Pilou Asbæk

Acting

Pilou Asbæk

Born March 2, 1982Copenhagen, Denmark65 credits

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

Filmography

Snake Killer
2026Snake Killer
as Brian 'Smiley' PetersenTV
The Fires
2025The Fires
as ThomasMovie
Insider
2025Insider
as Sig selvTV
Secrets
2025Secrets
as MadsTV
Salem's Lot
2024Salem's Lot
as R.T StrakerMovie
Twilight of the Gods
2024Twilight of the Gods
as Thor (voice)TV
I.S.S.
2024I.S.S.
as Alexey PulovMovie
Before It Ends
2023Before It Ends
as JakobMovie
Hidden Strike
2023Hidden Strike
as PaddockMovie
Samaritan
2022Samaritan
as CyrusMovie
Uncharted
2022Uncharted
as GageMovie
Foundation
2021Foundation
as The MuleTV
Outside the Wire
2021Outside the Wire
as Victor KovalMovie
The Investigation
2020The Investigation
as Jakob Buch-JepsenTV
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020The A-Z of Eurovision
as Self - Presenter (archive footage)Movie
Face to Face
2019Face to Face
as Markus LangTV
Overlord
2018Overlord
as Captain WafnerMovie
The Guardian Angel
2018The Guardian Angel
as Anders OlsenMovie
Woodshock
2017Woodshock
as KeithMovie
The Great Wall
2016The Great Wall
as BouchardMovie
Ben-Hur
2016Ben-Hur
as Pontius PilateMovie
Stag
2016Stag
as NeilsTV
N
2015Natural Disorder
as (voice)Movie
A War
2015A War
as Claus Michael PedersenMovie
April 9th
2015April 9th
as Sekondløjtnant SandMovie
Silent Heart
2014Silent Heart
as DennisMovie
1864
20141864
as DidrichTV
The Absent One
2014The Absent One
as Ditlev PramMovie
Speed Walking
2014Speed Walking
as Onkel KristianMovie
Lucy
2014Lucy
as RichardMovie
Sex, Drugs & Taxation
2013Sex, Drugs & Taxation
as Simon SpiesMovie
A Hijacking
2012A Hijacking
as Mikkel HartmannMovie
Bora Bora
2011Bora Bora
as JimMovie
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thrones
as Euron GreyjoyTV
The Borgias
2011The Borgias
as Paolo OrsiniTV
A Family
2011A Family
as PeterMovie
Borgen
2010Borgen
as Kasper JuulTV
Venus
2010Venus
as RasmusMovie
R
2010R
as RuneMovie
The Left Wing Gang
2009The Left Wing Gang
as Carsten NielsenTV
Monster Busters
2009Monster Busters
as SørenMovie
Crying for Love
2008Crying for Love
as OliverMovie
Comeback
2008Comeback
as KrisMovie
Worlds Apart
2008Worlds Apart
as TeisMovie
The Killing
2007The Killing
as David GrünerTV
Klovn
2005Klovn
as PilouTV