Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 2, 1982
Place of Birth:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pilou Asbæk
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Twilight of the Gods | Thor (voice) |
| 2024 | Secrets | Mads |
| 2022 | Melvin Kakooza Show | Sig selv |
| 2020 | Familien Asbæk | Self |
| 2020 | The Investigation | Jakob Buch-Jepsen |
| 2019 | Face to Face | Markus Lang |
| 2018 | Meyerheim & stjernerne | Sig selv |
| 2016 | Stag | Neils |
| 2014 | 1864 | Didrich |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Euron Greyjoy |
| 2011 | The Borgias | Paolo Orsini |
| 2010 | Borgen | Kasper Juul |
| 2009 | The Left Wing Gang | Carsten Nielsen |
| 2008 | Zulu Awards | Host |
| 2007 | The Killing | David Grüner |
| 2005 | Made in Hollywood | Self |
| 2005 | Klovn | Pilou |
| 1956 | Eurovision Song Contest | Self - Host |