Sunday, June 24, 2012

Christopher Heyerdahl biography

Christopher Heyerdahl is a Canadian actor who has had roles in many prominent television shows and movies.

Early life and family

Heyerdahl was born in the mountains of British Columbia and is of Norwegian and Scottish descent. Thor Heyerdahl was his father's cousin.

Career

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.
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 will reprise that role in both parts of Breaking Dawn, the two part adaption of the fourth book in the Twilight Saga.
In 2011, he played the role of The Swede in the AMC television series Hell on Wheels.

Fun Facts

Performed at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1989 and 1990

Thor Heyerdahl is a cousin of his father.

He is half Norwegian.

Filmography

Year Film / Television Role Other notes
2012 True Blood Dieter Braun Recurring
2011 Hell on Wheels The Swede Recurring
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 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 Aurther Kennendy 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
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
unknown Lassie Alfred Kraus 1 episode
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

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