Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl (* British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actor.

Career

Heyerdahl's acting career began in 1987 with a small guest role in the television series 21 Jump Street - Tatort classroom. Since then, the 1.93 m great actor has starred in numerous, mostly Canadian films and series. An international audience Heyerdahl was known primarily for his guest appearances on several, sometimes very successful sci-fi and fantasy productions; he had supporting roles among others in the series Smallville and Supernatural. In the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis, he was between 2004 and 2009 can be seen in three different roles, including that of the Wraith " Todd ".

As of 2007, Heyerdahl was one of the main cast of the Canadian TV series Sanctuary - Keeper of the creatures, where he Bigfoot and John Druitt embodies the teleporter. The fourth and final season aired in late 2011 in the United States in March 2012 gave the TV channel Syfy that series known. In the fantasy films New Moon - Bis (s ) at noon (2009) and Breaking Dawn - Bis (s ) at the end of the night - Part 1 (2011 ), he is seen as Volturi vampire Marcus. Since 2011, Heyerdahl also has a role as Thor "The Swede " Gundersen in the U.S. Western series Hell on Wheels. The role was initially created as a supporting role, but was expanded with the start of the second season in a starring role.

The Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl was a cousin of his father.

Filmography (selection)