Notice! This post contains SPOILERS for Red One
While Red is about saving a kidnapped Santa Claus in time for Christmas, but it also features Krampus, a much darker figure from winter and Christmas mythology. As Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Callum Drift and Chris Evans’ Jack O’Malley work together to locate and rescue Santa Claus, one of their biggest leads is Krampus himself, the darker mythological half of Santa Claus. . However, the monstrous horned Krampus is also perfectly cast in this new Christmas action film.
In RedKrampus is introduced as Santa Claus’ adopted brother and former partner, inspired by German folklore, where Krampus punished all naughty children (and even dragged them to hell), while Saint Nicholas gave gifts to those who were good. While Red confirms that the brothers had a fight, Krampus was the creator of the naughty list, and becomes an important clue for Callum and Jack in their investigation after JK Simmons’ Santa Claus is mysteriously kidnapped by dark forces. To that end, here’s who plays Krampus in Redand where viewers have likely seen the actor before.
Game Of Thrones Star Kristofer Hivju Plays Krampus In Red One
Adopted brother of Santa Claus from German mythology
The Red version of Krampus is played by none other than Kristofer Hivju. Hivju is best known for his role in Game of Thrones as Tormund Giantsbane, one of Mance Rayder’s wildling warriors who gradually becomes one of Jon Snow’s most trusted allies in the war against the Night King and his undead armies. In Game of Thrones, Tormund of Hivju is a fearsome man and a great lover of drink and women. To that end, it’s not hard to understand why the Norwegian actor was cast in the role of Krampus in Red (which shares many of the same qualities).
As Krampus, Kristofer Hivju is covered in a rather impressive prosthetic as one of the The Red the most notable monsters of myth, including the cloven feet and long horns of the half-goat/half-demon. The 6-foot actor also got even bigger, surpassing even The Rock’s Callum Drift during a traditional slapping contest for the Krampusnacht holiday (which takes place every day in Krampus’s domain located in Germany). Although Santa’s estranged brother is quite imposing, the similarities between Tormund and Hivju’s Krampus are easy to spot.especially when Krampus is convinced to help the North Pole and helps defeat the winter witch Grýla (Krampus’s ex-girlfriend).
Other films and TV shows Kristofer Hivju was in
The Witcher, the Cocaine Bear and More
Kristofer Hivju is also known for a variety of other films and shows besides Red and Game of Thronessince the actor began his career in Norway in 2001, playing Jim Olsen in the series, Fox Greenland. Other notable roles include Nivellen in the Netflix film The wizardCarpets in Force MajeureOlaf in 2023 Cocaine Bearas well as Rhodes in 2017 Fate of the Furious. However, Hivju’s latest role as Krampus is quite impressive with a performance that certainly shines through all the makeup and prostheticsand the cast itself is undoubtedly one of the best elements of Red as a whole.