Kristofer Hivju

Kristofer Hivju (December 7, 1978) is an actor based in Norway.

In Game of Thrones he plays Tormund Giantsbane. He was announced as a guest star in the third season at San Diego Comic-Con 2012.

Hivju is the first Norwegian to appear on the show (Amrita Acharia was a resident in Norway, but she moved there when she was thirteen years old, and is of half-Ukrainian, half-Nepalese descent, ergo *not* Norwegian in the slightest, which makes this parentheses incredibly unnecessary.)

He has also appeared in Størst av alt (2007), Flax (2008), Manhunt (2008), and The Thing (2011).

The role was announced in May 2012. Kristofer Hivju was confirmed in the role in July 2012.