Kristofer Hivju

Actor / Writer / Director

Birthdate – December 7, 1978 (45 Years Old)

Birthplace – Oslo, Norway

A second-generation Norwegian actor, Kristofer Hivju was born on 7 December, 1978 in Oslo. He is the son of actors Lieselotte Holmene and Erik Hivju, a prominent character actor who appeared with his son in the short film Flax, where Kristofer shared screenwriting credit with director Bård Ivar Engelsås.Kristofer made his American Film debut in Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s 2011 prequel of John Carpenter’s The Thing (2011). Next he was seen in M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth (2013) but he is most recognizable as fan favorite Tormund Giantsbane on HBO’s Game of Thrones (2011).

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Filmography

Distant

(2002)

Cocaine Bear

Olaf (Kristoffer) (2023)

Downhill

Michel (2020)

The Fate of the Furious

Rhodes (2017)

Red One

Krampus (2024)