Hans
Christopher
His characters linger long after the screen fades to black.
His characters linger long after the screen fades to black.
Hans Christopher is an American actor known for his raw intensity and unspoken vulnerability across dramatic film and television. Based in Venice, Los Angeles, he has appeared in over 40 film and television productions since 2012, spanning prestige drama, crime thriller, indie film, and interactive media.
His breakthrough came as Randy Weaver in the Paramount miniseries Waco (2018), starring alongside Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. He went on to play the alcoholic patriarch John Baker in Dreamland (2019), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival alongside Margot Robbie and Travis Fimmel. His six-episode arc as Auge in the final season of Animal Kingdom (TNT) and his role as John Durick in Sam Barlow's BAFTA Award-winning Immortality further established his range.
Recent work includes Reeling (2025, executive produced by Werner Herzog, SXSW world premiere), The Curse (A24, created by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, starring Emma Stone), He Bled Neon (opposite Joe Cole and Marshawn Lynch), American Gigolo (Showtime, with Jon Bernthal), and Marmalade (with Joe Keery and Aldis Hodge). View his full filmography or demo reel.
He relishes the chance to reveal both the beauty and ugliness of the human story — those raw and visceral moments that define what it is to be human.
Stars as John Brown in this touching drama — one of only eight films selected for the narrative competition at the 2025 South by Southwest Film Festival.
Featured in this gritty action crime-thriller alongside Joe Cole and NFL legend Marshawn Lynch.
Stars as Thomas in this evocative short film inspired by true events, an indie standout poised for festival acclaim.
The patriarch holding his family together by a thread. The dad who drinks because the weight is too much. The father whose love is real but whose damage is worse. Proven in Dreamland (John Baker, Tribeca) and Reeling (John Brown, SXSW/Werner Herzog).
The cop who crosses the line. The authority figure with a code that bends. The detective, the agent, the officer who does what's necessary and lives with it. Cast repeatedly in law enforcement across FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), The Rookie (ABC), Marmalade, 9-1-1 (Fox).
The man who doesn't say much and carries threat in his stillness. Something always simmering underneath. The henchman with depth. The enforcer who's smarter than he looks. Auge in Animal Kingdom (6 episodes), Nicholls in The Walking Dead, David Burn in The Curse (A24).
The mechanic who's also a thief. The working-class guy on the wrong side of the law. Rough hands, sharp instincts, a survival code instead of a moral one. The world of chop shops, heists, and crews. A lane proven across Animal Kingdom, He Bled Neon, and multiple network crime procedurals.
Raw intensity paired with unspoken vulnerability. Physically commanding but capable of stillness — fills a doorway, then makes a close-up land. Long takes, physical work, emotional range — often in the same scene. An actor who finds the humanity in difficult men.
Venice, Los Angeles
Sacramento-born · Swedish & American heritage · Poet, activist, skateboarder