Christopher Heyerdahl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1963
- Birthplace
- British Columbia, Canada
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.
Filmography
The Train 2025
as Jack
Queen of Bones 2025
as Fredrik P Jensen
Catharsis 2025
as Stepfather
The Fast Runner 2024
as Shimon
The Boy in the Woods 2023
as Police Chief Bagan
Corner Office 2023
as Andrew
Viking 2022
as Roy Walker
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020
as Ova Asblorn
Togo 2019
as George Maynard
Adopt a Highway 2019
as Jim
Stockholm 2019
as Chief Mattsson
Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018
as Headmaster Deats
- The Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel 2018
as Sergeant Braun
Honeyglue 2016
as Dennis
Pee-wee's Big Holiday 2016
as Ezekiel
Eadweard 2015
as Pepper
The Calling 2014
as Simon
Three Days in Havana 2014
as Anders
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 2012
as Marcus
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 2011
as Marcus
- Let Your Fingers Do the Talking
Let Your Fingers Do the Talking 2011
as Alby (voice)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009
as Marcus
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice 2009
as Halling/ Todd
Cadavres 2009
as Paolo
The Invisible 2007
as Dr. Woland
The Black Cat 2007
as Rufus Griswold
Kamataki 2005
as Scott
The Outlander 2005
as Mike l'Irlandais
Blade: Trinity 2004
as Caulder
Catwoman 2004
as Rocker
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004
as Helion Politico
The Last Tunnel 2004
as Smiley
India: Kingdom of the Tiger 2002
as Jim Corbett
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher 2002
as Dr. Jacob Mortas
Aftermath 2002
as Evan Harper
Pig's Law 2001
as Jodorowsky (Junkie)
The Killing Yard 2001
as D.A.
Varian's War 2001
as Marius Franken
Nowhere in Sight 2001
as Lewis Gills
Believe 2000
as Thad Stiles
The Witness 2000
as Bobby Fish
Press Run 2000
as Mickey Collins
Requiem for Murder 1999
as Detective Lou Heinz
Babel 1999
as Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl)
The Ghosts of Dickens' Past 1998
as Charles Dickens
Affliction 1998
as Frankie Lacoy
Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft 1998
as H.P. Lovecraft
The Education of Little Tree 1997
as Pine Billy
The Peacekeeper 1997
as Hettinger
Bleeders 1997
as Narrator (voice)
Twists of Terror 1997
as Darien
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon 1997
as Fellow Gambler #2
Coyote Run 1997
as Judd Lush
Habitat 1997
as Eric Thornton
Silent Trigger 1996
as O'Hara
Rowing Through 1996
as Paul Enquist
Obstruction of Justice 1994
as Thief #2
Highlander III: The Sorcerer 1994
as Ponytail
Warriors 1994
as Milo
Credits from TMDB.