"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Neal DouglasEpisode: "Turmoil"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Austin ArvisEpisode: "Inhumane Society"
2011 Person of Interest Lawrence PopeEpisode: "Pilot"
2011–2013 Homeland Tom Walker7 episodes
2012–2014 The Newsroom Gary Cooper24 episodes
2013 Justified Jody Adair2 episodes
2014 Sons of Anarchy FlintEpisode: "Black Widower"
2015 Complications Darius Bishop8 episodes [9]
2015–2019 Gotham Lucius Fox 33 episodes
2016 The Blacklist John AddisonEpisode: "Drexel (No. 113)" [10]
2016–2017 Underground William Still 5 episodes
2019 When They See Us Yusuf SalaamMiniseries; 2 episodes
2020–2023 Perry Mason Paul Drake 16 episodes
2022 Shining Girls Marcus8 episodes
2024 Feud: Capote vs. The Swans James Baldwin Episode: "The Secret Inner Lives of Swans"
2025 It: Welcome to Derry TBA [11]

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