Pilou Asbæk
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Salem's Lot
as R.T Straker
2024
Worlds Apart
as Teis
2008
Before It Ends
as Jakob
2023
R
as Rune
2010
Monster Busters
as Søren
2009
Uncharted
as Gage
2022
A Family
as Peter
2011
A Hijacking
as Mikkel Hartmann
2012
Sex, Drugs & Taxation
as Simon Spies
2013
Venus
as Rasmus
2010
The Absent One
as Ditlev Pram
2014
Lucy
as Richard
2014
Speed Walking
as Onkel Kristian
2014
The A-Z of Eurovision
as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
2020
April 9th
as Sekondløjtnant Sand
2015
Ben-Hur
as Pontius Pilate
2016
Silent Heart
as Dennis
2014
A War
as Claus Michael Pedersen
2015
1864: Brødre i krig
as Didrich
2014
Natural Disorder
as (voice)
2015
TV Appearances
The Left Wing Gang
as Carsten Nielsen
2009
Familien Asbæk
as Self
2020
Twilight of the Gods
as Thor (voice)
2024
Zulu Awards
as Host
2008
1864
as Didrich
2014
Game of Thrones
as Euron Greyjoy
2011
The Borgias
as Paolo Orsini
2011
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2005
The Killing
as David Grüner
2007
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Host
1956
Klovn
as Pilou
2005
Secrets
as Mads
2025