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Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 02, 1982 (43)
Birthplace Copenhagen, Denmark
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Oct 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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(2 ... 022), 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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Filmography

I.S.S.

I.S.S.

2024

as Alexey Pulov

Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

2024

as R.T Straker

Hidden Strike

Hidden Strike

2023

as Paddock

Samaritan

Samaritan

2022

as Cyrus

Uncharted

Uncharted

2022

as Gage

Outside the Wire

Outside the Wire

2021

as Victor Koval

Run Sweetheart Run

Run Sweetheart Run

2020

as Ethan

The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

2018

as Anders Olsen

Overlord

Overlord

2018

as Captain Wafner

Woodshock

Woodshock

2017

as Keith

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

2017

as Batou

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

2016

as Pontius Pilate

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

2016

as Bouchard

Lucy

Lucy

2014

as Richard

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

2010

as Bas

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Borgen

as Kasper Juul

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

Game of Thrones

as Euron Greyjoy

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Twilight of the Gods

as Thor (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 19, 2024

1864

as Didrich

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 12, 2014

Secrets

as Mads

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 28, 2024

The Investigation

as Jakob Buch-Jepsen

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 28, 2020

The Left Wing Gang

as Carsten Nielsen

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 06, 2009

Stag

as Neils

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 27, 2016

Face to Face

as Markus Lang

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 15, 2019

The Borgias

as Paolo Orsini

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 2011

The Killing

as David Grüner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 2007

Klovn

as Pilou

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 2005

Melvin Kakooza Show

as Sig selv

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2022

Meyerheim & stjernerne

as Sig selv

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 2018

Familien Asbæk

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 26, 2020

Eurovision Song Contest

as Self - Host

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 24, 1956

Zulu Awards

as Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 27, 2008

Made in Hollywood

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2005

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2024 6 18 27 12
2024 7 30 46 14
2024 8 27 86 13
2024 9 19 29 11
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2025 1 19 32 12
2025 2 14 23 2
2025 3 8 17 1
2025 4 1 1 1
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