Pilou Asbæk

March 2, 1982 (age 44) Copenhagen, Denmark
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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(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.

Their titles like Lucy, Ghost in the Shell, and Overlord - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

34 titles
Community avg: 7.32 /10
  • 1
    1
    2014July 2014 by Luc Besson
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    7.41 Good++
  • 2
    2
    2017March 2017 by Rupert Sanders
    Science Fiction, Drama, Action
    Science Fiction, Drama, Action
    7.06 Good
  • 3
    3
    2018November 2018 by Julius Avery
    Horror, War, Science Fiction
    Horror, War, Science Fiction
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    2016December 2016 by Zhang Yimou
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    6.99 Good
  • 5
    5
    2023December 2023 by James Wan
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    7.47 Good++
  • 6
    6
    2022August 2022 by Julius Avery
    Science Fiction, Crime, Action
    Science Fiction, Crime, Action
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    2021January 2021 by Mikael Håfström
    Thriller, Action, Science Fiction
    Thriller, Action, Science Fiction
    7.31 Good++
  • 8
    8
    2016August 2016 by Timur Bekmambetov
    Action, History, Adventure
    Action, History, Adventure
    6.77 Good-
  • 9
    9
    2023July 2023 by Scott Waugh
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 10
    10
    2014October 2014 by Mikkel Nørgaard
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.93 Excellent
  • 11
    11
    2012February 2012 by Tobias Lindholm
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 12
    12
    2015September 2015 by Tobias Lindholm
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 13
    13
    2024October 2024 by Gary Dauberman
    Horror
    Horror
    7.00 Good
  • 14
    14
    2020January 2020 by Shana Feste
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    6.76 Good-
  • 15
    15
    2024January 2024 by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    6.89 Good-
  • 16
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    2010September 2010 by Larysa Kondracki
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 17
    17
    2015March 2015 by Roni Ezra
    Drama, War, History
    Drama, War, History
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 18
    18
    2024 by Jay Oliva
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
    8.38 Excellent++
  • 19
    19
    2010–2013 by Adam Price
    Drama
    Drama
    8.82 Masterpiece-
  • 20
    20
    2020 by Tobias Lindholm
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.97 Excellent
  • 21
    21
    2018March 2018 by Arto Halonen
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    6.97 Good
  • 22
    22
    2017September 2017 by Laura Mulleavy
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    6.41 Decent++
  • 23
    23
    2014 by Ole Bornedal
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 24
    24
    2023September 2023 by Anders Walter
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    7.94 Excellent
  • 25
    25
    2014August 2014 by Niels Arden Oplev
    Drama
    Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 26
    26
    2011February 2011 by Pernille Fischer Christensen
    Drama
    Drama
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    Airing since 2026 by Anders Ølholm
    Crime
    Crime
    8.11 Excellent+
  • 28
    28
    2025September 2025 by Ugla Hauksdóttir
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 29
    29
    2009October 2009 by Martin Schmidt
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 30
    30
    Airing since 2025 by Kaspar Munk
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 31
    31
    2009–2010
    Crime
    Crime
    Needs more reviews
  • 32
    32
    2017July 2017
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 33
    33
    2027March 2027 by Michael B. Jordan
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Not released yet
  • 34
    34
    2026July 2026 by Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    Not released yet