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