Hans Christopher(II)
- Actor
- Director
Hans Christopher is an American actor known for raw intensity and unspoken vulnerability across dramatic film and television. Born and raised in Sacramento, California, to a Swedish doctor and an American flight attendant, he studied pre-medicine at California State University, Long Beach before pursuing acting full-time.
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, 2022) and his role as John Durick in Sam Barlow's BAFTA Award-winning interactive film Immortality (2022, Tribeca premiere) further established his range.
Recent work includes Reeling (2025, executive produced by Werner Herzog, SXSW 2025 world premiere), The Curse (A24/Paramount+, 2023, created by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, starring Emma Stone), He Bled Neon (2026, opposite Joe Cole and Marshawn Lynch), American Gigolo (Showtime, 2022, with Jon Bernthal), Marmalade (2024, with Joe Keery and Aldis Hodge), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, 2024), and The Rookie (ABC, 2026).
Based in Venice, Los Angeles.
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, 2022) and his role as John Durick in Sam Barlow's BAFTA Award-winning interactive film Immortality (2022, Tribeca premiere) further established his range.
Recent work includes Reeling (2025, executive produced by Werner Herzog, SXSW 2025 world premiere), The Curse (A24/Paramount+, 2023, created by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, starring Emma Stone), He Bled Neon (2026, opposite Joe Cole and Marshawn Lynch), American Gigolo (Showtime, 2022, with Jon Bernthal), Marmalade (2024, with Joe Keery and Aldis Hodge), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, 2024), and The Rookie (ABC, 2026).
Based in Venice, Los Angeles.
