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