Christopher Heyerdahl

All right, one final update for the year. The two-part finale of Caprica Season 2, written by Bernard Keyer, has been posted on Beginning of Line. You can read it here: Enuma Elis, Part 1 and Part 2. If you're only now discovering BoL, you can find the entire season in the Story Archive. And if you're interested in contributing stories or fan art for Season 3, you still have a day left to email Teresa and let her know. Details on the So Say We All blog. Also on the Caprica front, Bear...Read Full Story

Deadline.com has some interesting True Blood Season 5 casting news for us this morning. According to a report by Nellie Andreva, actor Christopher Heyerdahl has been cast as the vampire Deiter Braun. Braun was mentioned in a casting call for episode 5.02 that we posted at the end of November. The role will be re0ccuring and the character is described as: “…An ancient, powerful vampire who plays a large part in the intelligence of the Authority and especially enjoys enhanced interrogation...Read Full Story

Christopher Heyerdahl makes his first appearance as the Swede in Hell on Wheels 1x02, "Immoral Mathematics," which airs tonight at 10 pm on AMC. He's been getting great reviews for the show (see here), so see the episode if you get a chance. Here is another one, from The Boston Globe: Indeed, once a character known as the Swede (Christopher Heyerdahl) shows up in episode 2, with his silent-picture expressiveness and the kind of threatening presence usually found in Coen Brothers movies, I was...Read Full Story

Grab your ticket and buckle up for the final two episodes of Hell On Wheels, folks. This revitalized western drama has built a set of strong characters striving to find purpose and meaning out in the harsh world that is constructing the transcontinental railroad. I spoke with star Christopher Heyerdahl over the phone this week about his fascinating character, The Swede, and what he calls a "fantastic creation." Heyerdahl was attracted to playing the character because of his deep complexities...Read Full Story

AMC's new western drama Hell on Wheels premieres tonight at 10 pm, after The Walking Dead. From all accounts, Christopher Heyerdahl doesn't make an appearance until next week's episode, but critics have been mentioning him a lot in the early reviews. Just for context, most of them are not quite as enthusiastic about the show as they are about his character. (He plays a Norwegian badass called The Swede who works for the show's resident villain, railroad boss Thomas 'Doc' Durant, played by...Read Full Story

Get your fangs back out, Christopher Heyerdahl. You'll need them this this summer. The actor - most recently seen on Hell on Wheels as The Swede, but also known to many for his role as Marcus from The Twilight Saga - will recur on season five of True Blood as an ancient vampire named Dieter Braun. According to Deadline, the character is connected to the Authority and has a fondness for enhanced interrogation. Christopher Meloni of course, has been named a series regular on the HBO smash and...Read Full Story

Howdy Sanctuarians! You must be wondering which of the stars from the incredible Sanctuary episodes was visiting the city of Vancouver? Then lemme tell you that he is none other than Christopher Heyerdahl, who shone the brightest in shows like ‘Sanctuary‘ and ‘Stargate‘. Now he is a part of the immensely popular franchise, ‘Twilight' ‘Breaking Dawn' and ‘New Moon'. Christopher Heyerdahl Recently, Chris visited one of the convention ceremonies, VonCon 2010, in Vancouver, which was held by the...Read Full Story

Christopher Heyerdahl, who has been chosen to play Dieter Braun in Season 5 of True Blood appears on Urban Rush and talks about True Blood, Hell on Wheel, and Sanctuary. In True Blood his character is an ancient, powerful vampire who plays a large part in the intelligence of the Authority and especially enjoys enhanced interrogation. The part of the video where he talks about True Blood starts at about 6 minutes into the video.Read Full Story

"Twilight" actor Christopher Heyerdahl will be joining the cast of HBO's "True Blood." Yes, it's his second turn as a vampire, and this is a guy who's played Bigfoot and Jack the Ripper in Syfy's "Sanctuary." Heyerdahl might be the current king of monsters.According to Deadline, Heyerdahl will play the recurring role of Dieter Braun, an ancient, powerful vampire who plays a large part in the intelligence of the Authority and especially enjoys enhanced interrogation. Hey, he's got that vampy...Read Full Story

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