- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 2, 1982
- Place of Birth
- Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Filmography
The Thomas Crown Affair
2027
movieNo Rest for the Wicked
2026 · Helge
tvSnake Killer
2026 · Brian 'Smiley' Petersen
movieThe Fires
2025 · Thomas
tvInsider
2025 · Sig selv
movieSalem's Lot
2024 · R.T Straker
tvTwilight of the Gods
2024 · Thor (voice)
tvSecrets
2024 · Mads
movieI.S.S.
2024 · Alexey Pulov
movieAquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · Kordax
movieBefore It Ends
2023 · Jakob
movieHidden Strike
2023 · Paddock
Invitation to a Bonfire
2023 · Leo
movieSamaritan
2022 · Cyrus
tvMelvin Kakooza Show
2022 · Sig selv
movieUncharted
2022 · Gage
tvFoundation
2021 · The Mule
movieOutside the Wire
2021 · Victor Koval
tvThe Investigation
2020 · Jakob Buch-Jepsen
movieThe A-Z of Eurovision
2020 · Self - Presenter (archive footage)
movieRun Sweetheart Run
2020 · Ethan
tvFamilien Asbæk
2020 · Self
tvFace to Face
2019 · Markus Lang
movieGame of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 · Self
movieOverlord
2018 · Wafner
movieThe Guardian Angel
2018 · Anders Olsen
tvMeyerheim & stjernerne
2018 · Sig selv
movieGame of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017 · Euron Greyjoy (voice)
movieWoodshock
2017 · Keith
movieGhost in the Shell
2017 · Batou
movieThe Great Wall
2016 · Bouchard
movieBen-Hur
2016 · Pontius Pilate
tvStag
2016 · Neils
Natural Disorder
2015 · (voice)
movieA War
2015 · Claus Michael Pedersen
movieApril 9th
2015 · Sekondløjtnant Sand
movieSilent Heart
2014 · Dennis
movie1864: Brødre i krig
2014 · Didrich
tv1864
2014 · Didrich
movieThe Absent One
2014 · Ditlev Pram
movieSpeed Walking
2014 · Onkel Kristian
movieLucy
2014 · Richard
movieSex, Drugs & Taxation
2013 · Simon Spies
movieVenice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
movieA Hijacking
2012 · Mikkel Hartmann
movieBora Bora
2011 · Jim
tvGame of Thrones
2011 · Euron Greyjoy
tvThe Borgias
2011 · Paolo Orsini
movieA Family
2011 · Peter
tvBorgen
2010 · Kasper Juul
movieThe Whistleblower
2010 · Bas
movieVenus
2010 · Rasmus
movieR
2010 · Rune
tvThe Left Wing Gang
2009 · Carsten Nielsen
movieMonster Busters
2009 · Søren
movieCrying for Love
2008 · Oliver
movieComeback
2008 · Kris
tvZulu Awards
2008 · Host
movieWorlds Apart
2008 · Teis
tvThe Killing
2007 · David Grüner
tvMade in Hollywood
2005 · Self
tvKlovn
2005 · Pilou
tvEurovision Song Contest
1956 · Self - Host
Blood on Snow
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Untitled Young Lee Shaw Prequel Series
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