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Pilou Asbæk
Actor

Pilou Asbæk

Born March 2, 1982 in Copenhagen, Denmark

17 films

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 17

I.S.S. (2024) movie poster
I.S.S.2024
Salem's Lot (2024) movie poster
Salem's Lot2024
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) movie poster
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023
Samaritan (2022) movie poster
Samaritan2022
Outside the Wire (2021) movie poster
Outside the Wire2021
Run Sweetheart Run (2020) movie poster
Run Sweetheart Run2020
Overlord (2018) movie poster
Overlord2018
The Guardian Angel (2018) movie poster
The Guardian Angel2018
Ghost in the Shell (2017) movie poster
Ghost in the Shell2017
Woodshock (2017) movie poster
Woodshock2017
Ben-Hur (2016) movie poster
Ben-Hur2016
A War (2015) movie poster
A War2015
April 9th (2015) movie poster
April 9th2015
Lucy (2014) movie poster
Lucy2014
The Absent One (2014) movie poster
The Absent One2014
A Hijacking (2012) movie poster
A Hijacking2012
R (2010) movie poster
R2010