Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

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.

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Filmography

2024

Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
as R.T Straker
Movie - Released: 10/3/2024
I.S.S.
I.S.S.
as Alexey Pulov
Movie - Released: 1/19/2024
Twilight of the Gods
Twilight of the Gods
as Thor (voice)
TV - Released: 9/19/2024
Secrets
Secrets
as Mads
TV - Released: 8/28/2024

2023

Before It Ends
Before It Ends
as Jakob
Movie - Released: 9/23/2023
Hidden Strike
Hidden Strike
as Paddock
Movie - Released: 7/6/2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Kordax
Movie - Released: 12/20/2023

2022

Uncharted
Uncharted
as Gage
Movie - Released: 2/10/2022
Samaritan
Samaritan
as Cyrus
Movie - Released: 8/25/2022
Melvin Kakooza Show
Melvin Kakooza Show
as Sig selv
TV - Released: 4/9/2022

2021

Outside the Wire
Outside the Wire
as Victor Koval
Movie - Released: 1/15/2021

2020

The A-Z of Eurovision
The A-Z of Eurovision
as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/2020
Run Sweetheart Run
Run Sweetheart Run
as Ethan
Movie - Released: 1/27/2020
Familien Asbæk
Familien Asbæk
as Self
TV - Released: 1/26/2020
The Investigation
The Investigation
as Jakob Buch-Jepsen
TV - Released: 9/28/2020

2019

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/26/2019
Face to Face
Face to Face
as Markus Lang
TV - Released: 11/15/2019

2018

The Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel
as Anders Olsen
Movie - Released: 3/29/2018
Overlord
Overlord
as Captain Wafner
Movie - Released: 11/1/2018
Meyerheim & stjernerne
Meyerheim & stjernerne
as Sig selv
TV - Released: 2/19/2018

2017

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
as Batou
Movie - Released: 3/29/2017
Woodshock
Woodshock
as Keith
Movie - Released: 9/22/2017
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
as Euron Greyjoy (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/12/2017

2016

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
as Pontius Pilate
Movie - Released: 8/17/2016
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
as Bouchard
Movie - Released: 12/16/2016
Stag
Stag
as Neils
TV - Released: 2/27/2016

2015

April 9th
April 9th
as Sekondløjtnant Sand
Movie - Released: 3/12/2015
A War
A War
as Claus Michael Pedersen
Movie - Released: 9/10/2015
Movie
Natural Disorder
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/18/2015

2014

The Absent One
The Absent One
as Ditlev Pram
Movie - Released: 10/2/2014
Lucy
Lucy
as Richard
Movie - Released: 7/25/2014
Speed Walking
Speed Walking
as Onkel Kristian
Movie - Released: 8/28/2014
Silent Heart
Silent Heart
as Dennis
Movie - Released: 11/13/2014
1864: Brødre i krig
1864: Brødre i krig
as Didrich
Movie - Released: 10/12/2014
1864
1864
as Didrich
TV - Released: 10/12/2014

2013

Sex, Drugs & Taxation
Sex, Drugs & Taxation
as Simon Spies
Movie - Released: 8/29/2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Movie - Released: 8/28/2013

2012

A Hijacking
A Hijacking
as Mikkel Hartmann
Movie - Released: 2/29/2012

2011

A Family
A Family
as Peter
Movie - Released: 2/24/2011
Bora Bora
Bora Bora
as Jim
Movie - Released: 9/1/2011
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
as Euron Greyjoy
TV - Released: 4/17/2011
The Borgias
The Borgias
as Paolo Orsini
TV - Released: 4/3/2011

2010

R
R
as Rune
Movie - Released: 4/22/2010
Venus
Venus
as Rasmus
Movie - Released: 6/1/2010
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower
as Bas
Movie - Released: 9/13/2010
Borgen
Borgen
as Kasper Juul
TV - Released: 9/26/2010

2009

Monster Busters
Monster Busters
as Søren
Movie - Released: 10/9/2009
The Left Wing Gang
The Left Wing Gang
as Carsten Nielsen
TV - Released: 12/6/2009

2008

Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart
as Teis
Movie - Released: 2/22/2008
Crying for Love
Crying for Love
as Oliver
Movie - Released: 8/1/2008
Comeback
Comeback
as Kris
Movie - Released: 4/4/2008
Zulu Awards
Zulu Awards
as Host
TV - Released: 2/27/2008

2007

The Killing
The Killing
as David Grüner
TV - Released: 1/7/2007

2005

Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood
as Self
TV - Released: 9/30/2005
Klovn
Klovn
as Pilou
TV - Released: 2/7/2005

1956

Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 5/24/1956