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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-09-18 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As

Chris Heyerdahl

克里斯多佛・海爾達

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

Acting

Catwoman

2004

Catwoman

as

Rocker

The Last Tunnel

2004

The Last Tunnel

as

Smiley

Cadavres

2009

Cadavres

as

Paolo

Coyote Run

1997

Coyote Run

as

Judd Lush

Affliction

1997

Affliction

as

Frankie Lacoy

Kamataki

2005

Kamataki

as

Scott

Rowing Through

1996

Rowing Through

as

Paul Enquist

Believe

2000

Believe

as

Thad Stiles

The Invisible

2007

The Invisible

as

Dr. Woland

Blade: Trinity

2004

Blade: Trinity

as

Caulder

The Chronicles of Riddick

2004

The Chronicles of Riddick

as

Helion Politico

Warriors

1994

Warriors

as

Milo

Babel

1999

Babel

as

Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl)

The Boy in the Woods

2023

The Boy in the Woods

as

Police Chief Bagan

Queen of Bones

2025

Queen of Bones

as

Fredrik P Jensen

Varian's War

2001

Varian's War

as

Marius Franken

The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

as

Sergeant Braun

Silent Trigger

1996

Silent Trigger

as

O'Hara

The Calling

2014

The Calling

as

Simon

Twists of Terror

1997

Twists of Terror

as

Darien

Viking

2022

Viking

as

Roy Walker

Eadweard

2015

Eadweard

as

Pepper

Aftermath

2002

Aftermath

as

Evan Harper

The Black Cat

2007

The Black Cat

as

Rufus Griswold

The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

1998

The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

as

Charles Dickens

Honeyglue

2016

Honeyglue

as

Dennis

The Witness

2000

The Witness

as

Bobby Fish

Requiem for Murder

1999

Requiem for Murder

as

Detective Lou Heinz

Habitat

1997

Habitat

as

Eric Thornton

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

as

Headmaster Deats

Stockholm

2019

Stockholm

as

Chief Mattsson

Press Run

2000

Press Run

as

Mickey Collins

Togo

2019

Togo

as

George Maynard

Nowhere in Sight

2001

Nowhere in Sight

as

Lewis Gills

Bleeders

1997

Bleeders

as

Narrator (voice)

Pig's Law

2001

Pig's Law

as

Jodorowsky (Junkie)

The Peacekeeper

1997

The Peacekeeper

as

Hettinger

Corner Office

2023

Corner Office

as

Andrew

The Fast Runner

2024

The Fast Runner

as

Shimon

The Outlander

2005

The Outlander

as

Mike l'Irlandais

Catharsis

2025

Catharsis

as

Stepfather

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

as

The Swede

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

as

Todd the Wraith

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

as

Rufus Griswold

Smallville

Smallville

as

Zor-El

Nikita

Nikita

as

Matthew Collins

Castle

Castle

as

Jacque Henri

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

as

John Druitt / Bigfoot

True Blood

True Blood

as

Dieter Braun

Gotham

Gotham

as

Jack Gruber

Arrow

Arrow

as

Damian Darhk's Assistant

Minority Report

Minority Report

as

Dr. Lionel Gray

Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries

as

Jebediah Friessen

Them

Them

as

The Black Hat Man

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

as

Nosferatu (as Chris Heyerdahl)

The Player

The Player

as

Ivan Mislav

Pure

Pure

as

Augustus Nickel

Dig

Dig

as

Olaf

Rush

Rush

as

Martin Arisson

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

as

Dr. Nicholas Markus

Falling Skies

Falling Skies

as

Duane Pickett

Vegas

Vegas

as

Cal Sprouse

Bullet in the Face

Bullet in the Face

as

Lustig Balder

Human Target

Human Target

as

Connor Dunham

Mirador

Mirador

as

Grenier

Whistler

Whistler

as

Justin Talbert

Saved

Saved

as

John the Baptist

The Collector

The Collector

as

Jan van der Heyden

Into the West

Into the West

as

James “Jim” Ebbets

Life As We Know It

Life As We Know It

as

Mr. Mitchell

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

as

Reverend Jimmy Criss

Just Cause

Just Cause

as

Dr. Tolkien

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

as

Paul Wiel

John Doe

John Doe

as

Dr. Hillerman

La Femme Nikita

La Femme Nikita

as

Colin Starnes

Lassie

Lassie

as

Alfred Kraus

The Maharaja's Daughter

The Maharaja's Daughter

as

Walt (as Chris Heyerdahl)

The Hunger

The Hunger

as

Arthur

2 Brothers

2 Brothers

as

Bobby Vieira

Napoleon

Napoleon

as

Geoffroy St-Hilaire

Le 7e Round

Le 7e Round

as

Arthur Kennedy

Les Sœurs Elliot

Les Sœurs Elliot

as

Alcidez Barling

Peacemaker

Peacemaker

as

Captain Caspar Locke

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

as

The Keeper

Tin Star

Tin Star

as

Louis Gagnon

Scorpion

Scorpion

as

President Korsovich

Damnation

Damnation

as

Don Berryman

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

David Arthur Faraday

Supernatural

Supernatural

as

Alastair

Midnight, Texas

Midnight, Texas

as

Hightower

Killer Wave

Killer Wave

as

Stanley Schiff

Andromeda

Andromeda

as

Gaiton

Deadly Class

Deadly Class

as

Master Zane

Travelers

Travelers

as

Andrew Graham

Psych

Psych

as

Long Hair

The Last of Us

The Last of Us

as

Dr. Schoenheist - Scientist #1

Caprica

Caprica

as

Kevin Reikle

Caprica

Caprica

as

Kevin Riekel

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

as

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

The Librarians

The Librarians

as

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin

Messiah

Messiah

as

Oscar Wallace

Dark Winds

Dark Winds

as

Dr. Reynolds

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

as

Marcus (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing