Pilou Asbæk
Known For
Acting
Born
1982-03-02 in Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Most Known For
Game of Thrones
as Euron Greyjoy
Foundation
as The Mule
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Host
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Kordax
Lucy
as Richard
Ghost in the Shell
as Batou
Made in Hollywood
as Self
The Borgias
as Paolo Orsini
The Great Wall
as Bouchard
Borgen
as Kasper Juul
The Killing
as David Grüner
Uncharted
as Gage
Klovn
as Pilou
Overlord
as Captain Wafner
Twilight of the Gods
as Thor (voice)
I.S.S.
as Alexey Pulov
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
Salem's Lot
as R.T Straker
Samaritan
as Cyrus
A War
as Claus Michael Pedersen