Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

1982-03-02 Copenhagen, Denmark 40 Credits

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 Internationa...

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Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

2024

as R.T Straker

6.1
Acting

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

I.S.S.

I.S.S.

2024

as Alexey Pulov

5.8
Acting

Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. U.S. and Russian astronauts receive orders...

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023

as Kordax

6.6
Acting

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arth...

Before It Ends

Before It Ends

2023

as Jakob

7.0
Acting

When a folk high school is turned into an internment camp for German refugees, the headmaster couple Jakob and Lis and their children are thrust into ...

Hidden Strike

Hidden Strike

2023

as Paddock

6.9
Acting

Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.

Samaritan

Samaritan

2022

as Cyrus

6.7
Acting

Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was report...

Uncharted

Uncharted

2022

as Gage

6.9
Acting

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never ...

Outside the Wire

Outside the Wire

2021

as Victor Koval

6.4
Acting

In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an android officer to locate a doomsday device.

The A-Z of Eurovision

The A-Z of Eurovision

2020

as Self - Presenter (archive footage)

2.0
Acting

Rylan Clark-Neal narrates a guide to all things Eurovision and takes a sideways look at the greatest singing contest on the planet. The A-Z of Eurovis...

Run Sweetheart Run

Run Sweetheart Run

2020

as Ethan

5.6
Acting

A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

2019

as Self

7.1
Acting

For a year, acclaimed British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the set of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” chronicling the creation of the...

Overlord

Overlord

2018

as Captain Wafner

6.7
Acting

France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy ...

The Guardian Angel

The Guardian Angel

2018

as Anders Olsen

5.2
Acting

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1951. Criminal investigator Anders Olsen follows the case of a bank robber who eyewitnesses say appears to have been acting under...

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

2017

as Euron Greyjoy (voice)

7.7
Acting

HBO's animated history of Westeros brings to life all the events that shaped the Seven Kingdoms in the thousands of years before Game of Thrones' stor...

Woodshock

Woodshock

2017

as Keith

4.5
Acting

Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, is torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects ...

Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell

2017

as self

Acting

An in depth look behind the scenes at the making of the live action Ghost In The Shell. Director Rupert Sanders, along with the cast and crew, take yo...

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

2017

as Batou

6.1
Acting

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stoppi...

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

2016

as Bouchard

6.0
Acting

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

2016

as Pontius Pilate

5.8
Acting

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Natural Disorder

2015

as (voice)

6.0
Acting

Jacob Nossell (24) is intelligent, but hardly fits the picture of a dream child: he suffers from a paralysis of the brain, a congenital physical handi...

A War

A War

2015

as Claus Michael Pedersen

6.7
Acting

Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three...

April 9th

April 9th

2015

as Sekondløjtnant Sand

6.7
Acting

In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.

Silent Heart

Silent Heart

2014

as Dennis

6.5
Acting

Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her ...

1864: Brødre i krig

1864: Brødre i krig

2014

as Didrich

6.4
Acting

When Prussia and Austria declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve in the bloodiest battle in Denmark's history.

The Absent One

The Absent One

2014

as Ditlev Pram

7.0
Acting

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a loca...

Speed Walking

Speed Walking

2014

as Onkel Kristian

6.7
Acting

In a quirky, small town, situated in the outskirts of everything, 14-year-old Martin is getting ready for one of the most formal transitions from boy ...

Lucy

Lucy

2014

as Richard

6.5
Acting

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Sex, Drugs & Taxation

Sex, Drugs & Taxation

2013

as Simon Spies

6.5
Acting

Maybe the best thing to come out of Scandinavia during the hippie years was, in fact, the story of a radical libertarian and a hedonist capitalist. Th...

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

5.2
Acting

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of t...

A Hijacking

A Hijacking

2012

as Mikkel Hartmann

6.8
Acting

Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an es...

Bora Bora

Bora Bora

2011

as Jim

6.5
Acting

Mia, 15, is at odds with everyone. School is hell and her mother is always on her back. Mia is only at peace when she is running - something she is go...

A Family

A Family

2011

as Peter

6.0
Acting

Ditte owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend and her dream job in New York is within reach. But Ditte is also the youngest generation of the famous ba...

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

2010

as Bas

6.7
Acting

Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to ...

Venus

Venus

2010

as Rasmus

5.0
Acting

An erotic comedy in claymation.

R

R

2010

as Rune

6.9
Acting

The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-lookin...

Monster Busters

Monster Busters

2009

as Søren

5.0
Acting

The 12-year-old Oliver discovers that his grandfather used to be a monster hunter and is keeping a shadow monster locked up in his secret cellar. When...

Crying for Love

Crying for Love

2008

as Oliver

4.0
Acting

Three girls meet by chance in a hospital. Struggling to come to terms with their fate, they all look back on a decisive moment in their life: Sara, a ...

Comeback

Comeback

2008

as Kris

9.0
Acting

An elderly theater director returns to Copenhagen in order to reconnect with his estranged son.

Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart

2008

as Teis

6.3
Acting

17-year-old Sara leads a sheltered existence with her family, members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when she meets the outsider Teis and falls in love. Sara...

No Rest for the Wicked

N/A

as Helge

Acting

1862. Baldur lives a fisherman’s life on the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. His world is turned upside down when a str...