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.
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The BorderlineTV · 2026 · as Charlie · 6 episodes
The Vampire LestatTV · 2026 · as Marius de Romanus · 3 episodes
CatharsisFilm · 2025 · as Stepfather
Queen of BonesFilm · 2025 · as Fredrik P Jensen
The TrainFilm · 2025 · as Jack
The Fast RunnerFilm · 2024 · as Shimon
Corner OfficeFilm · 2023 · as Andrew
Monarch: Legacy of MonstersTV · 2023 · as Puckett · 5 episodes
The Boy in the WoodsFilm · 2023 · as Police Chief Bagan
The Last of UsTV · 2023 · as Dr. Schoenheist - Scientist #1 · 1 episode
Billy the KidTV · 2022 · as McDaniels · 1 episode
Dark WindsTV · 2022 · as Dr. Reynolds · 3 episodes
PeacemakerTV · 2022 · as Captain Caspar Locke · 4 episodes
Under the Banner of HeavenTV · 2022 · as Ammon Lafferty · 2 episodes
VikingFilm · 2022 · as Roy Walker
ChapelwaiteTV · 2021 · as Jakub · 5 episodes
ThemTV · 2021 · as The Black Hat Man · 7 episodes
50 States of FrightTV · 2020 · as Old Man · 2 episodes
MessiahTV · 2020 · as Oscar Wallace · 1 episode
Psych 2: Lassie Come HomeFilm · 2020 · as Ova Asblorn
Adopt a HighwayFilm · 2019 · as Jim
Deadly ClassTV · 2019 · as Master Zane · 2 episodes
Project Blue BookTV · 2019 · as Edmund · 1 episode
StockholmFilm · 2019 · as Chief Mattsson
The InBetweenTV · 2019 · Acting · 1 episode
TogoFilm · 2019 · as George Maynard
Sicario: Day of the SoldadoFilm · 2018 · as Headmaster Deats- The Guardian AngelFilm · 2018 · as Sergeant Braun
DamnationTV · 2017 · as Don Berryman · 10 episodes
Midnight, TexasTV · 2017 · as Hightower · 1 episode
PureTV · 2017 · as Augustus Nickel · 6 episodes
Star Trek: DiscoveryTV · 2017 · as Wen · 1 episode
Tin StarTV · 2017 · as Louis Gagnon · 10 episodes
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving LifeTV · 2016 · as Arvid · 1 episode
HoneyglueFilm · 2016 · as Dennis
MacGyverTV · 2016 · as David Arthur Faraday · 1 episode
Pee-wee's Big HolidayFilm · 2016 · as Ezekiel
TravelersTV · 2016 · as Andrew Graham · 1 episode
Van HelsingTV · 2016 · as Sam · 27 episodes- 12 MonkeysTV · 2015 · as The Keeper · 1 episode
DigTV · 2015 · as Olaf · 2 episodes
EadweardFilm · 2015 · as Pepper
Minority ReportTV · 2015 · as Dr. Lionel Gray · 3 episodes
The PlayerTV · 2015 · as Ivan Mislav · 1 episode
Girlfriends' Guide to DivorceTV · 2014 · as Shaman Derek · 1 episode
GothamTV · 2014 · as Jack Gruber · 2 episodes
RushTV · 2014 · as Martin Arisson · 1 episode
ScorpionTV · 2014 · as President Korsovich · 1 episode
The CallingFilm · 2014 · as Simon
The LibrariansTV · 2014 · as Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin · 1 episode
Three Days in HavanaFilm · 2014 · as Anders
ArrowTV · 2012 · as Damian Darhk's Assistant · 1 episode
Beauty and the BeastTV · 2012 · as Dr. Nicholas Markus · 1 episode
Bullet in the FaceTV · 2012 · as Lustig Balder · 1 episode
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Film · 2012 · as Marcus
Falling SkiesTV · 2011 · as Duane Pickett · 1 episode
Hell on WheelsTV · 2011 · as The Swede · 57 episodes- Let Your Fingers Do the TalkingFilm · 2011 · as Alby (voice)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Film · 2011 · as Marcus
CapricaTV · 2010 · as Kevin Reikle · 3 episodes
Human TargetTV · 2010 · as Connor Dunham · 1 episode
MiradorTV · 2010 · as Grenier · 3 episodes
NikitaTV · 2010 · as Matthew Collins · 1 episode
R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourTV · 2010 · as Collector · 1 episode
CadavresFilm · 2009 · as Paolo
CastleTV · 2009 · as Jacque Henri · 1 episode
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' ChoiceFilm · 2009 · as Halling/ Todd
The Twilight Saga: New MoonFilm · 2009 · as Marcus
Murdoch MysteriesTV · 2008 · as Jebediah Friessen · 1 episode
SanctuaryTV · 2008 · as John Druitt / Bigfoot · 59 episodes
True BloodTV · 2008 · as Dieter Braun · 6 episodes
Killer WaveTV · 2007 · as Stanley Schiff · 2 episodes
Les Sœurs ElliotTV · 2007 · as Alcidez Barling · 10 episodes
The Black CatFilm · 2007 · as Rufus Griswold
The InvisibleFilm · 2007 · as Dr. Woland
Le 7e RoundTV · 2006 · as Arthur Kennedy · 11 episodes
PsychTV · 2006 · as Long Hair · 1 episode
SavedTV · 2006 · as John the Baptist · 1 episode
WhistlerTV · 2006 · as Justin Talbert · 1 episode
Into the WestTV · 2005 · as James “Jim” Ebbets · 1 episode
KamatakiFilm · 2005 · as Scott
Masters of HorrorTV · 2005 · as Rufus Griswold · 1 episode
SupernaturalTV · 2005 · as Alastair · 3 episodes
The OutlanderFilm · 2005 · as Mike l'Irlandais
Blade: TrinityFilm · 2004 · as Caulder
CatwomanFilm · 2004 · as Rocker
Life As We Know ItTV · 2004 · as Mr. Mitchell · 1 episode
Stargate AtlantisTV · 2004 · as Todd the Wraith · 8 episodes
Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalTV · 2004 · as Reverend Jimmy Criss · 3 episodes
The Chronicles of RiddickFilm · 2004 · as Helion Politico
The CollectorTV · 2004 · as Jan van der Heyden · 1 episode
The Last TunnelFilm · 2004 · as Smiley
Smallville: Chloe ChroniclesTV · 2003 · as Dr. Arthur Walsh · 1 episode- The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack CarterTV · 2003 · as Lennie · 2 episodes
AftermathFilm · 2002 · as Evan Harper
India: Kingdom of the TigerFilm · 2002 · as Jim Corbett
JeremiahTV · 2002 · as Paul Wiel · 1 episode
John DoeTV · 2002 · as Dr. Hillerman · 2 episodes
Just CauseTV · 2002 · as Dr. Tolkien · 1 episode
Matthew Blackheart: Monster SmasherFilm · 2002 · as Dr. Jacob Mortas
NapoleonTV · 2002 · as Geoffroy St-Hilaire · 4 episodes
The Dead ZoneTV · 2002 · as Zed · 1 episode
Nowhere in SightFilm · 2001 · as Lewis Gills
Pig's LawFilm · 2001 · as Jodorowsky (Junkie)- SmallvilleTV · 2001 · as Zor-El · 2 episodes
The Killing YardFilm · 2001 · as D.A.
Varian's WarFilm · 2001 · as Marius Franken
AndromedaTV · 2000 · as Gaiton · 1 episode
BelieveFilm · 2000 · as Thad Stiles
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTV · 2000 · as Marc Ratelle · 1 episode
NurembergTV · 2000 · as Ernst Kaltenbrunner · 1 episode
Press RunFilm · 2000 · as Mickey Collins
The WitnessFilm · 2000 · as Bobby Fish
2 BrothersTV · 1999 · as Bobby Vieira · 13 episodes
BabelFilm · 1999 · as Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl)
Requiem for MurderFilm · 1999 · as Detective Lou Heinz
AfflictionFilm · 1998 · as Frankie Lacoy
Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. LovecraftFilm · 1998 · as H.P. Lovecraft
The Ghosts of Dickens' PastFilm · 1998 · as Charles Dickens
BleedersFilm · 1997 · as Narrator (voice)
Coyote RunFilm · 1997 · as Judd Lush
HabitatFilm · 1997 · as Eric Thornton
La Femme NikitaTV · 1997 · as Colin Starnes · 1 episode
LassieTV · 1997 · as Alfred Kraus · 1 episode
Stargate SG-1TV · 1997 · as Pallan · 1 episode
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the YukonFilm · 1997 · as Fellow Gambler #2
The Education of Little TreeFilm · 1997 · as Pine Billy
The HungerTV · 1997 · as Arthur · 1 episode
The PeacekeeperFilm · 1997 · as Hettinger
Twists of TerrorFilm · 1997 · as Darien
Rowing ThroughFilm · 1996 · as Paul Enquist
Silent TriggerFilm · 1996 · as O'Hara
The Maharaja's DaughterTV · 1995 · as Walt (as Chris Heyerdahl) · 3 episodes
Highlander III: The SorcererFilm · 1994 · as Ponytail
Obstruction of JusticeFilm · 1994 · as Thief #2
WarriorsFilm · 1994 · as Milo
Are You Afraid of the Dark?TV · 1992 · as Leonid · 1 episode- 21 Jump StreetTV · 1987 · as Jake · 1 episode
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