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Christopher Heyerdahl

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Christopher Heyerdahl

1963-09-18 (age 63) British Columbia, Canada Website IMDb

Best known for Supernatural, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Castle

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.

Also known as: Chris Heyerdahl, 克里斯多佛・海爾達

Movies

59

film credits

Series

83

television credits

Career

142

1987–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Supernatural

Supernatural

Alastair · 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Marc Ratelle · 2000

Castle

Castle

Jacque Henri · 2009

Smallville

Smallville

Zor-El · 2001

Arrow

Damian Darhk's Assistant · 2012

Across film & television

Filmography (142)

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Supernatural

Supernatural

Alastair

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Marc Ratelle

Castle

Castle

Jacque Henri

Smallville

Smallville

Zor-El

Arrow

Damian Darhk's Assistant

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

Pallan

Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery

Wen

Psych

Psych

Long Hair

Scorpion

Scorpion

President Korsovich

Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries

Jebediah Friessen

Gotham

Gotham

Jack Gruber

True Blood

True Blood

Dieter Braun

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

Todd the Wraith

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

Halling

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

Todd

MacGyver

MacGyver

David Arthur Faraday

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

Jake

The Last of Us

The Last of Us

Dr. Schoenheist - Scientist #1

Peacemaker

Peacemaker

Captain Caspar Locke

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

Zed

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Puckett

Falling Skies

Falling Skies

Duane Pickett

La Femme Nikita

La Femme Nikita

Colin Starnes

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

The Keeper

Andromeda

Andromeda

Gaiton

Nikita

Nikita

Matthew Collins

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

Sam

Travelers

Travelers

Andrew Graham

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Leonid

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Nosferatu

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

Collector

The Librarians

The Librarians

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

John Druitt / Bigfoot

Dark Winds

Dark Winds

Dr. Reynolds

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

The Swede

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Dr. Nicholas Markus

Project Blue Book

Project Blue Book

Edmund

Human Target

Human Target

Connor Dunham

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

Rufus Griswold

The Hunger

The Hunger

Arthur

Them

Them

The Black Hat Man

Caprica

Caprica

Kevin Reikle

Caprica

Caprica

Kevin Riekel

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Marcus

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Marcus

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Marcus

Midnight, Texas

Midnight, Texas

Hightower

John Doe

John Doe

Dr. Hillerman

Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

Caulder

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

McDaniels

Tin Star

Louis Gagnon

Dig

Dig

Olaf

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Shaman Derek

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Headmaster Deats

The Collector

The Collector

Jan van der Heyden

Deadly Class

Deadly Class

Master Zane

Minority Report

Minority Report

Dr. Lionel Gray

Messiah

Messiah

Oscar Wallace

Under the Banner of Heaven

Under the Banner of Heaven

Ammon Lafferty

The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Lestat

Marius de Romanus

50 States of Fright

50 States of Fright

Old Man

Life As We Know It

Life As We Know It

Mr. Mitchell

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

Paul Wiel

Into the West

Into the West

James “Jim” Ebbets

Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

Arvid

Catwoman

Catwoman

Rocker

The Player

The Player

Ivan Mislav

Whistler

Whistler

Justin Talbert

Chapelwaite

Chapelwaite

Jakub

Lassie

Lassie

Alfred Kraus

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Reverend Jimmy Criss

Napoleon

Napoleon

Geoffroy St-Hilaire

Damnation

Damnation

Don Berryman

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

The InBetween

The InBetween

The Chronicles of Riddick

The Chronicles of Riddick

Helion Politico

Mirador

Mirador

Grenier

Killer Wave

Killer Wave

Stanley Schiff

Rush

Rush

Martin Arisson

Togo

Togo

George Maynard

Just Cause

Just Cause

Dr. Tolkien

Pure

Pure

Augustus Nickel

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Ponytail

Stockholm

Stockholm

Chief Mattsson

The Borderline

The Borderline

Charlie

Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

Jim

The Invisible

The Invisible

Dr. Woland

Saved

Saved

John the Baptist

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Ova Asblorn

Corner Office

Corner Office

Andrew

The Calling

The Calling

Simon

Bullet in the Face

Bullet in the Face

Lustig Balder

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Ezekiel

Affliction

Affliction

Frankie Lacoy

Silent Trigger

Silent Trigger

O'Hara

The Maharaja's Daughter

The Maharaja's Daughter

Walt (as Chris Heyerdahl)

Queen of Bones

Queen of Bones

Fredrik P Jensen

The Boy in the Woods

The Boy in the Woods

Police Chief Bagan

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

Fellow Gambler #2

Les Sœurs Elliot

Les Sœurs Elliot

Alcidez Barling

Bleeders

Bleeders

Narrator (voice)

The Education of Little Tree

The Education of Little Tree

Pine Billy

2 Brothers

2 Brothers

Bobby Vieira

Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

Smallville: Chloe Chronicles

Dr. Arthur Walsh

Viking

Viking

Roy Walker

Three Days in Havana

Three Days in Havana

Anders

Press Run

Press Run

Mickey Collins

The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter

Lennie

Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

Halling/ Todd

Varian's War

Varian's War

Marius Franken

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

Dr. Jacob Mortas

Kamataki

Kamataki

Scott

Le 7e Round

Le 7e Round

Arthur Kennedy

The Peacekeeper

The Peacekeeper

Hettinger

The Killing Yard

The Killing Yard

D.A.

Habitat

Habitat

Eric Thornton

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Rufus Griswold

Pig's Law

Pig's Law

Jodorowsky (Junkie)

Rowing Through

Rowing Through

Paul Enquist

Twists of Terror

Twists of Terror

Darien

The Guardian Angel

Sergeant Braun

Cadavres

Cadavres

Paolo

Nowhere in Sight

Nowhere in Sight

Lewis Gills

Eadweard

Eadweard

Pepper

The Last Tunnel

The Last Tunnel

Smiley

The Fast Runner

The Fast Runner

Shimon

The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

Charles Dickens

Believe

Believe

Thad Stiles

Catharsis

Catharsis

Stepfather

Requiem for Murder

Requiem for Murder

Detective Lou Heinz

Aftermath

Aftermath

Evan Harper

Warriors

Warriors

Milo

The Outlander

The Outlander

Mike l'Irlandais

Coyote Run

Coyote Run

Judd Lush

Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

Alby (voice)

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

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

H.P. Lovecraft

Babel

Babel

Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl)

The Train

The Train

Jack

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

Jim Corbett

Honeyglue

Honeyglue

Dennis

The Witness

The Witness

Bobby Fish

Obstruction of Justice

Obstruction of Justice

Thief #2