Christopher Heyerdahl

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-09-18 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

British Columbia, Canada

Christopher Heyerdahl

Biography

Christopher Heyerdahl (born September 18, 1963) is a Canadian actor who portrayed Alastair in Supernatural, the Wraith Todd in Stargate Atlantis, Sam in Van Helsing, "Swede" in Hell on Wheels, and Marcus in The Twilight Saga. Heyerdahl was born in British Columbia, and is of Norwegian and Scottish descent. His father emigrated from Norway to Canada in the 1950s. Thor Heyerdahl was his father's cousin. Heyerdahl also speaks Norwegian and studied at the University of Oslo. Heyerdahl is primarily known for his recurring role as the enigmatic and sinister "Swede" in AMC's Hell on Wheels. This post-American Civil War drama debuted as the second highest rated original series in AMC history. He is also known for his role as Leonid in the Are You Afraid of the Dark? episode "The Thirteenth Floor" and as Nosferatu in the episode "Midnight Madness". He played the characters Halling and Wraith commander Todd in Stargate Atlantis, and Pallan in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Revisions".He played H. P. Lovecraft in the film Out of Mind: The Stories of H. P. Lovecraft (1998) and a punk, new at drug dealing, in Cadavres (2009). He played the part of the demon Alastair in three episodes of Supernatural. He also played the part of Zor-El in the television series Smallville, as well as playing John Druitt and Bigfoot in the series Sanctuary. He played the part of Dieter Braun on True Blood during the show's 5th season. His most notable film role was in the feature film New Moon, an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's second book in her Twilight Saga. In this film, he played a vampire, Marcus, who is part of a powerful Italian family called the Volturi. He reprised that role in both parts of Breaking Dawn, the two-part adaptation of the fourth book in the Twilight Saga. He has also performed on stage and was a member of the Young Company at the Stratford Festival in 1989 and 1990.

Known For

  • Supernatural

    Supernatural

  • Smallville

    Smallville

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • The Last of Us

    The Last of Us

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Murdoch Mysteries

    Murdoch Mysteries

  • Peacemaker

    Peacemaker

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Van Helsing

    Van Helsing

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

  • Andromeda

    Andromeda

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • Nikita

    Nikita

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • Travelers

    Travelers

  • The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone

  • R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

    R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

  • Falling Skies

    Falling Skies

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

  • Dark Winds

    Dark Winds

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

    The Twilight Saga: New Moon

  • Stockholm

    Stockholm

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

  • Believe

    Believe

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Project Blue Book

    Project Blue Book

  • Them

    Them

  • Under the Banner of Heaven

    Under the Banner of Heaven

  • Eadweard

    Eadweard

  • Warriors

    Warriors

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • Togo

    Togo

  • Cadavres

    Cadavres

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Viking

    Viking

  • Babel

    Babel

  • La Femme Nikita

    La Femme Nikita

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • The Outlander

    The Outlander

  • Bleeders

    Bleeders

  • Adopt a Highway

    Adopt a Highway

  • Corner Office

    Corner Office

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

  • 50 States of Fright

    50 States of Fright

  • Deadly Class

    Deadly Class

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • Midnight, Texas

    Midnight, Texas

  • Tin Star

    Tin Star

  • Press Run

    Press Run

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • John Doe

    John Doe

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • The Train

    The Train

  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

  • Kamataki

    Kamataki

  • The Collector

    The Collector

  • Catwoman

    Catwoman

  • Chapelwaite

    Chapelwaite

  • Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

    Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

  • Jeremiah

    Jeremiah

  • Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

    Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

  • Vegas

    Vegas

  • Catharsis

    Catharsis

  • Highlander III: The Sorcerer

    Highlander III: The Sorcerer

  • Life As We Know It

    Life As We Know It

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • Damnation

    Damnation

  • Dig

    Dig

  • The Borderline

    The Borderline

  • Whistler

    Whistler

  • The InBetween

    The InBetween

  • Bullet in the Face

    Bullet in the Face

  • Saved

    Saved

  • Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

    Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • The Invisible

    The Invisible

  • Rush

    Rush

  • The Fast Runner

    The Fast Runner

  • Killer Wave

    Killer Wave

  • Pure

    Pure

  • Habitat

    Habitat

  • The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter

    The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Coyote Run

    Coyote Run

  • Silent Trigger

    Silent Trigger

  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    Pee-wee's Big Holiday

  • Mirador

    Mirador

  • Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

    Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

  • The Calling

    The Calling

  • Queen of Bones

    Queen of Bones

  • Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

    Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

  • 2 Brothers

    2 Brothers

  • Affliction

    Affliction

  • The Boy in the Woods

    The Boy in the Woods

  • The Peacekeeper

    The Peacekeeper

  • The Maharaja's Daughter

    The Maharaja's Daughter

  • Les Sœurs Elliot

    Les Sœurs Elliot

  • The Education of Little Tree

    The Education of Little Tree

  • The Guardian Angel

    The Guardian Angel

  • Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

    Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

  • Three Days in Havana

    Three Days in Havana

  • The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

    The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

  • Rowing Through

    Rowing Through

  • Le 7e Round

    Le 7e Round

  • Honeyglue

    Honeyglue

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Twists of Terror

    Twists of Terror

  • Varian's War

    Varian's War

  • Nowhere in Sight

    Nowhere in Sight

  • Aftermath

    Aftermath

  • The Killing Yard

    The Killing Yard

  • India: Kingdom of the Tiger

    India: Kingdom of the Tiger

  • Requiem for Murder

    Requiem for Murder

  • The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

    The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

  • Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

    Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

  • Pig's Law

    Pig's Law

  • The Last Tunnel

    The Last Tunnel

  • Obstruction of Justice

    Obstruction of Justice

  • The Witness

    The Witness

  • Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

    Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

  • Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft

    Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft