Kristofer Hivju

Kristofer Hivju (; born 7 December 1978) is a Norwegian actor. He is most notable for playing the role of Tormund Giantsbane in Game of Thrones (2013-2019).

His other credits include Manhunt (2008), The Thing (2011), After Earth (2013), Force Majeure (2014), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Twin, Downhill (2020), The Witcher (2021), The Gentlemen (2024), Twilight of the Gods (2024) (voice), The Iris Affair (2025) and In the Grey (2026).

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

Career 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). His first appearance was in the first episode of the third season, "Valar Dohaeris".

Hivju appearred in the movie Force Majeure (2014), He played Florian de Groot in two episodes of Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen (2024), He is married to Gry Molvær Hivju. Together they have two daughters, Noor (born in 2007) and Sylja (born in 2008).

Filmography Film Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 2008 Manhunt Man 2 / Man in Café Patrik Syversen 2011 The Thing Jonas Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr. 2013 After Earth Security Chief M. Night Shyamalan 2014 In Order of Disappearance Stig Erik "Strike" Smith Hans Petter Moland Force Majeure Mats Ruben Östlund Operation Arctic Fangstmann Grethe Bøe-Waal Mariken Halle 2015 The Wendy Effect Percy Ole Endresen 2016 The Last King Torstein Skevla Nils Gaup 2017 The Fate of the Furious Connor Rhodes F. Gary Gray 2020 Downhill Michel Nat FaxonJim Rash 2021 Three Wishes for Cinderella Hestepasseren Cecilie Mosli 2023 Cocaine Bear Olaf Kristoffer Elizabeth Banks Last Ride Øyvind Cinqué Lee 2024 Long Distance Dwayne Will SpeckJosh Gordon Red One Krampus Jake Kasdan 2025 Afterburn General Volkov J.J. Perry2026 In the Grey Axel Oloffson Guy Ritchie

Television 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

Shorts and documentaries Year Title Role Director Notes 2005 Closework Pleieren (Nurse/Hygienist) Kristoffer MetcalfeShort 2007 Kilolirakis N/A N/A 2008 En perfekt dag for golf Gudmund the Paramedic Eric Magnusson English title: A Perfect Day for GolfShort Scratch Torpedo Bård Ivar Engelsås English title: FlaxWriting CreditShort 2011 Min Siste Bull Victim Onur GencShort Din Tur Eik Vegard Dahle English title: Your TurnShort Olav Olaf II of Norway N/A Documentary 2013 Haikeren Torgeir Anders TeigShort 2014 Its OK The Hipster Kristoffer Metcalfe TBA TWIN The TwinTBAOlavHimselfN/ADocumentary TV series