Kristofer Hivju

Kristofer Hivju is a Norwegian actor born on December 7, 1978, in Oslo, Norway. He is the son of Norwegian actors Erik Hivju and Lieselotte Holmene, and the cousin of French actress Isabelle Nanty. Hivju pursued his education in performance arts, graduating from the Danish subdivision of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in 2004.

Early in his career, Hivju performed in stage plays at the Grusomhetens Teater and the Trøndelag Teater. He also began appearing on television in series such as Fox Grønland and Seks som oss. In addition to acting, he wrote scripts for the short films Closework in 2005 and Flax in 2008. His early screen projects included the 2008 avalanche drama film Manhunt, the Norwegian documentary film Olav, in which he portrayed Viking King Olav II, and the production From Hate to Hope. In 2011, he starred in the remake of the science fiction classic The Thing.

Hivju achieved widespread recognition for his role as the Wildling Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, appearing in 33 episodes from 2013 to 2019. His character made his first appearance in the season three premiere episode, Valar Dohaeris. During this period, he also took on roles in feature films, appearing in M. Night Shyamalan's science fiction movie After Earth in 2013, the film Force Majeure in 2014, and portraying Connor Rhodes in the action film The Fate of the Furious in 2017.

In 2019, Hivju played a double role as the characters Erik and Adam in the Norwegian television crime drama series Twin. He followed this with a role in the 2020 skiing remake film Downhill. In 2021, he guest-starred as Nivellen alongside Henry Cavill in a single episode of the television series The Witcher.

Beginning in 2023, Hivju appeared in a series of commercials for Scotts brand products as Scott the Scottsman, promoting lawn care products. In 2024, he played Florian de Groot in two episodes of Guy Ritchie's series The Gentlemen and provided the voice for the character Andvari in Twilight of the Gods.

Hivju's subsequent screen credits include starring as Jensen Lind alongside Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander in the 2025 Sky Atlantic thriller series The Iris Affair, as well as the project In the Grey in 2026. In his personal life, Hivju is married to Gry Molvær Hivju, and the couple has two daughters, Noor, born in 2007, and Sylja, born in 2008.