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 was born in Asheville, North Carolina, on December 7, 1977. He studied at Asheville High School, graduating in 1996.
He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Career On stage, Chalk is known for his role in the 2010 Broadway play Fences.
He is known for television roles such as journalist Gary Cooper in The Newsroom, Marine Tom Walker in Homeland, and murderer Jody Adair in Justified.
Chalk has also been in multiple Law & Order episodes and appears in Gotham as a young Lucius Fox and in It: Welcome to Derry as a young Dick Hallorann. He appeared in the films 12 Years a Slave (2013) and The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019).
He made his directorial debut with the film Our Deadly Vows in 2023.
Personal life Chalk married Kimberley Dalton Mitchell in his hometown of Asheville on April 22, 2017.
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 Ivan2013 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 Ben2023 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"; uncredited2009 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 It: Welcome to Derry Dick Hallorann Main role
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