1963-09-18 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.
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Catharsis | Stepfather | 2025-05-17 |
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Queen of Bones | Fredrik P Jensen | 2025-04-10 |
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The Fast Runner | Shimon | 2024-11-04 |
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The Boy in the Woods | Police Chief Bagan | 2023-09-19 |
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Corner Office | Andrew | 2023-08-04 |
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Viking | Roy Walker | 2022-09-25 |
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Psych 2: Lassie Come Home | Ova | 2020-07-15 |
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Togo | George Maynard | 2019-12-20 |
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Stockholm | Chief Mattsson | 2019-04-12 |
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Adopt a Highway | Jim | 2019-11-01 |
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Headmaster Deats | 2018-06-27 |
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Honeyglue | Dennis | 2016-06-03 |
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Ezekiel | 2016-03-15 |
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Eadweard | Pepper | 2015-02-28 |
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The Calling | Simon | 2014-08-05 |
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Three Days in Havana | Anders | 2014-03-28 |
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | Marcus | 2012-11-13 |
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Let Your Fingers Do the Talking | Alby (voice) | 2011-01-01 |
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Marcus | 2011-11-16 |
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Marcus | 2009-11-18 |
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Cadavres | Paolo | 2009-02-20 |
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Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice | Halling/ Todd | 2009-08-04 |
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The Black Cat | Rufus Griswold | 2007-01-19 |
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The Invisible | Dr. Woland | 2007-04-27 |
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Kamataki | Scott | 2005-10-01 |
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Le Survenant | Mike l'Irlandais | 2005-04-22 |
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Catwoman | Rocker | 2004-07-22 |
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Blade: Trinity | Caulder | 2004-12-08 |
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Le Dernier Tunnel | Smiley | 2004-03-12 |
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The Chronicles of Riddick | Helion Politico | 2004-06-11 |
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Aftermath | Evan Harper | 2002-02-03 |
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India: Kingdom of the Tiger | Jim Corbett | 2002-06-14 |
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Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Dr. Jacob Mortas | 2002-02-19 |
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The Killing Yard | D.A. | 2001-09-23 |
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Nowhere in Sight | Lewis Gills | 2001-01-01 |
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La loi du cochon | Jodorowsky (Junkie) | 2001-10-05 |
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Varian's War | Marius Franken | 2001-06-14 |
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The Witness | Bobby Fish | 2000-02-08 |
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Believe | Thad Stiles | 2000-03-22 |
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Press Run | Mickey Collins | 2000-01-23 |
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Babel | Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl) | 1999-01-01 |
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Requiem for Murder | Detective Lou Heinz | 1999-04-03 |
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The Ghosts of Dickens' Past | Charles Dickens | 1998-06-15 |
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Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft | H.P. Lovecraft | 1998-01-01 |
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Bleeders | Narrator (voice) | 1997-07-31 |
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The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon | Fellow Gambler #2 | 1997-06-22 |
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The Peacekeeper | Hettinger | 1997-08-22 |
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Twists of Terror | Darien | 1997-07-02 |
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Affliction | Frankie Lacoy | 1997-12-30 |
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Coyote Run | Judd Lush | 1997-06-17 |
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Habitat | Eric Thornton | 1997-05-06 |
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The Education of Little Tree | Pine Billy | 1997-12-25 |
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Rowing Through | Paul Enquist | 1996-01-01 |
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Silent Trigger | O'Hara | 1996-06-26 |
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Warriors | Milo | 1995-07-06 |
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Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Ponytail | 1994-11-29 |
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Obstruction of Justice | Thief #2 | 1994-11-30 |
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The Guardian Angel | Sergeant Braun | |
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