
Christopher Heyerdahl
Born: 1963-09-18
Place of Birth: British Columbia, Canada
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. 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

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Education of Little Tree

Togo

Blade: Trinity

The Invisible

Catwoman

Habitat

Silent Trigger

Corner Office

The Chronicles of Riddick

Stockholm

Bleeders

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Coyote Run

Warriors

Queen of Bones

Adopt a Highway

Viking

Kamataki

The Train

Eadweard

Babel

Believe

The Outlander

Cadavres

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Twists of Terror

Affliction

Varian's War

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Press Run

The Last Tunnel

Catharsis

The Calling

The Boy in the Woods

Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

The Black Cat

The Peacekeeper

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

The Fast Runner

Honeyglue

Requiem for Murder

Three Days in Havana

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

Aftermath

The Killing Yard

The Witness

Nowhere in Sight

Pig's Law

The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

Obstruction of Justice
