Actor

Pilou Asbæk

Born 2 March 1982 · Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2027The Thomas Crown Affair
  2. 2026Snake Killer1 seasonBrian 'Smiley' Petersen
  3. 2026No Rest for the Wicked1h 43mHelge
  4. 2025The Fires1h 45mThomas
  5. 2024Secrets1 seasonMads
  6. 2024Twilight of the Gods1 seasonThor (voice)
  7. 2024I.S.S.1h 36mAlexey Pulov
  8. 2024Salem's Lot1h 53mR.T Straker
  9. 2023Before It Ends1h 40mJakob
  10. 2023Invitation to a Bonfire1 seasonLeo
  11. 2023Hidden Strike1h 43mPaddock
  12. 2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2h 4mKordax
  13. 2022Samaritan1h 42mCyrus
  14. 2021Foundation3 seasonsThe Mule
  15. 2020Familien Asbæk1 seasonSelf
  16. 2020The Investigation1 seasonJakob Buch-Jepsen
  17. 2020Run Sweetheart Run1h 44mEthan
  18. 2018The Guardian Angel1h 42mAnders Olsen
  19. 2018Overlord1h 50mWafner
  20. 2017Hard-Wired Humanity30mSelf
  21. 2017Ghost in the Shell1h 47mBatou
  22. 2017Woodshock1h 41mKeith
  23. 2017Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms45mEuron Greyjoy (voice)
  24. 2016Ben-Hur2h 5mPontius Pilate
  25. 2016The Great Wall1h 43mBouchard
  26. 2015April 9th1h 33mSekondløjtnant Sand
  27. 2015A War1h 55mClaus Michael Pedersen
  28. 2015Natural Disorder1h 38m(voice)
  29. 2014The Absent One1h 56mDitlev Pram
  30. 20141864: Brødre i krig2h 1mDidrich
  31. 201418641 seasonDidrich
  32. 2014Lucy1h 29mRichard
  33. 2014Silent Heart1h 38mDennis
  34. 2014Speed Walking1h 48mOnkel Kristian
  35. 2013Sex, Drugs & Taxation1h 50mSimon Spies
  36. 2012A Hijacking1h 43mMikkel Hartmann
  37. 2011A Family1h 42mPeter
  38. 2011Bora Bora1h 16mJim
  39. 2010R1h 39mRune
  40. 2010Venus9mRasmus
  41. 2010Borgen3 seasonsKasper Juul
  42. 2010The Whistleblower1h 52mBas
  43. 2009Monster Busters1h 28mSøren
  44. 2009The Left Wing Gang1 seasonCarsten Nielsen
  45. 2008Worlds Apart1h 56mTeis
  46. 2008Crying for Love1h 29mOliver
  47. 2008Comeback1h 22mKris
  48. Untitled Young Lee Shaw Prequel Series1 season
  49. Blood on Snow