Christopher Eugene Chalk (born December 7, 1977) is an American

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Early life

Born in Asheville, North Carolina, studied at Asheville High School and graduated in 1996 and went to the

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Career

Chalk is known for television roles such as journalist Gary Cooper in '' The Newsroom'', Marine Tom Walker in ''

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'', and murderer Jody Adair in '' Justified''. He has also been in multiple ''

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'' episodes and appears in '' Gotham'' as a young Lucius Fox. He is also known for his roles in the 2010

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play '' Fences'', and the films '' 12 Years a Slave'' (2013) and '' The Red Sea Diving Resort'' (2019).

Personal life

In September 2016 Chalk got engaged to K.D. Chalk, whom he married in his hometown of Asheville on April 22 of the following year.Nicholas Hautmann
'' ‘Gotham’ Star Chris Chalk Marries Kimberley Dalton Mitchell in Romantic North Carolina Wedding''
US Magazine, 23 April 2017

Filmography

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* Living people American male television actors American male stage actors American male film actors People from Asheville, North Carolina African-American male actors University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni 21st-century American male actors Male actors from North Carolina Theatre World Award winners 1986 births 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people {{US-actor-stub