Hans Christopher
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| Born | Hans Christopher Brofeldt 21 February 1982 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–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] for his role of Nicholls in AMC's The Walking Dead (2021); and as John Brown in Reeling (2025), executive produced by Werner Herzog, which world premiered at the SXSW Film Festival.[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] Recently Hans was seen in a 6-episode arc playing the role of Auge in the final season of TNTʼs drama series Animal Kingdom.[12] Additionally, Hans is starring in the interactive feature, Immortality, from BAFTA award-winning director Sam Barlow, which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival and was released in August.[13]
He appeared in the romantic heist comedy Marmalade (2024) as Officer Cambio, starring Joe Keery and Aldis Hodge, and in A24ʼ's The Curse (2023), created by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, starring Emma Stone. He also appeared in Showtimeʼs American Gigolo (2022) starring Jon Bernthal, and Fox's 9-1-1 (2022).[14] In 2024, he guest starred in CBS's FBI: Most Wanted and in 2026 in ABC's The Rookie. His most prominent role to date is John Brown in Reeling (2025), a drama directed by Yana Alliata and executive produced by Werner Herzog, which world premiered as one of eight narrative competition selections at the 2025 South by Southwest Film Festival. He also appears opposite Joe Cole and Marshawn Lynch in the action crime-thriller He Bled Neon (2026).
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 | |
| 2026 | He Bled Neon | Feature film | |
| 2025 | Reeling | John Brown | Feature film; SXSW 2025 world premiere |
| 2025 | The Daughter | Thomas | Short film |
| 2024 | Marmalade | Officer Cambio | Feature film |
| 2018 | Currents | Terrence | Short film |
| The Stork | Daniel | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Rookie | Isak | |
| 2024 | FBI: Most Wanted | Aaron Quallich | |
| 2023 | The Curse | David Burn | |
| 2022 | American Gigolo | Andrew | |
| 2022 | 9-1-1 | Kurt Engler | |
| 2022 | Animal Kingdom | Auge | Episode 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 |
| 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" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Immortality | John Durick |
References
- ^ Meehan, Meagan (24 June 2018). "Interview with actor Hans Christopher". Blasting News. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Feature: Actor Hans Christopher Chats With Us "Waco" and Beating the Odds in the Industry". Occhimag. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (5 September 2021). "The Walking Dead Full Recap With Spoilers: "Hunted"". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Dowd, Jason (5 September 2018). "Hans Christopher". The AME Radio. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Hans Christopher". IMDB. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Ivanov, Oleg (3 May 2019). "FILMReview: Dreamland Wears More than Just Its Influences on Its Sleeve". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Gordon, Brian (3 May 2019). "Spotlight Narrative: Dreamland". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Hans Christopher". IMDB. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Wells, Trevor (Feb 2020). "Lifetime Review: 'A Deadly Price for Her Pretty Face'". Geeks. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Hans Christopher". IMDB. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Light as a Feather". IMDB. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Steinberg, Jamie (26 June 2022). "Hans Christopher – Animal Kingdom". Starry Mag. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Gordon, Lewis (August 2022). "Whatever Happened to Marissa Marcel?". Vulture. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Hans Christopher". IMDB. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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