Pilou Asbæk
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
Acting (43)
2026
No Rest for the Wickedas Helge
9.0
2025
The Firesas Thomas
6.5
2024
Salem's Lotas R.T Straker
6.0
2024
I.S.S.as Alexey Pulov
5.7
2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomas Kordax
6.5
2023
Before It Endsas Jakob
7.0
2023
Hidden Strikeas Paddock
6.9
2022
Samaritanas Cyrus
6.6
2022
Unchartedas Gage
6.9
2021
Outside the Wireas Victor Koval
6.3
2020
The A-Z of Eurovisionas Self - Presenter (archive footage)
2.0
2020
Run Sweetheart Runas Ethan
5.5
2019
7.0
2018
Overlordas Wafner
6.7
2018
The Guardian Angelas Anders Olsen
5.2
2017
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdomsas Euron Greyjoy (voice)
7.7
2017
Woodshockas Keith
4.4
2017
Ghost in the Shellas Batou
6.1
2016
The Great Wallas Bouchard
6.0
2016
Ben-Huras Pontius Pilate
5.8
2015
Natural Disorderas (voice)
6.0
2015
A Waras Claus Michael Pedersen
6.6
2015
April 9thas Sekondløjtnant Sand
6.7
2014
Silent Heartas Dennis
6.6
2014
1864: Brødre i krigas Didrich
6.4
2014
The Absent Oneas Ditlev Pram
7.0
2014
Speed Walkingas Onkel Kristian
6.4
2014
Lucyas Richard
6.5
2013
Sex, Drugs & Taxationas Simon Spies
6.1
5.0
2012
A Hijackingas Mikkel Hartmann
6.8
2011
Bora Boraas Jim
6.5
2010
The Whistlebloweras Bas
6.7
2010
Venusas Rasmus
4.4
2010
Ras Rune
6.8
2010
A Familyas Peter
6.1
2009
Monster Bustersas Søren
5.0
2008
Crying for Loveas Oliver
3.8
2008
Comebackas Kris
9.0
2008
Worlds Apartas Teis
6.2
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Hard-Wired Humanityas Self