Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Born 1982-03-02 (age 44) Copenhagen, Denmark
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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.

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Known For

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Lucy
Lucy

2014

as Richard

Uncharted
Uncharted

2022

as Gage

The Great Wall
The Great Wall

2016

as Bouchard

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell

2017

as Batou

Samaritan
Samaritan

2022

as Cyrus

Hidden Strike
Hidden Strike

2023

as Paddock

Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot

2024

as R.T Straker

Overlord
Overlord

2018

as Captain Wafner

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur

2016

as Pontius Pilate

Outside the Wire
Outside the Wire

2021

as Victor Koval

I.S.S.
I.S.S.

2024

as Alexey Pulov

The Whistleblower
The Absent One
The Absent One

2014

as Ditlev Pram

The A-Z of Eurovision
The A-Z of Eurovision

2020

as Self - Presenter (archive footage)

Speed Walking
Speed Walking

2014

as Onkel Kristian

A War
A War

2015

as Claus Michael Pedersen