Christopher Heyerdahl
Acting
🎂 1963-09-18
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.
Cast credits(141)
Alastair
2005
Marc Ratelle
2000
Zor-El
2001
Jacque Henri
2009
Damian Darhk's Assistant
2012
Pallan
1997
Captain Caspar Locke
2022
Dr. Schoenheist - Scientist #1
2023
Long Hair
2006
Wen
2017
Jack Gruber
2014
President Korsovich
2014
Jebediah Friessen
2008
David Arthur Faraday
2016
Fredrik P Jensen
2025
Todd the Wraith
2004
Halling
2004
Todd
2004
Dieter Braun
2008
Jake
1987
Matthew Collins
2010
Puckett
2023
Gaiton
2000
Sam
2016
The Swede
2011
Collector
2010
Marcus
2012
Marcus
2011
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin
2014
Zed
2002
Leonid
1992
Nosferatu (as Chris Heyerdahl)
1992
Marcus
2009
John Druitt / Bigfoot
2008
The Keeper
2015
Andrew Graham
2016
Colin Starnes
1997
Headmaster Deats
2018
Dr. Nicholas Markus
2012
Duane Pickett
2011
Connor Dunham
2010
Rufus Griswold
2005
The Black Hat Man
2021
Arthur
1997
Edmund
2019
Kevin Reikle
2010
Kevin Riekel
2010
Hightower
2017
Dr. Reynolds
2022
Caulder
2004
Oscar Wallace
2020
Louis Gagnon
2017
Master Zane
2019
Dr. Hillerman
2002
Paul Wiel
2002
Rocker
2004
Ammon Lafferty
2022
George Maynard
2019
Jan van der Heyden
2004
Geoffroy St-Hilaire
2002
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
2000
Dr. Lionel Gray
2015
Jakub
2021
Old Man
2020
James “Jim” Ebbets
2005
Helion Politico
2004
Reverend Jimmy Criss
2004
Alfred Kraus
1997
Ivan Mislav
2015
Ponytail
1994
Arvid
2016
Shaman Derek
2014
Justin Talbert
2006
Mr. Mitchell
2004
Mickey Collins
2000
Augustus Nickel
2017
Martin Arisson
2014
2019
Frankie Lacoy
1997
Olaf
2015
Dr. Woland
2007
Cal Sprouse
2012
Halling/ Todd
2009
Ova Asblorn
2020
Jim
2019
Ezekiel
2016
Smiley
2004
Chief Mattsson
2019
Dr. Jacob Mortas
2002
Don Berryman
2017
Dr. Arthur Walsh
2003
Simon
2014
O'Hara
1996
Mike l'Irlandais
2005
Evan Harper
2002
Paolo
2009
Hettinger
1997
Andrew
2023
Pine Billy
1997
Fellow Gambler #2
1997
Darien
1997
Stanley Schiff
2007
Lewis Gills
2001
Jodorowsky (Junkie)
2001
Alby (voice)
2011
Anders
2014
Sergeant Braun
Roy Walker
2022
John the Baptist
2006
Bobby Fish
2000
Pepper
2015
Detective Lou Heinz
1999
Dr. Tolkien
2002
Rufus Griswold
2007
Shimon
2024
Eric Thornton
1997
Police Chief Bagan
2023
Lustig Balder
2012
Grenier
2010
Marius Franken
2001
Narrator (voice)
1997
Thad Stiles
2000
D.A.
2001
Walt (as Chris Heyerdahl)
1995
Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl)
1999
Jim Corbett
2002
Thief #2
1994
Charles Dickens
1998
Dennis
2016
Milo
1994
2025
Alcidez Barling
2007
Stepfather
2025
H.P. Lovecraft
1998
Lennie
2003
Scott
2005
Bobby Vieira
1999
Judd Lush
1997
Paul Enquist
1996
Arthur Kennedy
2006