Christopher Heyerdahl
| Christopher Heyerdahl | |
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 Heyerdahl on July 30, 2005 |
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| Born | September 18, 1963 British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Christopher Heyerdahl (born September 18, 1963) is a Canadian actor who has had roles in many prominent television shows and movies.
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Early life and family [edit]
Heyerdahl was born in the mountains of British Columbia, and is of Norwegian and Scottish descent.[1] Thor Heyerdahl was his father's cousin.[2]
Career [edit]
Heyerdahl is 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 movie Out of Mind (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.[3]
He had a role 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 adaption of the fourth book in the Twilight Saga.
He played the part of Dieter Braun on True Blood during the show's 5th season, which aired summer 2012. Heyerdahl plays the role of 'The Swede' in the AMC television series Hell on Wheels in 2011 and 2012.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Film / Television | Role | Other notes |
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| 2013 | Vegas | Calvin | 1 episode |
| Castle | Henri | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | True Blood | Dieter Braun | Recurring |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Marcus Volturi | ||
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels | The Swede | Recurring |
| 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Marcus | |
| 2010 | Caprica | Kevin Reikle | |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Marcus | |
| Sanctuary | John Druitt and Bigfoot | ||
| Supernatural | Alastair | 3 episodes | |
| Cadavres | Paolo | ||
| 2008 | Sanctuary | John Druitt and Bigfoot | 10 episodes; 2007–2009 |
| Stargate: Atlantis | Todd and Halling | 9 episodes | |
| 2007 | Smallville | Zor-El | 2 episodes |
| Les Soeurs Elliot | Alcidez barling | 1 episode | |
| The Invisible | Dr. Woland | ||
| Master of Horror | Rufus Griswold | 1 episode | |
| Killer Wave | Stanley Schiff | TV mini-series | |
| 2006 | Le 7e round | Arthur Kennedy | TV mini-series |
| Whistler | Justin Talbert | 1 episode | |
| Psych | Long Hair | 1 episode | |
| The Dead Zone | Zed | 1 episode | |
| Saved | John the Baptist | 1 episode | |
| The Collector | Jan van der Heyden | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Kamataki | Scott | |
| Into the West | James 'Jim' Ebbets | 1 episode | |
| Le survenant | Mike l'Irlandais | aka The Outlander | |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Caulder | |
| Life As We Know It | Mr. Mitchell | 1 episode | |
| Catwoman | Rocker | ||
| Kingdom Hospital | Reverend Jimmy Criss | 3 episodes | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Helion Politico | ||
| Le dernier tunnel | Smiley | ||
| 2003 | Jeremiah | Paul Wiel | 1 episode |
| Les aventures tumultueuses de Jack Carter | unknown | 2 episodes | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Pallan | 1 episode | |
| Andromeda | Gaiton | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | John Doe | Dr.Hillman | 2 episodes, 2002–2003 |
| Just Cause | unknown | 2 episode | |
| Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Dr. Jacob Mortas | TV | |
| "Aftermath | Evan Harper | ||
| India: Kingdom of the Tiger | Jim Corbett | ||
| Napoléon (miniseries) | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire | ||
| 2001 | La loi du cochon | Jodorowsky (Junkie) | |
| Varian's War | Marius Franken | TV | |
| 2000 | La Femme Nikita | Colin Starnes | 1 episode |
| The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | D'Artagnan | 2 episodes | |
| Nuremberg | Ernst Kaltenbrunner | TV | |
| Believe | Thad Stiles | ||
| Press Run | Mickey Collins | ||
| Nowhere in Sight | Lewis Gills | ||
| 1999 | Babel | Preficator | as Chris Heyerdahl |
| Requiem for Murder | Det. Lou Heinz | ||
| Fish Out of Water | Bobby Fish | ||
| 2 frères | Bobby Vieira | ||
| 1998 | The Ghosts of Dickens' Past | Charles Dickens | |
| Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft | Howard P. Lovecraft | TV | |
| Lassie | Alfred Kraus | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | The Education of Little Tree | Pine Billy | |
| The Hunger | Arthur | 1 episode | |
| The Peacekeeper | Hettinger | ||
| Affliction | Frankie Lacoy | as Chris Heyerdahl | |
| Bleeders | Narrato | ||
| Habitat | Eric Thornton | as Chris Heyerdahl | |
| The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon | Fellow Gambler #2 | ||
| 1996 | Coyote Run | Judd Lush | as Chris Heyerdahl |
| Silent Trigger | O'Hara | ||
| Rowing Through | Paul Enquist | TV | |
| Twists of Terror | Darien | TV | |
| 1994 | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Ponytail | |
| The Maharaja's Daughter | Walt | TV miniseries | |
| Warrior | Milo | ||
| 1993 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Leonid | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Jake | 1 episode |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/tv/redeye-christopher-heyerdahl-interview-hell-on-wheels-sanctuary-twilight-20111113,0,4723570.story
- ^ Wood, Martin; Shanks, Michael; Jim Menard (2002). Stargate SG-1: Season 7 – Audio Commentary for "Revisions" (DVD). MGM Home Entertainment.
- ^ Sam Egan reveals who plays Bigfoot
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