If you’re wondering who the hell this boar-man is, this is a new character originally introduced in the short story A Grain of Truth. What’s more, it appears the show’s prosthetics and CGI have improved, if one were to compare Nivellen’s look to that of the sylvan Torque from season one.
Hivju is famous for playing Tormund in Game of Thrones, and this new clip proves he brings the same gravitas to this new role. In the first clip from the second season, Netflix provided our first look at Kristofer Hivju as Nivellen.