Chris Chalk | |
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Born | Christopher Eugene Chalk December 7, 1977 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | K.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 .
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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | TBA | [11] |
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