<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1987--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </Td> </Tr> <P> Christopher Heyerdahl (born September 18, 1963) is a Canadian actor, best known for portraying the "Swede" in Hell on Wheels . </P> <P> Heyerdahl was born in British Columbia, Canada, and is of Norwegian and Scottish descent . His father emigrated from Norway to Canada in the 1950s . Thor Heyerdahl was his father's cousin . Heyerdahl also speaks Norwegian and studied at the University of Oslo . </P>

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