Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl

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…

Filmography

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The Vampire Lestat The Vampire Lestat 2026 The Vampire Lestat ★ 6.3 The Vampire Lestat 2026 The Borderline ★ 3.6 The Borderline 2026 The Train The Train 2025 Queen of Bones ★ 5.8 Queen of Bones 2025 Catharsis Catharsis 2025 The Fast Runner The Fast Runner 2024 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters ★ 7.8 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2023 The Boy in the Woods ★ 6.8 The Boy in the Woods 2023 Corner Office ★ 6.5 Corner Office 2023 The Last of Us ★ 8.4 The Last of Us 2023 Viking ★ 5.5 Viking 2022 Dark Winds ★ 7.5 Dark Winds 2022 Under the Banner of Heaven ★ 7.5 Under the Banner of Heaven 2022 Billy the Kid ★ 7.6 Billy the Kid 2022 Peacemaker ★ 8.2 Peacemaker 2022 Chapelwaite ★ 7.3 Chapelwaite 2021 Them ★ 7.6 Them 2021 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home ★ 7.0 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020 50 States of Fright ★ 7.2 50 States of Fright 2020 Messiah ★ 7.2 Messiah 2020 Togo ★ 8.1 Togo 2019 Adopt a Highway ★ 6.7 Adopt a Highway 2019 The InBetween ★ 7.1 The InBetween 2019 Stockholm ★ 5.9 Stockholm 2019 Deadly Class ★ 7.4 Deadly Class 2019 Project Blue Book ★ 8.1 Project Blue Book 2019 Sicario: Day of the Soldado ★ 6.9 Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018 Damnation ★ 6.8 Damnation 2017 Star Trek: Discovery ★ 7.0 Star Trek: Discovery 2017 Tin Star ★ 6.6 Tin Star 2017 Midnight, Texas ★ 7.4 Midnight, Texas 2017 Pure ★ 6.0 Pure 2017 Travelers ★ 7.6 Travelers 2016 Van Helsing ★ 7.0 Van Helsing 2016 MacGyver ★ 7.3 MacGyver 2016 Honeyglue ★ 5.9 Honeyglue 2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday ★ 6.1 Pee-wee's Big Holiday 2016 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life ★ 5.3 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life 2016 The Player ★ 6.3 The Player 2015 Minority Report ★ 5.9 Minority Report 2015 Dig ★ 6.2 Dig 2015 Eadweard ★ 5.4 Eadweard 2015 12 Monkeys ★ 7.4 12 Monkeys 2015 The Librarians ★ 7.2 The Librarians 2014 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce ★ 5.6 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce 2014 Gotham ★ 7.6 Gotham 2014 Scorpion ★ 8.2 Scorpion 2014 The Calling ★ 5.9 The Calling 2014 Rush ★ 7.5 Rush 2014 Three Days in Havana ★ 4.5 Three Days in Havana 2014 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ★ 6.5 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 2012 Beauty and the Beast ★ 7.4 Beauty and the Beast 2012 Arrow ★ 6.8 Arrow 2012 Bullet in the Face ★ 6.7 Bullet in the Face 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 ★ 6.2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 2011 Hell on Wheels ★ 7.6 Hell on Wheels 2011 Falling Skies ★ 7.1 Falling Skies 2011 Let Your Fingers Do the Talking Let Your Fingers Do the Talking 2011 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour ★ 8.2 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour 2010 Nikita ★ 7.3 Nikita 2010 Caprica ★ 6.9 Caprica 2010 Human Target ★ 7.2 Human Target 2010 Mirador ★ 4.8 Mirador 2010 The Twilight Saga: New Moon ★ 6.0 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice ★ 8.5 Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice 2009 Castle ★ 8.0 Castle 2009 Cadavres ★ 4.9 Cadavres 2009 Sanctuary ★ 7.3 Sanctuary 2008 True Blood ★ 7.6 True Blood 2008 Murdoch Mysteries ★ 7.7 Murdoch Mysteries 2008 Les Sœurs Elliot Les Sœurs Elliot 2007 The Invisible ★ 6.4 The Invisible 2007 The Black Cat ★ 6.2 The Black Cat 2007 Killer Wave ★ 6.2 Killer Wave 2007 Le 7e Round ★ 7.0 Le 7e Round 2006 Psych ★ 7.9 Psych 2006 Whistler ★ 10.0 Whistler 2006 Saved ★ 8.0 Saved 2006 Masters of Horror ★ 7.1 Masters of Horror 2005