Who Is Christopher Heyerdahl, Is He Related To Thor Heyerdahl?

Christopher Heyerdahl is a TV and film actor with a plethora of works under his belt. The Canadian star is best known for playing Todd the Wraith on the set of Stargate: Atlantis between 2004 and 2009. His other best-known roles include as The Swede in the series Hell on Wheels from 2011 to 2016 and playing Sam in Van Helsing from 2016 to 2018. The movie star’s on-screen credits have already surpassed 100 and still counting.

Christopher Heyerdahl was born in Canada

Born in British Columbia Canada, movie actor Christopher Heyerdahl has his date of birth recorded as the 18th of September 1963. Nothing much is known about his parents but it is common knowledge that his dad immigrated to Canada from Norway during the 1950s. Growing up in Vancouver’s Hollyburn Mountain was far from easy for the blossoming actor as he had to live in a house without running water for a while. As a growing child, Chris harbored the dreams of studying to qualify as a psychologist, however, fate and providence obviously had other plans for him.

Though he was born and brought up in Canada, Heyerdahl had to go back to his origin, Norway, when it was time for him to go to the university. There, he joined the University of Oslo and before he graduated, Chris already had competence in the Norwegian language. Back in Vancouver, he attended an acting school and proceeded to spend quality time in Banff Centre and Stratford in Ontario.

He has blood ties with Thor Heyerdahl

Fans have always expressed interest in knowing whether Christopher Heyerdahl has any form of blood ties with Thor Heyerdahl because of their last names. From what we gathered, the two do have family connections as Thor was a cousin to Chris’s father. Thor was a renowned Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer best recognized for his 1947 Kon-Tiki hand-built raft expedition.

The actor has recorded over 100 on-screen credits

Christopher in Stargate-Atlantis image source

Heyerdahl is an internationally known actor who gained prominence for his exceptional performances in the theatre, movies, and television. After making his debut in 1987 as Jake in 21 Jump Street, he became quite prolific, featuring in several movies and series in quick succession. Today, he is best known for his performances in Stargate: Atlantis, Hell on Wheels, and Van Helsing.

Summary of Christopher Heyerdahl’s movies and TV series

TV series

• Under the Banner of Heaven (TV Mini-Series) (filming) as Ammon Lafferty
• Peacemaker (TV Series) (filming) as Captain Locke – 2022
• Chapelwaite (TV Series) as Jakub – 2021
• Van Helsing (TV Series) as Sam – 2016-2021
• Them (TV Series) as the Black Hat Man – 2021
• Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series) as Wen – 2020
• 50 States of Fright (TV Series short) as Old Man – 2020
• Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (TV Movie) as Ova – 2020
• Project Blue Book (TV Series) as Edmund – 2020
• Messiah (TV Series) as Oscar Wallace – 2020
• The InBetween (TV Series) – 2019
• Pure (TV Series) as Augustus Nickel -2019
• Deadly Class (TV Series) as Master Zane -2019
• Travelers (TV Series) as Andrew Graham -2018
• Damnation (TV Series) as Don Berryman – 2017-2018
• The Librarians (TV Series) as Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin -2017
• Tin Star (TV Series) as Louis Gagnon – 2017
• Midnight, Texas (TV Series) as Hightower – 2017
• Scorpion (TV Series) as President Korsovich – 2017
• MacGyver (TV Series) as David Arthur Faraday – 2017
• Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life (TV Series) as Arvid – 2016
• 12 Monkeys (TV Series) as The Keeper – 2016
• Hell on Wheels (TV Series) as The Swede / Thor Gundersen – 2011-2016
• Minority Report (TV Mini-Series) as Dr. Lionel Gray – 2015
• The Player (TV Series) as Ivan Mislav – 2015
• Arrow (TV Series) as Damian Darhk’s Assistant – 2015
• Dig (TV Series) as Olaf / Olaf, Norwegian Farmer – 2015
• Gotham (TV Series) as Jack Gruber – 2015
• Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (TV Series) as Shaman Derek – 2015
• Rush (TV Series) as Martin Arisson – 2014
• Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) as Dr. Nicholas Markus – 2014
• 3 Days in Havana as Anders – 2013
• Falling Skies (TV Series) as Duane Pickett – 2013
• Vegas (TV Series) as Cal Sprouse – 2013
• Nikita (TV Series) as Matthew Collins – 2013
• Castle (TV Series) as Jacque Henri – 2013
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as Marc Ratelle – 2013
• Bullet in the Face (TV Mini-Series) as Lustig Balder – 2012
• True Blood (TV Series) as Dieter Braun – 2012
• Sanctuary (TV Series) as Bigfoot / John Druitt / Jack the Ripper – 2008-2011
• R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour (TV Series) as Collector – 2011
• Caprica (TV Series) as Kevin Reikle / Kevin Riekel – 2010
• Human Target (TV Series) as Connor Dunham – 2010
• Mirador (TV Series) as Grenier – 2010
• Supernatural (TV Series) as Alastair – 2009
• Stargate: Atlantis (TV Series) as Todd the Wraith / Halling / Male Wraith – 2004-2009
• Killer Wave (TV Mini-Series) as Stanley Schiff – 2007
• Smallville (TV Series) as Zor-El – 2007
• Les soeurs Elliot (TV Series) a Alcidez barling – 2007
• Sanctuary (TV Mini-Series) as Bigfoot / John Druitt – 2007
• Masters of Horror (TV Series) as Rufus Griswold – 2007
• Le 7e round (TV Series) as Arthur Kennedy -2006
• Whistler (TV Series) as Justin Talbert -2006
• Psych (TV Series) as Long Hair – 2006
• The Dead Zone (TV Series) as Zed -2006
• Saved (TV Series) as John the Baptist – 2006
• The Collector (TV Series) as Jan van der Heyden – 2006
• Into the West (TV Mini-Series) as James ‘Jim’ Ebbets – 2005Life as We Know It (TV Series) as Mr. Mitchell – 2004
• Kingdom Hospital (TV Series) as Reverend Jimmy Criss / Reverend Jimmy Criss – 2004
• Chloe Chronicles Smallville (TV Series short) as Dr. Arthur Walsh – 2003
• Jeremiah (TV Series) as Paul Wiel – 2003
• Les aventures tumultueuses de Jack Carter (TV Series) as Lennie – 2003
• Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) as Pallan – 2003
• Andromeda (TV Series) as Gaiton -2003
• John Doe (TV Series) as Dr. Hillerman – 2002-2003
• Napoléon (TV Mini Series) as Geoffroy St-Hilaire – 2002
• Just Cause (TV Series) as Dr. Tolkien – 2002
• 2 frères (TV Series) as Bobby Vieira – 1999-2001
• La Femme Nikita (TV Series) as Colin Starnes – 2000
• Nuremberg (TV Mini-Series) as Ernst Kaltenbrunner – 2000
• The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (TV Series) as D’Artagnan – 2000
• Lassie (TV Series) as Alfred Kraus – 1997
• The Education of Little Tree as Pine Billy -1997
• The Hunger (TV Series) as Arthur – 1997
• The Maharaja’s Daughter (TV Mini-Series) as – 1994 Walt
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series) as Leonid / Nosferatu – 1993
• 21 Jump Street (TV Series) as Jake – 1987

Movies

• The Guardian Angel (announced) as Sergeant Braun
• Corner Office (post-production) as Andrew – 2021
• Togo as Mayor George Maynard – 2019
• Adopt a Highway as Jim – 2019
• Sicario: Day of the Soldado as Headmaster Deats -2018
• Stockholm as Chief Mattsson – 2018
• Pee-wee’s Big Holiday as Ezekiel – 2016
• Honeyglue as Dennis – 2015
• Eadweard as Pepper -2015
• The Calling as Simon – 2014
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 as Marcus – 2012
• Let Your Fingers Do the Talking (Short) as Alby (voice) – 2011
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 as Marcus – 2011
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Marcus – 2009
• Cadavres as Paolo -2009
• The Invisible as Dr. Woland -2007
• Kamataki as Scott – 2005
• The Outlander as Mike l’Irlandais – 2005
• Blade: Trinity as Caulder – 2004
• Catwoman as Rocker – 2004
• The Chronicles of Riddick as Helion Politico – 2004
• Le dernier tunnel as Smiley – 2004
• Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (TV Movie) as Dr. Jacob Mortas – 2002
• Aftermath as Evan Harper – 2002
• La loi du cochon as Jodorowsky – 2001
• The Killing Yard (TV Movie) as D.A. – 2001
• Varian’s War: The Forgotten Hero (TV Movie) as Marius Franken – 2001
• Nowhere in Sight as Lewis Gills – 2001
• Believe as Thad Stiles – 2000/I
• Press Run as Mickey Collins – 2000
• The Witness as Bobby Fish – 1999
• Babel as Preficator (as Chris Heyerdahl) – 1999
• Requiem for Murder – Det. Lou Heinz -1999
• Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (TV Movie) as Howard P. Lovecraft – 1998
• The Ghosts of Dickens’ Past as Charles Dickens (as Christopher Heyerdahl) – 1998
• Affliction as Frankie Lacoy (as Chris Heyerdahl) – 1997
• The Peacekeeper as Hettinger -1997
• Hemoglobin as Narrator -1997
• Twists of Terror (TV Movie) as Darien – 1997
• Habitat as Eric Thornton (as Chris Heyerdahl) -1997
• The Call of the Wild (TV Movie) as Fellow Gambler #2 (as Chris Heyerdahl) -1997
• Rowing Through as Paul Enquist – 1996
• Silent Trigger as O’Hara – 1996
• Coyote Run as Judd Lush (as Chris Heyerdahl) – 1996
• Highlander: The Final Dimension as Ponytail -1994
• Warriors as Milo -1994

Video Games

• Far Cry 5 (Video Game) as The Sheriff / Earl Whitehorse (voice) – 2018
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Video Game) as Horton Boone (voice) – 2017
• Beowulf: The Game (Video Game) as Additional Voices (voice) – 2007
• Christopher Heyerdahl is a good hand on the stage

Apart from his on-screen performances, Christopher Heyerdahl is also competent in the theatre and has some stage performances under his belt. They include;

• Love’s Labour’s Lost
• The Changeling
• Knight of the Burning Pestle
• The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum
• The Last Comedy
• Savage Love.

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Christopher Heyerdahl’s net worth was last pegged at $4 million

When Christopher Heyerdahl’s net worth was estimated in 2019, it came to over $4 million and since then, no new update has been done on his fortune. However, it is believed that his 2019 figure must have appreciated admirably if not doubled. The actor earned a huge percentage of his wealth from his acting career which is not very hard to believe, given the number of movies and TV series he has been featured in.

Is Christopher Heyerdahl married?

Heyerdahl is one Canadian actor who loves to lock up facts about his personal life, however, he is known to be a married man. Though the actor is yet to reveal his wife’s identity, she is said to be a classroom teacher and takes the credit for introducing Chris to The Twilight Saga; New Moon. Equally, nothing is known about their children, if they have any.