Kristofer Hivju

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. 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 the several times, 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 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.