Pilou Asbæk
Born: 1982-03-02 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Known For: 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
2026
- Snake Killer as Brian 'Smiley' Petersen
- No Rest for the Wicked as Helge
2024
- Twilight of the Gods as Thor (voice)
- Salem's Lot as R.T Straker
- I.S.S. as Alexey Pulov
- Secrets as Mads
2023
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Kordax
- Hidden Strike as Paddock
- Before It Ends as Jakob
- Invitation to a Bonfire as Leo
2022
- Uncharted as Gage
- Samaritan as Cyrus
- Melvin Kakooza Show as Sig selv
2021
- Foundation as The Mule
- Outside the Wire as Victor Koval
2020
- The Investigation as Jakob Buch-Jepsen
- Run Sweetheart Run as Ethan
- The A-Z of Eurovision as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
- Familien Asbæk as Self
2019
- Face to Face as Markus Lang
- Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
2018
- Overlord as Wafner
- The Guardian Angel as Anders Olsen
- Meyerheim & stjernerne as Sig selv
2017
- Ghost in the Shell as Batou
- Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms as Euron Greyjoy (voice)
- Woodshock as Keith
2016
- The Great Wall as Bouchard
- Ben-Hur as Pontius Pilate
- Stag as Neils
2015
- A War as Claus Michael Pedersen
- Natural Disorder as (voice)
- April 9th as Sekondløjtnant Sand
2014
- Lucy as Richard
- 1864 as Didrich
- The Absent One as Ditlev Pram
- Speed Walking as Onkel Kristian
- Silent Heart as Dennis
- 1864: Brødre i krig as Didrich
2013
- Sex, Drugs & Taxation as Simon Spies
- Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2012
- A Hijacking as Mikkel Hartmann
2011
- Game of Thrones as Euron Greyjoy
- The Borgias as Paolo Orsini
- A Family as Peter
- Bora Bora as Jim
2010
- Borgen as Kasper Juul
- The Whistleblower as Bas
- Venus as Rasmus
- R as Rune
2009
- Monster Busters as Søren
- The Left Wing Gang as Carsten Nielsen
2008
- Zulu Awards as Host
- Worlds Apart as Teis
- Crying for Love as Oliver
- Comeback as Kris
2007
- The Killing as David Grüner
2005
- Klovn as Pilou
- Made in Hollywood as Self
1956
- Eurovision Song Contest as Self - Host