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{{Cast Data
{{Cast Data
|image=Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Christopher Heyerdahl - by-RaBoe 001 (cropped).jpg
| character=[[Kevin Reikle]]
| series=Caprica
| series=Caprica
| showage=yes
| born_month=9
| born_month=9
| born_day=18
| born_day=18
| born_year=1963
| born_year=1963
|image=Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Christopher Heyerdahl - by-RaBoe 001 (cropped).jpg| character=[[Kevin Reikle]]
| nationality=CA
| nationality=CA
| imdb=0382216
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He gained further acclaim for his role as the antagonist Thor Gundersen, better known as "The Swede," in the AMC western series ''[[w:Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''. Heyerdahl drew upon his Norwegian heritage for the role, using his father's accent as direct inspiration.<ref name="AMC_Interview"/> He considered the character's restrictive, high-collared costume a "gift" that was essential to embodying the character's rigid and controlled psychology.<ref name="FanExpo">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFMyh5IQIas|title=Christopher Heyerdahl - Hell on Wheels, Twilight, Sanctuary - Fan Expo Canada 2012|publisher=TheConverseer|date=2012-08-28|accessdate=2025-07-19}}</ref> He found the character's misnomer of 'The Swede' to be an authentic and "hilarious" detail, reflecting a real-world slight often felt by Norwegians, joking that "The Swedes have just got a better publicity agent."<ref name="AMC_Interview"/>
He gained further acclaim for his role as the antagonist Thor Gundersen, better known as "The Swede," in the AMC western series ''[[w:Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''. Heyerdahl drew upon his Norwegian heritage for the role, using his father's accent as direct inspiration.<ref name="AMC_Interview"/> He considered the character's restrictive, high-collared costume a "gift" that was essential to embodying the character's rigid and controlled psychology.<ref name="FanExpo">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFMyh5IQIas|title=Christopher Heyerdahl - Hell on Wheels, Twilight, Sanctuary - Fan Expo Canada 2012|publisher=TheConverseer|date=2012-08-28|accessdate=2025-07-19}}</ref> He found the character's misnomer of 'The Swede' to be an authentic and "hilarious" detail, reflecting a real-world slight often felt by Norwegians, joking that "The Swedes have just got a better publicity agent."<ref name="AMC_Interview"/>
==''Caprica''==
According to actress [[Magda Apanowicz]] in the [[Podcast:Blowback|podcast commentary for "Blowback,"]] Heyerdahl was genuinely concerned that she might accidentally hit him for real during the scene where her character, [[Lacy Rand]], attacks Reikle with a rifle.<ref>[[Podcast:Blowback|Podcast for "Blowback"]], timestamp 33:14</ref>


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