<P> Hivju was born in Oslo, Norway . </P> <P> In 2004, he graduated from the Danish subdivision of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Aarhus . </P> <P> In 2015, Wyndham Hotel Group signed Hivju to serve as "Wyndham Rewards Wyzard" for its launch of a new loyalty program . The loyalty campaign was conceived and produced in partnership with People Ideas & Culture's Group Company CY&N by PI&C . </P> <P> He is the son of Norwegian actors Erik Hivju and Lieselotte Holmene, and the cousin of French actress Isabelle Nanty . He is married to Gry Molvær Hivju (no). </P>

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