Christopher Heyerdahl was born on September 18, 1963, and 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.
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Heyerdahl is primarily known for his recurring role as the enigmatic “Swede” in AMC’s Hell on Wheels. This post-American Civil War drama debuted as the second highest-rated original series in AMC history.
He is also known for his role as Leonid in the Are You Afraid of the Dark? the episode “The Thirteenth Floor” and as Nosferatu in the episode “Midnight Madness”.
He played a lot of roles in many movies such as H. P. Lovecraft in the film Out of Mind; played the part of Zor-El in the television series Smallville; He played the part of the demon Alastair in three episodes of Supernatural.
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 has also performed on stage and was a member of the Young Company at the Stratford Festival in 1989 and 1990.
In 2015, Heyerdahl hosted the Leo Awards gala ceremony.
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