# Kristofer Hivju

Kristofer Hivju (Norwegian:; born 7 December 1978) is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and Connor Rhodes in The Fate of the Furious.

## Early life

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

## Career

He began of his career and starred in the television series, such as Fox Grønland and Seks som oss, in the 2008 film Manhunt, and plays at the Grusomhetens Teater and Trøndelag Teater, as well as written scripts for the short films Closework from 2005 and Flax from 2008.
In several instances, he portrays Viking King Olav II in Norwegian-produced documentary film Olav, and also appeared in From Hate to Hope.
In 2013–2019, Hivju had the role of Tormund Giantsbane in American fantasy series Game of Thrones by HBO. 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 from the same year.
Hivju is the only actor to appear in both the 2014 movie Force Majeure and in the 2020 remake Downhill.
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.

## Personal life

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).
Hivju also enjoys playing disc golf, being an active player and community organiser. In 2022, Innova Champion Discs released Hivju's own signature roc, a mid-range disc golf disc.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
| 2008 | Rovdyr | 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 | |
| 2014 | Force Majeure | Mats | Ruben Östlund | |
| 2014 | Operation Arctic | Fangstmann | Grethe Bøe-Waal | |
| 2014 | The World Is Waiting | TBA | 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 Faxon Jim Rash | |
| 2021 | Three Wishes for Cinderella | Hestepasseren | Cecilie Mosli | |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | Olaf Kristoffer | Elizabeth Banks | |
| 2024 | Distant | Dwayne | Will Speck Josh Gordon | |
| 2024 | Red One | Krampus | Jake Kasdan | |
| TBA | Afterburn | TBA | J.J. Perry | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Fox Grønland | Jim Olsen | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Melonas | TBA | |
| 2007 | Six Like Us | Bar Customer | 1 episode |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Gods | Andvari (voice) | 6 episodes |

### Shorts and documentaries

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