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Pilou Asbæk

Actor • Born 1982

Pilou Asbæk

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About

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.

Known for

Game of Thrones posterGame of ThronesSeries • 2011Foundation posterFoundationSeries • 2021Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom posterAquaman and the Lost KingdomMovie • 2023The Borgias posterThe BorgiasSeries • 2011Lucy posterLucyMovie • 2014The Killing posterThe KillingSeries • 2007Uncharted posterUnchartedMovie • 2022Klovn posterKlovnSeries • 2005Ghost in the Shell posterGhost in the ShellMovie • 2017Borgen posterBorgenSeries • 2010The Great Wall posterThe Great WallMovie • 2016Twilight of the Gods posterTwilight of the GodsSeries • 2024Face to Face posterFace to FaceSeries • 2019Hidden Strike posterHidden StrikeMovie • 2023Salem's Lot posterSalem's LotMovie • 2024Samaritan posterSamaritanMovie • 2022Overlord posterOverlordMovie • 2018Ben-Hur posterBen-HurMovie • 20161864 poster1864Series • 2014Outside the Wire posterOutside the WireMovie • 2021Run Sweetheart Run posterRun Sweetheart RunMovie • 2020The Fires posterThe FiresMovie • 2025The Investigation posterThe InvestigationSeries • 2020The Whistleblower posterThe WhistleblowerMovie • 2010