Christopher Heyerdahl
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
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.
Born
Sep 18, 1963
British Columbia, Canada
Known For
Acting
Movies
60 acting
0 crew
Popularity
2.2
Known For
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
as Marcus
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
as Marcus
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
as Marcus
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
as Headmaster Deats
Blade: Trinity
2004
as Caulder
Catwoman
2004
as Rocker
Togo
2019
as George Maynard
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Helion Politico
Corner Office
2023
as Andrew
Stockholm
2019
as Chief Mattsson
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