Christopher Heyerdahl Biography
Christopher Heyerdahl is a Canadian actor who was born on September 18th, 1963, in British Columbia. He is of Norwegian and Scottish descent. His dad emigrated from Norway to Canada during the 1950s. Thor Heyerdahl was his dad’s cousin. Heyerdahl attended the University of Oslo and also speaks Norwegian.
Christopher Heyerdahl Career
Heyerdahl is known for his repetitive role as the enigmatic “Swede” in AMC’s Damnation on Wheels. The first episode of this post-American Civil War drama received the second-highest rating of any AMC original series.
He is also famous for playing Leonid in the movie Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Nosferatu in “Midnight Madness” and the episode “The Thirteenth Floor.” He portrayed Pallan in the Stargate SG-1 episode “Revisions” and Halling and Wraith commander Todd in Stargate Atlantis.
In the movie Out of Mind, he played H. P. Lovecraft. Punk, new at drug dealing, in Cadavres and the Stories of H. P. Lovecraft (both published in 1998). He played the role of the demon Alastair in three episodes of Supernatural.
He likewise filled the role of Zor-El in the TV series Smallville, as well as playing John Druitt and Bigfoot in the series Safe-haven. During the fifth season of True Blood, he portrayed Dieter Braun. His most notable role in a movie was in the feature film New Moon, which was based on the second book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga.
He played Marcus, a vampire who belonged to the Volturi, a powerful Italian family, in this movie. He played that role again in the two parts of Breaking Dawn, the Twilight Saga movie adaptation of the fourth book. As a member of the Young Company at the Stratford Festival in 1989 and 1990, he has also performed on stage. In 2015, Heyerdahl facilitated the Leo Grants function service.
Christopher Heyerdahl Age
He was born on September 18th, 1963, in British Columbia. He is 60 years old as of 2023.
Christopher Heyerdahl Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches tall.
Christopher Heyerdahl Family
He is of Norwegian and Scottish descent. His dad emigrated from Norway to Canada during the 1950s. Thor Heyerdahl was his dad’s cousin. He has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if he has any siblings.
Christopher Heyerdahl Wife
He is a married man and his wife is a high school teacher. She was the one who introduced him to the Twilight Saga. No more information is known about his wife.
Christopher Heyerdahl Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $4 Million which he has earned through being an actor.
Christopher Heyerdahl Salary
He earns an annual salary ranging between $50, 000 – $250, 000.
Christopher Heyerdahl Movies and TV Shows
Movies
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer
- Warrior
- Coyote Run
- Silent Trigger
- Rowing Through
- Twists of Terror
- The Education of Little Tree
- The Peacekeeper
- Affliction
- Bleeders
- Habitat
- The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
- The Ghosts of Dickens’ Past
- Out of Mind: The Stories of H. P. Lovecraft
- Babel
- Requiem for Murder
- Fish Out of Water
- 2 frères
- Nuremberg
- Believe
- Press Run
- Nowhere in Sight
- The Pig’s Law (La Loi du cochon)
- Varian’s War
- Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
- Aftermath
- India: Kingdom of the Tiger
- Blade: Trinity
- Catwoman
- The Chronicles of Riddick
- The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel)
- Kamataki
- The Outlander (Le Survenant)
- The Invisible
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Cadavres
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
- Three Days in Havana
- The Calling
- Eadweard
- Honeyglue
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado
- Stockholm
- Adopt a Highway
- Togo
- Viking
- Corner Office
TV Shows
- 21 Jump Street
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- The Maharaja’s Daughter
- The Hunger
- Lassie
- La Femme Nikita
- The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
- Just Cause
- Napoléon
- John Doe
- Jeremiah
- Les Aventures tumultueuses de Jack Carter
- Stargate SG-1
- Andromeda
- Life As We Know It
- Kingdom Hospital
- Stargate: Atlantis
- Into the West
- Le 7e round
- Whistler
- Psych
- The Dead Zone
- Saved
- The Collector
- Smallville
- Les Sœurs Elliot
- Masters of Horror
- Killer Wave
- Sanctuary
- Supernatural
- Caprica
- Hell on Wheels
- R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series
- True Blood
- Vegas
- Falling Skies
- Castle
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Nikita
- Beauty & the Beast
- Rush
- Gotham
- Dig
- Minority Report
- Arrow
- 12 Monkeys
- Van Helsing
- Midnight, Texas
- The Librarians
- Damnation
- Tin Star
- Travelers
- Deadly Class
- Pure
- Messiah
- Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
- Star Trek: Discovery
- Them
- Chapelwaite
- Peacemaker
- Under The Banner Of Heaven
- The Last of Us
Christopher Heyerdahl Twilight
His most notable role in a movie was in the feature film New Moon, which was based on the second book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga.
He played Marcus, a vampire who belonged to the Volturi, a powerful Italian family, in this movie. He played that role again in the two parts of Breaking Dawn, the Twilight Saga movie adaptation of the fourth book.
Christopher Heyerdahl Star Trek
He portrayed Wen in the 2020 TV show, Star Trek: Discovery. He appeared in the episode, People on Earth.
Christopher Heyerdahl Last of Us
He played the role of Dr. Schoenheist in the 2023 Television show, The Last of Us. He appeared in the episode When You’re Lost in the Darkness.
Christopher Heyerdahl Supernatural
He played the role of the demon Alastair in three episodes of Supernatural.
Christopher Heyerdahl Blade
He played the role of Caulder in the 2004 movie, Blade: Trinity.
Christopher Heyerdahl Damnation
Heyerdahl is known for his repetitive role as the enigmatic “Swede” in AMC’s Damnation on Wheels. The first episode of this post-American Civil War drama received the second-highest rating of any AMC original series.