Pilou Asbæk
Date of birth: 1982-03-02
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Pilou Asbaek, Johan Philip Asbæk, Johan Philip Pilou Asbæk, 요한 필리프 아스베크, پیلو اسبک
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Salem's Lot
2024-10-03
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is b
Worlds Apart
2008-02-22
17-year-old Sara leads a sheltered existence with her family, members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when s
Before It Ends
2023-09-23
When a folk high school is turned into an internment camp for German refugees, the headmaster couple
R
2010-04-22
The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Impriso
Monster Busters
2009-10-09
The 12-year-old Oliver discovers that his grandfather used to be a monster hunter and is keeping a s
Uncharted
2022-02-10
A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a
A Family
2011-02-24
Ditte owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend and her dream job in New York is within reach. But Ditt
A Hijacking
2012-02-29
Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leadin
Sex, Drugs & Taxation
2013-08-29
Maybe the best thing to come out of Scandinavia during the hippie years was, in fact, the story of a
Venus
2010-06-01
An erotic comedy in claymation.
The Absent One
2014-10-02
Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutal
Lucy
2014-07-25
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a m
Speed Walking
2014-08-28
In a quirky, small town, situated in the outskirts of everything, 14-year-old Martin is getting read
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020-05-16
Rylan Clark-Neal narrates a guide to all things Eurovision and takes a sideways look at the greatest
April 9th
2015-03-12
In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the bord
Ben-Hur
2016-08-17
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betray
Silent Heart
2014-11-13
Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their
A War
2015-09-10
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhil
1864: Brødre i krig
2014-10-12
When Prussia and Austria declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve in the bloodiest b
Natural Disorder
2015-11-18
Jacob Nossell (24) is intelligent, but hardly fits the picture of a dream child: he suffers from a p
Woodshock
2017-09-22
Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, is torn between her fractured
The Whistleblower
2010-09-13
Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacek
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
2017-07-25
An in depth look behind the scenes at the making of the live action Ghost In The Shell. Director Rup
Bora Bora
2011-09-01
Mia, 15, is at odds with everyone. School is hell and her mother is always on her back. Mia is only
The Great Wall
2016-12-16
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of
The Guardian Angel
2018-03-29
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1951. Criminal investigator Anders Olsen follows the case of a bank robber who
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017-12-12
HBO's animated history of Westeros brings to life all the events that shaped the Seven Kingdoms in t
Hidden Strike
2023-07-06
Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019-05-26
For a year, acclaimed British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the set of the hit HBO series
Run Sweetheart Run
2020-01-27
A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns viol
Samaritan
2022-08-25
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually
Comeback
2008-04-04
An elderly theater director returns to Copenhagen in order to reconnect with his estranged son.
Outside the Wire
2021-01-15
In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an andro
I.S.S.
2024-01-19
Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023-12-20
Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he
Overlord
2018-11-01
France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after the
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013-08-28
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 6
No Rest for the Wicked
1862. Baldur lives a fisherman’s life on the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic
The Thomas Crown Affair
2027-03-04
A reimagining of the 1968 film, but set in Europe. Plot TBA.
Blood on Snow
A hit man falls for his client's wife, who happens to be the target of the assassin's latest assignm
Ghost in the Shell
2017-03-29
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-
Crying for Love
2008-08-01
Three girls meet by chance in a hospital. Struggling to come to terms with their fate, they all look