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

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Smallville

    Smallville

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Peacemaker

    Peacemaker

  • The Last of Us

    The Last of Us

  • Murdoch Mysteries

    Murdoch Mysteries

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • Nikita

    Nikita

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

  • R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

    R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

  • Van Helsing

    Van Helsing

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • Togo

    Togo

  • The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone

  • Andromeda

    Andromeda

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • Dark Winds

    Dark Winds

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • Travelers

    Travelers

  • La Femme Nikita

    La Femme Nikita

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

    The Twilight Saga: New Moon

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

  • The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

    The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Falling Skies

    Falling Skies

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

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

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

  • Them

    Them

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Under the Banner of Heaven

    Under the Banner of Heaven

  • Tin Star

    Tin Star

  • Midnight, Texas

    Midnight, Texas

  • John Doe

    John Doe

  • Deadly Class

    Deadly Class

  • Chapelwaite

    Chapelwaite

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • The Collector

    The Collector

  • Pig's Law

    Pig's Law

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • Project Blue Book

    Project Blue Book

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • Catwoman

    Catwoman

  • 50 States of Fright

    50 States of Fright

  • Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

    Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

  • Jeremiah

    Jeremiah

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Rowing Through

    Rowing Through

  • Stockholm

    Stockholm

  • Silent Trigger

    Silent Trigger

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • Corner Office

    Corner Office

  • The Calling

    The Calling

  • The Invisible

    The Invisible

  • Viking

    Viking

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • Highlander III: The Sorcerer

    Highlander III: The Sorcerer

  • Life As We Know It

    Life As We Know It

  • Eadweard

    Eadweard

  • Believe

    Believe

  • Warriors

    Warriors

  • Vegas

    Vegas

  • Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

    Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

  • Rush

    Rush

  • Whistler

    Whistler

  • Babel

    Babel

  • Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

    Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

  • The Killing Yard

    The Killing Yard

  • Queen of Bones

    Queen of Bones

  • Affliction

    Affliction

  • Damnation

    Damnation

  • The InBetween

    The InBetween

  • The Education of Little Tree

    The Education of Little Tree

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Catharsis

    Catharsis

  • The Guardian Angel

    The Guardian Angel

  • Habitat

    Habitat

  • Bleeders

    Bleeders

  • Cadavres

    Cadavres

  • Dig

    Dig

  • The Borderline

    The Borderline

  • Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

    Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

  • Adopt a Highway

    Adopt a Highway

  • Coyote Run

    Coyote Run

  • Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

    Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

  • The Train

    The Train

  • The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

    The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

  • The Boy in the Woods

    The Boy in the Woods

  • The Outlander

    The Outlander

  • Obstruction of Justice

    Obstruction of Justice

  • Requiem for Murder

    Requiem for Murder

  • Mirador

    Mirador

  • Killer Wave

    Killer Wave

  • Pure

    Pure

  • The Last Tunnel

    The Last Tunnel

  • Kamataki

    Kamataki

  • Saved

    Saved

  • Les Sœurs Elliot

    Les Sœurs Elliot

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • The Maharaja's Daughter

    The Maharaja's Daughter

  • Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

    Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

  • India: Kingdom of the Tiger

    India: Kingdom of the Tiger

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Twists of Terror

    Twists of Terror

  • Three Days in Havana

    Three Days in Havana

  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    Pee-wee's Big Holiday

  • The Peacekeeper

    The Peacekeeper

  • Varian's War

    Varian's War

  • Honeyglue

    Honeyglue

  • 2 Brothers

    2 Brothers

  • Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

    Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

  • Bullet in the Face

    Bullet in the Face

  • The Fast Runner

    The Fast Runner

  • Press Run

    Press Run

  • The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter

    The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter

  • Le 7e Round

    Le 7e Round

  • Aftermath

    Aftermath

  • Nowhere in Sight

    Nowhere in Sight

  • The Witness

    The Witness

  • Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

    Let Your Fingers Do the Talking