Known For
Acting
Known Credits
65
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 2, 1982 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
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), 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.
| 2027 | The Thomas Crown Affairas | |
| 2026 | No Rest for the Wickedas Helge | |
| 2026 | Snake Killeras Brian 'Smiley' Petersen | |
| 2025 | The Firesas Thomas | |
| 2025 | Insideras Sig selv | |
| 2024 | Salem's Lotas R.T Straker | |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Godsas Thor (voice) | |
| 2024 | Secretsas Mads | |
| 2024 | I.S.S.as Alexey Pulov | |
| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomas Kordax | |
| 2023 | Before It Endsas Jakob | |
| 2023 | Hidden Strikeas Paddock | |
| 2023 | Invitation to a Bonfireas Leo | |
| 2022 | Samaritanas Cyrus | |
| 2022 | Melvin Kakooza Showas Sig selv | |
| 2022 | Unchartedas Gage | |
| 2021 | Foundationas The Mule | |
| 2021 | Outside the Wireas Victor Koval | |
| 2020 | The Investigationas Jakob Buch-Jepsen | |
| 2020 | The A-Z of Eurovisionas Self - Presenter (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Run Sweetheart Runas Ethan | |
| 2020 | Familien Asbækas Self | |
| 2019 | Face to Faceas Markus Lang | |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watchas Self | |
| 2018 | Overlordas Wafner | |
| 2018 | The Guardian Angelas Anders Olsen | |
| 2018 | Meyerheim & stjernerneas Sig selv | |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdomsas Euron Greyjoy (voice) | |
| 2017 | Woodshockas Keith | |
| 2017 | Ghost in the Shellas Batou | |
| 2016 | The Great Wallas Bouchard | |
| 2016 | Ben-Huras Pontius Pilate | |
| 2016 | Stagas Neils | |
| 2015 | Natural Disorderas (voice) | |
| 2015 | A Waras Claus Michael Pedersen | |
| 2015 | April 9thas Sekondløjtnant Sand | |
| 2014 | Silent Heartas Dennis | |
| 2014 | 1864: Brødre i krigas Didrich | |
| 2014 | 1864as Didrich | |
| 2014 | The Absent Oneas Ditlev Pram | |
| 2014 | Speed Walkingas Onkel Kristian | |
| 2014 | Lucyas Richard | |
| 2013 | Sex, Drugs & Taxationas Simon Spies | |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloadedas | |
| 2012 | A Hijackingas Mikkel Hartmann | |
| 2011 | Bora Boraas Jim | |
| 2011 | Game of Thronesas Euron Greyjoy | |
| 2011 | The Borgiasas Paolo Orsini | |
| 2011 | A Familyas Peter | |
| 2010 | Borgenas Kasper Juul | |
| 2010 | The Whistlebloweras Bas | |
| 2010 | Venusas Rasmus | |
| 2010 | Ras Rune | |
| 2009 | The Left Wing Gangas Carsten Nielsen | |
| 2009 | Monster Bustersas Søren | |
| 2008 | Crying for Loveas Oliver | |
| 2008 | Comebackas Kris | |
| 2008 | Zulu Awardsas Host | |
| 2008 | Worlds Apartas Teis | |
| 2007 | The Killingas David Grüner | |
| 2005 | Made in Hollywoodas Self | |
| 2005 | Klovnas Pilou | |
| 1956 | Eurovision Song Contestas Self - Host | |
| Blood on Snowas | ||
| Untitled Young Lee Shaw Prequel Seriesas |
