The Witcher's Kristofer Hivju says his Nivellen character was 95% prosthetics

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The Game of Thrones alum looked unrecognizable in the Season 2 premiere of the Netflix fantasy series. “A small hole with a camera captures every movement in my face,” Hivju explained to The Wrap. “And that small piece is being transformed with CGI. But many people think it’s all makeup, and that just means that they’ve done an amazing job.”