Biography and filmography

Pilou Asbæk

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.

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Movies (43)

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

2027

No Rest for the Wicked

No Rest for the Wicked

2026 · Helge

The Fires

The Fires

2025 · Thomas

El misterio de Salem's Lot

El misterio de Salem's Lot

2024 · R.T Straker

Estación Espacial Internacional

Estación Espacial Internacional

2024 · Alexey Pulov

Aquaman y el reino perdido

Aquaman y el reino perdido

2023 · Kordax

Before It Ends

Before It Ends

2023 · Jakob

Proyecto Extracción

Proyecto Extracción

2023 · Paddock

Némesis

Némesis

2022 · Cyrus

Uncharted: Fuera del mapa

Uncharted: Fuera del mapa

2022 · Gage

Zona de riesgo

Zona de riesgo

2021 · Victor Koval

The A-Z of Eurovision

The A-Z of Eurovision

2020 · Self - Presenter (archive footage)

Run Sweetheart Run

Run Sweetheart Run

2020 · Ethan

Juego de Tronos: La Última Guardia

Juego de Tronos: La Última Guardia

2019 · Self

Operación Overlord

Operación Overlord

2018 · Wafner

The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

2018 · Anders Olsen

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

2017 · Euron Greyjoy (voice)

Woodshock

Woodshock

2017 · Keith

Hard-Wired Humanity

Hard-Wired Humanity

2017 · Self

La vigilante del futuro: Ghost in the Shell

La vigilante del futuro: Ghost in the Shell

2017 · Batou

La Gran Muralla

La Gran Muralla

2016 · Bouchard

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

2016 · Pontius Pilate

Natural Disorder

Natural Disorder

2015 · (voice)

A War

A War

2015 · Claus Michael Pedersen

April 9th

April 9th

2015 · Sekondløjtnant Sand

Silent Heart

Silent Heart

2014 · Dennis

1864: Brødre i krig

1864: Brødre i krig

2014 · Didrich

The Absent One

The Absent One

2014 · Ditlev Pram

Speed Walking

Speed Walking

2014 · Onkel Kristian

Lucy

Lucy

2014 · Richard

Sex, Drugs & Taxation

Sex, Drugs & Taxation

2013 · Simon Spies

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

A Hijacking

A Hijacking

2012 · Mikkel Hartmann

Bora Bora

Bora Bora

2011 · Jim

A Family

A Family

2011 · Peter

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

2010 · Bas

Venus

Venus

2010 · Rasmus

R

R

2010 · Rune

Monster Busters

Monster Busters

2009 · Søren

Crying for Love

Crying for Love

2008 · Oliver

Comeback

Comeback

2008 · Kris

Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart

2008 · Teis

Blood on Snow

Blood on Snow

TV shows (23)