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Pilou Asbæk

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Pilou Asbæk

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 2, 1982 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

Known For

Acting
2027The Thomas Crown Affair
2026Snake KillerBrian 'Smiley' Petersen
2025The FiresThomas
2025World of Westeros Ambient VideoEuron Greyjoy
2025SecretsMads
2025InsiderSig selv
2024Salem's LotR.T Straker
2024I.S.S.Alexey Pulov
2024Twilight of the GodsThor (voice)
2023Before It EndsJakob
2023Hidden StrikePaddock
2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomKordax
2022UnchartedGage
2022SamaritanCyrus
2022Melvin Kakooza ShowSig selv
2021Outside the WireVictor Koval
2021FoundationThe Mule
2020The A-Z of EurovisionSelf - Presenter (archive footage)
2020Run Sweetheart RunEthan
2020Familien AsbækSelf
2020The InvestigationJakob Buch-Jepsen
2019Game of Thrones: The Last WatchSelf
2019Face to FaceMarkus Lang
2018The Guardian AngelAnders Olsen
2018OverlordCaptain Wafner
2018Meyerheim & stjernerneSig selv
2017WoodshockKeith
2017Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shellself
2017Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven KingdomsEuron Greyjoy (voice)
2017Ghost in the ShellBatou
2016Ben-HurPontius Pilate
2016The Great WallBouchard
2016StagNeils
2015April 9thSekondløjtnant Sand
2015A WarClaus Michael Pedersen
2015Natural Disorder(voice)
2014The Absent OneDitlev Pram
2014LucyRichard
2014Speed WalkingOnkel Kristian
2014Silent HeartDennis
20141864: Brødre i krigDidrich
20141864Didrich
2013Sex, Drugs & TaxationSimon Spies
2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2012A HijackingMikkel Hartmann
2011A FamilyPeter
2011Bora BoraJim
2011Game of ThronesEuron Greyjoy
2011The BorgiasPaolo Orsini
2010RRune
2010VenusRasmus
2010The WhistleblowerBas
2010BorgenKasper Juul
2009Monster BustersSøren
2009The Left Wing GangCarsten Nielsen
2008Worlds ApartTeis
2008ComebackKris
2008Crying for LoveOliver
2008Zulu AwardsHost
2007The KillingDavid Grüner
2005Made in HollywoodSelf
2005KlovnPilou
1956Eurovision Song ContestSelf - Host
-No Rest for the WickedHelge
-Blood on Snow