Introduction
Christopher Eugene Chalk (born December 7, 1977) 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.
Early life
Born in Asheville, North Carolina, studied at Asheville High School and graduated in 1996 and went to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Career
Chalk is known for television roles such as journalist Gary Cooper in The Newsroom, Marine Tom Walker in Homeland, and murderer Jody Adair in Justified. He has also been in multiple Law & Order episodes and appears in Gotham as a young Lucius Fox. He is also known for his roles in the 2010 Broadway play Fences, and the films 12 Years a Slave (2013) and The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019). Chalk made his directorial debut with the film Our Deadly Vows in 2023.
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.
Filmography
Film
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015–2019 | Gotham | Lucius Fox | 33 episodes |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | John Addison | Episode: "Drexel (No. 113)" |
| 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 | Welcome to Derry |