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Kristofer Hivju

Kristofer Hivju

Actor, also writer · Born December 7, 1978 (47) · Oslo, Norway

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Kristofer Hivju (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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 7, 1978 (47)
From
Oslo, Norway
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Kristofer Hivju's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
34%
Bonds
24%
Self
17%
Morality
15%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Power
1%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Herald
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
4
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
3
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristofer Hivju's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristofer Hivju's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Matchbox the Movie(2026)

    as Grigor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • In the Grey(2026)

    as Axel Olsson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sogn Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ole Vik

  • The Iris Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Professor Jensen Lind

  • Afterburn(2025)

    as General Volkov

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Red One(2024)

    as Krampus

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Twilight of the Gods(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Andvari (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Long Distance(2024)

    as Dwayne

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Gentlemen(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Florian de Groot

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Last Ride(2023)

    as Øyvind

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Beck 49 - Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Steinar Hovland

  • Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Steinar Hovland

  • Cocaine Bear(2023)

    as Olaf

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Beck 44 - Rage Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Steinar Hovland

  • Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Steinar Hovland

  • Tre nøtter til Askepott: Bakomfilm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Seg selv | Self

  • Three Wishes for Cinderella(2021)

    as Hestepasseren

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Beck - Den förlorade sonen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Steinar Hovland

  • Olav (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Programleder

  • Beck 39 - Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Steinar Hovland

  • Downhill(2020)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Nivellen

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Matsjokket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Twin(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer · as Erik

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Steinar Hovland

  • Beck 37 - Without Intent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Steinar Hovland

  • Beck 36 - The Thin Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Steinar Hovland

  • Beck 35 - Your Own Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Steinar Hovland

  • DuckTales(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Jormungandr (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Fate of the Furious(2017)

    as Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Beck: The Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Steinar Hovland

  • Beck 33 - End of the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Steinar Hovland

  • The Last King(2016)

    as Torstein

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Beck 32 - Steinar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Steinar Hovland

  • Bit Ballerina Bulldog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • The Wendy Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Percy

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tormund Giantsbane

  • Verden venter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Operation Arctic(2014)

    as Fangstmann

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Force Majeure(2014)

    as Mats

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • In Order of Disappearance(2014)

    as Strike

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • After Earth(2013)

    as Security Chief

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Lilyhammer(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Tormod

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Thing(2011)

    as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 49 episodes · as Tormund Giantsbane

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Flax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mann 2

  • Størst av alt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ben

  • Closework (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Fox Grønland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jim Olsen

  • Beck(1997)

    Show 16 episodes · as Steinar Hovland

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Mango: Lifes Coincidences (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Headmaster

  • Min Siste Bull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Victim

  • True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Henrik

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles, 51 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

After Earth (2013)

$244M worldwide

Highest rated

Force Majeure (2014)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Red One (2024)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1999Screen debut· Beck
  • 2008First film· Manhunt
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Game of Thrones
  • 2024Best so far· Red One

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 54: 47 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting1 of 54: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing6 of 54: 0 only producing, 6 with another role

54 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s24 · 23 acting · 3 crew2020s21 · 21 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
0818

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2014–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kristofer Hivju's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Three Wishes for Cinderella (2021)

57th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kristofer Hivju's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles11–90 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles12–59 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles33–87 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles16–62 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles35–66 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kristofer Hivju work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristofer Hivju's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ruben Östlund shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers