Christopher Heyerdahl
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Supernatural
Alastair
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Marc Ratelle
2000
Series
Smallville
Zor-El
2001
Series
Castle
Jacque Henri
2009
Series
Stargate SG-1
Pallan
1997
Series
Arrow
Damian Darhk's Assistant
2012
Series
Psych
Long Hair
2006
Series
Murdoch Mysteries
Jebediah Friessen
2008
Series
Gotham
Jack Gruber
2014
Series
The Last of Us
Dr. Schoenheist - Scientist #1
2023
Series
Star Trek: Discovery
Wen
2017
Series
True Blood
Dieter Braun
2008
Series
Peacemaker
Captain Caspar Locke
2022
Series
Stargate Atlantis
Todd the Wraith
2004
Series
Stargate Atlantis
Halling
2004
Series
Stargate Atlantis
Todd
2004
Series
Dark Winds
Dr. Reynolds
2022
Series
Scorpion
President Korsovich
2014
Series
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Puckett
2023
Series
MacGyver
David Arthur Faraday
2016
Series
21 Jump Street
Jake
1987
Series
Falling Skies
Duane Pickett
2011
Series
12 Monkeys
The Keeper
2015
Series
Travelers
Andrew Graham
2016
Film
Blade: Trinity
Caulder
2004
Series
Andromeda
Gaiton
2000
Series
The Librarians
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin
2014
Series
Hell on Wheels
The Swede
2011
Series
Nikita
Matthew Collins
2010
Series
The Dead Zone
Zed
2002
Series
Van Helsing
Sam
2016
Series
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Nosferatu (as Chris Heyerdahl)
1992
Series
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Leonid
1992
Series
The Vampire Lestat
Marius de Romanus
2026
Film
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Marcus
2009
Series
Beauty and the Beast
Dr. Nicholas Markus
2012
Series
Sanctuary
John Druitt / Bigfoot
2008
Series
La Femme Nikita
Colin Starnes
1997
Series
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Collector
2010
Series
Caprica
Kevin Reikle
2010
Series
Caprica
Kevin Riekel
2010
Series
Masters of Horror
Rufus Griswold
2005
Film
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Marcus
2012
Film
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Marcus
2011
Series
Billy the Kid
McDaniels
2022
Series
Human Target
Connor Dunham
2010
Series
The Hunger
Arthur
1997
Series
Project Blue Book
Edmund
2019
Series
Them
The Black Hat Man
2021
Series
Midnight, Texas
Hightower
2017
Film
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Headmaster Deats
2018
Series
Tin Star
Louis Gagnon
2017
Series
Under the Banner of Heaven
Ammon Lafferty
2022
Series
Deadly Class
Master Zane
2019
Series
The Collector
Jan van der Heyden
2004
Series
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Shaman Derek
2014
Series
Messiah
Oscar Wallace
2020
Series
John Doe
Dr. Hillerman
2002
Series
Into the West
James “Jim” Ebbets
2005
Series
Napoleon
Geoffroy St-Hilaire
2002
Series
50 States of Fright
Old Man
2020
Film
Catwoman
Rocker
2004
Series
2 Brothers
Bobby Vieira
1999
Series
Whistler
Justin Talbert
2006
Series
Chapelwaite
Jakub
2021
Series
Minority Report
Dr. Lionel Gray
2015
Series
Jeremiah
Paul Wiel
2002
Series
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
Arvid
2016
Series
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Reverend Jimmy Criss
2004
Series
Damnation
Don Berryman
2017
Series
Life As We Know It
Mr. Mitchell
2004
Series
Lassie
Alfred Kraus
1997
Series
The Player
Ivan Mislav
2015
Film
The Chronicles of Riddick
Helion Politico
2004
Series
The Borderline
Charlie
2026
Series
Nuremberg
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
2000
Film
Togo
George Maynard
2019
Film
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Ponytail
1994
Series
Killer Wave
Stanley Schiff
2007
Series
Dig
Olaf
2015
Series
Rush
Martin Arisson
2014
Film
The Invisible
Dr. Woland
2007
Series
Mirador
Grenier
2010
Film
Stockholm
Chief Mattsson
2019
Film
Corner Office
Andrew
2023
Series
Just Cause
Dr. Tolkien
2002
Film
Adopt a Highway
Jim
2019
Series
Pure
Augustus Nickel
2017
Film
The Calling
Simon
2014
Series
The InBetween
2019
Film
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
Ova Asblorn
2020
Film
Silent Trigger
O'Hara
1996
Film
Affliction
Frankie Lacoy
1998
Series
Smallville: Chloe Chronicles
Dr. Arthur Walsh
2003
Series
Saved
John the Baptist
2006
Series
Bullet in the Face
Lustig Balder
2012
Film
Catharsis
Stepfather
2025
Film
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Ezekiel
2016
Film
The Boy in the Woods
Police Chief Bagan
2023
Film
The Peacekeeper
Hettinger
1997
Series
The Maharaja's Daughter
Walt (as Chris Heyerdahl)
1995
Series
Les Sœurs Elliot
Alcidez Barling
2007
Film
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
Fellow Gambler #2
1997
Series
Le 7e Round
Arthur Kennedy
2006
Film
Viking
Roy Walker
2022
Film
Bleeders
Narrator (voice)
1997
Film
Varian's War
Marius Franken
2001
The Guardian Angel
Sergeant Braun
Film
Queen of Bones
Fredrik P Jensen
2025
Film
The Education of Little Tree
Pine Billy
1997
Film
Eadweard
Pepper
2015
Film
Warriors
Milo
1994
Film
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
Dr. Jacob Mortas
2002
The Tumultuous Adventures of Jack Carter
Lennie
2003
Film
Press Run
Mickey Collins
2000
Film
Habitat
Eric Thornton
1997
Film
Cadavres
Paolo
2009
Film
The Black Cat
Rufus Griswold
2007
Film
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice
Halling/ Todd
2009
Film
Aftermath
Evan Harper
2002
Film
Three Days in Havana
Anders
2014
Film
Kamataki
Scott
2005
Film
Babel
Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl)
1999
Film
Honeyglue
Dennis
2016
Film
Coyote Run
Judd Lush
1997
Film
Pig's Law
Jodorowsky (Junkie)
2001
Film
Rowing Through
Paul Enquist
1996
Film
The Last Tunnel
Smiley
2004
Film
The Train
Jack
2025
Film
The Outlander
Mike l'Irlandais
2005
Film
Believe
Thad Stiles
2000
Film
Twists of Terror
Darien
1997
Film
The Killing Yard
D.A.
2001
Film
The Fast Runner
Shimon
2024
Film
Requiem for Murder
Detective Lou Heinz
1999
Film
Nowhere in Sight
Lewis Gills
2001
Film
India: Kingdom of the Tiger
Jim Corbett
2002
Film
The Witness
Bobby Fish
2000
Film
The Ghosts of Dickens' Past
Charles Dickens
1998
Film
Obstruction of Justice
Thief #2
1994
Let Your Fingers Do the Talking
Alby (voice)
2011
Film
Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft
1998