Pilou Asbæk

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Pilou Asbæk

Acting 44 March 2, 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), Bouch…

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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

8.5 2011 TV Show
Lucy

Lucy

6.5 2014 Movie
Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

6.1 2017 Movie
Uncharted

Uncharted

6.9 2022 Movie
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

6.0 2016 Movie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

6.5 2023 Movie
Overlord

Overlord

6.7 2018 Movie
Samaritan

Samaritan

6.6 2022 Movie
Foundation

Foundation

7.7 2021 TV Show
Outside the Wire

Outside the Wire

6.4 2021 Movie
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

5.8 2016 Movie
Hidden Strike

Hidden Strike

6.9 2023 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2027
    The Thomas Crown Affair

    Movie

  2. 2026
    No Rest for the Wicked

    Movie Helge

  3. 2026
    Snake Killer

    TV show Brian 'Smiley' Petersen

  4. 2025
    The Fires

    Movie Thomas

  5. 2025
    Insider

    TV show Sig selv

  6. 2024
    Salem's Lot

    Movie R.T Straker

  7. 2024
    Twilight of the Gods

    TV show Thor (voice)

  8. 2024
    Secrets

    TV show Mads

  9. 2024
    I.S.S.

    Movie Alexey Pulov

  10. 2023
    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

    Movie Kordax

  11. 2023
    Before It Ends

    Movie Jakob

  12. 2023
    Hidden Strike

    Movie Paddock

  13. 2023
    Invitation to a Bonfire

    TV show Leo

  14. 2022
    Samaritan

    Movie Cyrus

  15. 2022
    Melvin Kakooza Show

    TV show Sig selv

  16. 2022
    Uncharted

    Movie Gage

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  1. 2021
    Foundation

    TV show The Mule

  2. 2021
    Outside the Wire

    Movie Victor Koval

  3. 2020
    The Investigation

    TV show Jakob Buch-Jepsen

  4. 2020
    The A-Z of Eurovision

    Movie Self - Presenter (archive footage)

  5. 2020
    Run Sweetheart Run

    Movie Ethan

  6. 2020
    Familien Asbæk

    TV show Self

  7. 2019
    Face to Face

    TV show Markus Lang

  8. 2019
    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

    Movie Self

  9. 2018
    Overlord

    Movie Wafner

  10. 2018
    The Guardian Angel

    Movie Anders Olsen

  11. 2018
    Meyerheim & stjernerne

    TV show Sig selv

  12. 2017
    Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

    Movie Euron Greyjoy (voice)

  13. 2017
    Woodshock

    Movie Keith

  14. 2017
    Ghost in the Shell

    Movie Batou

  15. 2016
    The Great Wall

    Movie Bouchard

  16. 2016
    Ben-Hur

    Movie Pontius Pilate

  17. 2016
    Stag

    TV show Neils

  18. 2015
    Natural Disorder

    Movie (voice)

  19. 2015
    A War

    Movie Claus Michael Pedersen

  20. 2015
    April 9th

    Movie Sekondløjtnant Sand

  21. 2014
    Silent Heart

    Movie Dennis

  22. 2014
    1864

    TV show Didrich

  23. 2014
    1864: Brødre i krig

    Movie Didrich

  24. 2014
    The Absent One

    Movie Ditlev Pram