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
2024
- Twilight of the Gods as Thor (voice)
- Salem's Lot as R.T Straker
- I.S.S. as Alexey Pulov
2023
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Kordax
- Hidden Strike as Paddock
- Before It Ends as Jakob
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
- Run Sweetheart Run as Ethan
- The Investigation as Jakob Buch-Jepsen
- The A-Z of Eurovision as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
- Familien Asbæk as Self
2019
- Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- Face to Face as Markus Lang
2018
- Overlord as Captain Wafner
- The Guardian Angel as Anders Olsen
- Meyerheim & stjernerne as Sig selv
2017
- Ghost in the Shell as Batou
- Woodshock as Keith
- Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms as Euron Greyjoy (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell as self
2016
- The Great Wall as Bouchard
- Ben-Hur as Pontius Pilate
- Stag as Neils
2015
- April 9th as Sekondløjtnant Sand
- A War as Claus Michael Pedersen
- Natural Disorder as (voice)
2014
- Lucy as Richard
- The Absent One as Ditlev Pram
- Speed Walking as Onkel Kristian
- 1864: Brødre i krig as Didrich
- 1864 as Didrich
- Silent Heart as Dennis
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
- Bora Bora as Jim
- A Family as Peter
2010
- Borgen as Kasper Juul
- R as Rune
- The Whistleblower as Bas
- Venus as Rasmus
2009
- Monster Busters as Søren
- The Left Wing Gang as Carsten Nielsen
2008
- Worlds Apart as Teis
- Comeback as Kris
- Crying for Love as Oliver
- Zulu Awards as Host
2007
- The Killing as David Grüner
2005
- Klovn as Pilou
- Made in Hollywood as Self
1956
- Eurovision Song Contest as Self - Host