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Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Acting • 1982-03-02 • Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

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Game of Thrones8.5

Game of Thrones

2011

Foundation7.7

Foundation

2021

Ghost in the Shell6.1

Ghost in the Shell

2017

Lucy6.5

Lucy

2014

Overlord6.7

Overlord

2018

Hidden Strike6.9

Hidden Strike

2023

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