Christopher Heyerdahl

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

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

  • Peacemaker

    Peacemaker

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Smallville

    Smallville

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • The Last of Us

    The Last of Us

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Murdoch Mysteries

    Murdoch Mysteries

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Andromeda

    Andromeda

  • The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • Van Helsing

    Van Helsing

  • Nikita

    Nikita

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

    R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

    The Twilight Saga: New Moon

  • La Femme Nikita

    La Femme Nikita

  • Falling Skies

    Falling Skies

  • Travelers

    Travelers

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

  • Dark Winds

    Dark Winds

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • Midnight, Texas

    Midnight, Texas

  • Them

    Them

  • Togo

    Togo

  • The Education of Little Tree

    The Education of Little Tree

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • Tin Star

    Tin Star

  • 50 States of Fright

    50 States of Fright

  • John Doe

    John Doe

  • Deadly Class

    Deadly Class

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • Project Blue Book

    Project Blue Book

  • Jeremiah

    Jeremiah

  • Twists of Terror

    Twists of Terror

  • The Collector

    The Collector

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Under the Banner of Heaven

    Under the Banner of Heaven

  • Requiem for Murder

    Requiem for Murder

  • Catwoman

    Catwoman

  • Chapelwaite

    Chapelwaite

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

  • Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

    Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

  • Vegas

    Vegas

  • Queen of Bones

    Queen of Bones

  • Adopt a Highway

    Adopt a Highway

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • Corner Office

    Corner Office

  • The Boy in the Woods

    The Boy in the Woods

  • Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

    Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

  • Whistler

    Whistler

  • Aftermath

    Aftermath

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • Believe

    Believe

  • Life As We Know It

    Life As We Know It

  • Honeyglue

    Honeyglue

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

    The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

  • Obstruction of Justice

    Obstruction of Justice

  • Dig

    Dig

  • The InBetween

    The InBetween

  • The Calling

    The Calling

  • Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

    Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

  • Eadweard

    Eadweard

  • Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

    Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

  • Viking

    Viking

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

    Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

  • Stockholm

    Stockholm

  • The Invisible

    The Invisible

  • Silent Trigger

    Silent Trigger

  • Varian's War

    Varian's War

  • The Peacekeeper

    The Peacekeeper

  • The Guardian Angel

    The Guardian Angel

  • The Witness

    The Witness

  • Cadavres

    Cadavres

  • Damnation

    Damnation

  • Habitat

    Habitat

  • India: Kingdom of the Tiger

    India: Kingdom of the Tiger

  • Three Days in Havana

    Three Days in Havana

  • Highlander III: The Sorcerer

    Highlander III: The Sorcerer

  • Babel

    Babel

  • The Outlander

    The Outlander

  • Bleeders

    Bleeders

  • Pig's Law

    Pig's Law

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Mirador

    Mirador

  • The Fast Runner

    The Fast Runner

  • Rush

    Rush

  • Saved

    Saved

  • Killer Wave

    Killer Wave

  • Warriors

    Warriors

  • Affliction

    Affliction

  • The Maharaja's Daughter

    The Maharaja's Daughter

  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    Pee-wee's Big Holiday

  • Bullet in the Face

    Bullet in the Face

  • Pure

    Pure

  • The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

    The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

  • Coyote Run

    Coyote Run

  • The Train

    The Train

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

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

  • Le 7e Round

    Le 7e Round

  • The Last Tunnel

    The Last Tunnel

  • 2 Brothers

    2 Brothers

  • The Borderline

    The Borderline

  • Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

    Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

  • Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

    Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

  • Les Sœurs Elliot

    Les Sœurs Elliot

  • Catharsis

    Catharsis

  • The Killing Yard

    The Killing Yard

  • Rowing Through

    Rowing Through

  • Press Run

    Press Run

  • The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter

    The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter

  • Kamataki

    Kamataki

  • Nowhere in Sight

    Nowhere in Sight

  • Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

    Let Your Fingers Do the Talking