Hans Christopher

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Hans Christopher Brofeldt

(1982-02-21) 21 February 1982 (age 40)
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]

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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 has a number of projects set to be released in 2022 including a featured role in the romantic heist comedy, Marmalade, starring Joe Keery and Aldis Hodge. Additionally he booked roles in A24ʼs The Curse, by Safdie brothers and Nathan Fielder starring Emma Stone and Showtimeʼs American Gigolo starring Jon Bernthal. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Lotus LandThe CowboyShort Film
2020 Dreamland John BakerFeature film
2019Model Citizen (A Deadly Price for her Pretty Face)Nick ArcherFeature film
ProgenyMr. WaltonShort film
FloatMr. WilderShort film
Purple IrisRykerShort film
2018CurrentsTerrenceShort film
The StorkDanielShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Animal Kingdom AugeEpisode 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7
2021 The Walking Dead NichollsEpisode 11.3
2020 Light as a Feather Officer Steph TayneEpisode 2.13
2018 Midnight, Texas Bruce BakerEpisode: "The Monster of the Week Is Patriarchy"
2018 Waco Randy WeaverEpisode: "Visions and Omens"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Immortality John Durick

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