Pilou Asbæk
Acting
Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk (born 2 March 1982) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles as Euron Greyjoy on HBO's Game of Thrones, Pontius Pilate in Ben-Hur (2016), Bouchard in The Great Wall (2016), Batou in Ghost in the Shell (2017), Captain Wafner in Overlord (2018), Cyrus in Samaritan(2022), Gage in Uncharted (2022), and a troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul in the Danish TV political drama Borgen. He was among the recipients of the Shooting Stars Award at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. On 10 May he was co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, with Lise Rønne and Nikolaj Koppel. Some critics commented adversely on the obscure jokes shared by the presenters throughout the televised show.
Born: March 2, 1982 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Filmography (47)
Insider
2025
Salem's Lot
2024
Twilight of the Gods
2024
I.S.S.
2024
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Before It Ends
2023
Hidden Strike
2023
Samaritan
2022
Uncharted
2022
Foundation
2021
Outside the Wire
2021
The Investigation
2020
Run Sweetheart Run
2020
Face to Face
2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
Overlord
2018
The Guardian Angel
2018
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017
Woodshock
2017
Ghost in the Shell
2017
The Great Wall
2016
Ben-Hur
2016
Stag
2016
A War
2015
April 9th
2015
Silent Heart
2014
1864: Brødre i krig
2014
1864
2014
The Absent One
2014
Speed Walking
2014
Lucy
2014
Sex, Drugs & Taxation
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
A Hijacking
2012
Game of Thrones
2011
The Borgias
2011
A Family
2011
Borgen
2010
The Whistleblower
2010
Venus
2010
R
2010
Crying for Love
2008
Worlds Apart
2008
The Killing
2007
Made in Hollywood
2005
Klovn
2005
Eurovision Song Contest
1956