Christopher Heyerdahl
Acting
Born: Sep 18, 1963
From: British Columbia, Canada
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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. …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of Bones | Fredrik P Jensen | 2025 | 5.767 |
| The Boy in the Woods | Police Chief Bagan | 2023 | 6.889 |
| Viking | Roy Walker | 2022 | 5.4 |
| Three Days in Havana | Anders | 2014 | 4.5 |
| The Calling | Simon | 2014 | 5.9 |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | Marcus | 2012 | 6.457 |
| Let Your Fingers Do the Talking | Alby (voice) | 2011 | — |
| Cadavres | Paolo | 2009 | 4.9 |
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Marcus | 2009 | 5.99 |
| The Invisible | Dr. Woland | 2007 | 6.355 |
| Kamataki | Scott | 2005 | 6.5 |
| Catwoman | Rocker | 2004 | 4.618 |
| The Last Tunnel | Smiley | 2004 | 5.533 |
| Blade: Trinity | Caulder | 2004 | 5.858 |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Helion Politico | 2004 | 6.55 |
| India: Kingdom of the Tiger | Jim Corbett | 2002 | 5.333 |
| Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Dr. Jacob Mortas | 2002 | 6.5 |
| Varian's War | Marius Franken | 2001 | 6.357 |
| Believe | Thad Stiles | 2000 | 5.477 |
| Babel | Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl) | 1999 | 5.0 |
| Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft | H.P. Lovecraft | 1998 | 6.714 |
| Affliction | Frankie Lacoy | 1998 | 6.345 |
| Coyote Run | Judd Lush | 1997 | 7.0 |
| The Education of Little Tree | Pine Billy | 1997 | 6.6 |
| The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon | Fellow Gambler #2 | 1997 | 7.35 |
| Twists of Terror | Darien | 1997 | 5.625 |
| Rowing Through | Paul Enquist | 1996 | 4.5 |
| Silent Trigger | O'Hara | 1996 | 5.17 |
| Warriors | Milo | 1994 | 4.964 |
| The Guardian Angel | Sergeant Braun | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1963 |
| From | British Columbia, Canada |