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.
Secrets
Mads · (8 episodes)
2025
Salem's Lot
R.T Straker
2024
Twilight of the Gods
Thor (voice) · (8 episodes)
2024
I.S.S.
Alexey Pulov
2024
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Kordax
2023
Before It Ends
Jakob
2023
Hidden Strike
Paddock
2023
Samaritan
Cyrus
2022
Melvin Kakooza Show
Sig selv · (1 episode)
2022
Uncharted
Gage
2022
Outside the Wire
Victor Koval
2021
The Investigation
Jakob Buch-Jepsen · (6 episodes)
2020
The A-Z of Eurovision
Self - Presenter (archive footage)
2020
Run Sweetheart Run
Ethan
2020
Familien Asbæk
Self · (6 episodes)
2020
Face to Face
Markus Lang · (3 episodes)
2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
2019
Overlord
Captain Wafner
2018
The Guardian Angel
Anders Olsen
2018
Meyerheim & stjernerne
Sig selv · (1 episode)
2018
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Euron Greyjoy (voice)
2017
Woodshock
Keith
2017
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
self
2017
Ghost in the Shell
Batou
2017
The Great Wall
Bouchard
2016
Ben-Hur
Pontius Pilate
2016
Stag
Neils · (3 episodes)
2016
Natural Disorder
(voice)
2015
A War
Claus Michael Pedersen
2015
April 9th
Sekondløjtnant Sand
2015
Silent Heart
Dennis
2014
1864: Brødre i krig
Didrich
2014
1864
Didrich · (8 episodes)
2014
The Absent One
Ditlev Pram
2014
Speed Walking
Onkel Kristian
2014
Lucy
Richard
2014
Sex, Drugs & Taxation
Simon Spies
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
A Hijacking
Mikkel Hartmann
2012
Bora Bora
Jim
2011
Game of Thrones
Euron Greyjoy · (8 episodes)
2011
The Borgias
Paolo Orsini · (1 episode)
2011
A Family
Peter
2011
Borgen
Kasper Juul · (30 episodes)
2010
The Whistleblower
Bas
2010
Venus
Rasmus
2010
R
Rune
2010
The Left Wing Gang
Carsten Nielsen · (5 episodes)
2009
Monster Busters
Søren
2009
Crying for Love
Oliver
2008
Comeback
Kris
2008
Zulu Awards
Host · (1 episode)
2008
Worlds Apart
Teis
2008
No Rest for the Wicked
Helge
The Killing
David Grüner · (1 episode)
2007
Made in Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Klovn
Pilou · (1 episode)
2005
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
1956