Pilou Asbæk
Known for ActingBorn 1982-03-02Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
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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.
Known for
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · as Kordax
Lucy
2014 · as Richard
Uncharted
2022 · as Gage
The Great Wall
2016 · as Bouchard
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · as Batou
Samaritan
2022 · as Cyrus
Hidden Strike
2023 · as Paddock
Overlord
2018 · as Wafner
Ben-Hur
2016 · as Pontius Pilate
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017 · as Euron Greyjoy (voice)
Salem's Lot
2024 · as R.T Straker
Outside the Wire
2021 · as Victor Koval
I.S.S.
2024 · as Alexey Pulov
The Whistleblower
2010 · as Bas
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 · as Self
Speed Walking
2014 · as Onkel Kristian
Run Sweetheart Run
2020 · as Ethan
A War
2015 · as Claus Michael Pedersen