Hans Christopher

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Hans Christopher
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Hans Christopher at Sundance 2019
Born
Hans Christopher Brofeldt

(1982-02-21) 21 February 1982 (age 39)
Sacramento, California
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

'Hans Christopher Brofeldt' (born 21 February 1982) is an American actor, poet, and activist,[1] currently residing in Venice, Los Angeles. Hans is known for numerous film and television roles, including John Baker in the movie Dreamland (2019); Randy Weaver (his film debut) in Paramount's six-part mini-series Waco (2018);[2] and most recently for his role of Nicholls in AMC's The Walking Dead (2021).[3]

Early life[]

The son of a Swedish doctor and an American flight attendant, Hans was born February 21, 1982 in Northern California but spent the first year of his life in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles before moving to Sacramento, where he was raised. After graduating high school he attended Cal State Long Beach studying pre-med before deciding upon a career in acting.[4]

Career[]

Hans began his acting career doing print and commercial work while also studying acting in Los Angeles. His first film role was in a 2012 short film called The Take. Between 2012 and 2017 he appeared in a more than a dozen more short films, including Far Between, Light of Night, and Lockdown.[5]

In 2017 he made his first television appearance guest starring as Randy Weaver in Paramount's Waco miniseries starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. His first major film role was in Dreamland (2019),[6] which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival[7] featuring Margot Robbie and Travis Fimmel, where he played alcoholic patriarch John Baker. In 2019 he also appeared in Progeny and the upcoming The Purple Iris (directed by Arif Khan).[8] He's also appeared in Lifetime's Model Citizen, renamed A Deadly Price for Her Pretty Face, as the monstrously abusive Nick Archer,[9] NBC's Midnight, Texas;[10] and Hulu's Light as a Feather.[11]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Lotus Land The Cowboy Short Film
2020 Dreamland John Baker Feature film
2019 Model Citizen (A Deadly Price for her Pretty Face) Nick Archer Feature film
Progeny Mr. Walton Short film
Float Mr. Wilder Short film
Purple Iris Ryker Short film
2018 Currents Terrence Short film
The Stork Daniel Short film

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2021 The Walking Dead Nicholls Episode 11.3
2020 Light as a Feather Officer Steph Tayne Episode 2.13
2018 Midnight, Texas Bruce Baker Episode: "The Monster of the Week Is Patriarchy"
2018 Waco Randy Weaver Episode: "Visions and Omens"

References[]

  1. ^ Meehan, Meagan (24 June 2018). "Interview with actor Hans Christopher". Blasting News. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Feature: Actor Hans Christopher Chats With Us "Waco" and Beating the Odds in the Industry". Occhimag. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (5 September 2021). "The Walking Dead Full Recap With Spoilers: "Hunted"". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ Dowd, Jason (5 September 2018). "Hans Christopher". The AME Radio. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Hans Christopher". IMDB. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ Ivanov, Oleg (3 May 2019). "FILMReview: Dreamland Wears More than Just Its Influences on Its Sleeve". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. ^ Gordon, Brian (3 May 2019). "Spotlight Narrative: Dreamland". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Hans Christopher". IMDB. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. ^ Wells, Trevor (Feb 2020). "Lifetime Review: 'A Deadly Price for Her Pretty Face'". Geeks. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Hans Christopher". IMDB. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Light as a Feather". IMDB. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

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