Pilou Asbæk
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Ghost in the Shell
2017
as Batou
Lucy
2014
as Richard
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Kordax
Uncharted
2022
as Gage
The Great Wall
2016
as Bouchard
Overlord
2018
as Captain Wafner
Hidden Strike
2023
as Paddock
The Fires
2025
as Thomas
Outside the Wire
2021
as Victor Koval
Samaritan
2022
as Cyrus
Ben-Hur
2016
as Pontius Pilate
Salem's Lot
2024
as R.T Straker
I.S.S.
2024
as Alexey Pulov
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017
as Euron Greyjoy (voice)
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
A Hijacking
2012
as Mikkel Hartmann
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Woodshock
2017
as Keith
The Absent One
2014
as Ditlev Pram
The Whistleblower
2010
as Bas