Pilou Asbæk
Acting

Pilou Asbæk

Born 1982-03-02 · Copenhagen, 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. 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★ 6.9
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Uncharted★ 7
Uncharted
2022
Hidden Strike★ 7
Hidden Strike
2023
Ghost in the Shell★ 6.1
Ghost in the Shell
2017
Lucy★ 6.4
Lucy
2014
Samaritan★ 6.8
Samaritan
2022
The Great Wall★ 6
The Great Wall
2016
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms★ 7.8
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017
Outside the Wire★ 6.4
Outside the Wire
2021
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch★ 7.1
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
Ben-Hur★ 5.7
Ben-Hur
2016
Overlord★ 6.7
Overlord
2018
Run Sweetheart Run★ 5.9
Run Sweetheart Run
2020
The Absent One★ 7.1
The Absent One
2014
The Whistleblower★ 6.8
The Whistleblower
2010
The Guardian Angel★ 5.1
The Guardian Angel
2018
A Hijacking★ 6.9
A Hijacking
2012
April 9th★ 6.6
April 9th
2015
A War★ 6.6
A War
2015
Woodshock★ 4.6
Woodshock
2017
R★ 7.2
R
2010
Speed Walking★ 6.9
Speed Walking
2014
Silent Heart★ 6.9
Silent Heart
2014
Worlds Apart★ 6.1
Worlds Apart
2008
Sex, Drugs & Taxation★ 6.3
Sex, Drugs & Taxation
2013
1864: Brødre i krig★ 6.5
1864: Brødre i krig
2016
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
2024
I.S.S.
I.S.S.
2024
A Family★ 5.8
A Family
2011
Bora Bora★ 6.5
Bora Bora
2011
Monster Busters★ 5
Monster Busters
2009
Crying for Love★ 4.5
Crying for Love
2008
The A-Z of Eurovision
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020
Venus★ 5
Venus
2010
Comeback★ 9
Comeback
2008