Kristofer Hivju

• Name — Kristofer Hivju • Born — 7 December 1978 • Birthplace — Oslo, Norway • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2001–present • Children — 2 • Parents — Erik Hivju Lieselotte Holmene • Relatives — Isabelle Nanty (cousin)

Hivju was born in Oslo, Norway. He graduated from the Danish subdivision of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in 2004.

He began of his career and starred in the television series, such as Fox Grønland and Seks som oss, in the avalanche drama film Manhunt (2008), and plays at the Grusomhetens Teater and Trøndelag Teater, as well as written scripts for the short films Closework (2005), and Flax (2008). In several instances, he portrays Viking King Olav II in Norwegian-produced documentary film Olav, and also appeared in From Hate to Hope. He starred in the remake of the science fiction classic The Thing (2011). From 2013, Hivju played the role of Wildling Tormund Giantsbane in 33 episodes of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2013-2019). His first appearance was in the first episode of the third season, "Valar Dohaeris". In 2013, he also appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's science fiction film After Earth (2013). Hivju appearred in the movie Force Majeure (2014), and starred as Connor Rhodes in the film The Fate of the Furious (2017). In 2019, he played a double role as Erik and Adam in the Norwegian television crime drama series Twin, and followed up starring in the skiing remake film Downhill (2020). In 2021 he starred as Nivellen, alongside Henry Cavill in a single episode of The Witcher (2021). In 2023, he began appearing in a series of commercials for Scotts brand products as Scott the Scottsman, pushing the product and encouraging homeowners to keep their lawn green. He played Florian de Groot in two episodes of Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen (2024), and the same year was the voice of Andvari in Twilight of the Gods (2024). In 2025, he starred as Jensen Lind, alongside Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander in the Sky Atlantic thriller series The Iris Affair (2025).

Hivju is the son of Norwegian actors Erik Hivju and Lieselotte Holmene and is the cousin of French actress Isabelle Nanty. He is married to Gry Molvær Hivju. Together they have two daughters, Noor (born in 2007) and Sylja (born in 2008).

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001 — Fox Grønland — Jim Olsen — 2 episodes • 2006 — Melonas — TBA • 2007 — Six Like Us — Bar Customer — 1 episode • Largest of All — Ben — 6 episodes • 2013 — The Games — Expert Commentator — 1 episode • 2013–2019 — Game of Thrones — Tormund Giantsbane — 33 episodes • 2014 — Lilyhammer — Tormod — 1 episode • 2016–present — Beck — Steinar Hovland — 13 episodes • 2017 — The Lion Guard — Kenge (voice) — 1 episode • 2019 — Twin — Adam & Erik — 8 episodes • 2020 — DuckTales — Jormungandr (voice) — 1 episode • 2021 — The Witcher — Nivellen — Episode: "A Grain of Truth" • 2024 — The Gentlemen — Florian de Groot — 2 episodes • Twilight of the Gods — Andvari (voice) — 6 episodes • 2025 — The Iris Affair — Jensen Lind — 4 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 2005 — Closework — Pleieren (Nurse/Hygienist) — Kristoffer Metcalfe — Short • 2007 — Kilolirakis — N/A — N/A • 2008 — En perfekt dag for golf — Gudmund the Paramedic — Eric Magnusson — English title: A Perfect Day for Golf Short • Scratch — Torpedo — Bård Ivar Engelsås — English title: Flax Writing Credit Short • 2011 — Min Siste Bull — Victim — Onur Genc — Short • Din Tur — Eik — Vegard Dahle — English title: Your Turn Short • Olav — Olaf II of Norway — N/A — Documentary • 2013 — Haikeren — Torgeir — Anders Teig — Short • 2014 — Its OK — The Hipster — Kristoffer Metcalfe • TBA — TWIN — The Twin • TBA — Olav — Himself — N/A — Documentary TV series