Pilou Asbæk - wikipedia Pilou Asbæk Pilou Asbæk Asbæk at the Berlin Film Festival in 2010 Johan Philip Asbæk ( 1982 - 03 - 02 ) 2 March 1982 ( age 35 ) Copenhagen, Denmark Nationality Danish Education Herlufsholm School Alma mater Danish National School of Theatre Occupation Actor Years active 2008 -- present Known for Borgen Game of Thrones Ghost in the Shell Height 1.84 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) Spouse ( s ) Anna Bro Children Agnes ( b. 2012 ) Johan Philip `` Pilou '' Asbæk ( Danish pronunciation : ( piˈluː ˈæːsbɛɡ ) ; born 2 March 1982 ) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his role as troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul in the Danish television political drama Borgen, and as Euron Greyjoy in the television series Game of Thrones. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Television 2.2 Film 2.3 Theater 2.4 Presenting 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 6 References 7 External links Early life Asbæk was born in Copenhagen, the son of gallery owners Maria Patricia ( née Tonn ) and Jacob A. Asbæk, who run Galerie Asbæk in Copenhagen. His mother was born in Casablanca, to a Danish father and a French mother. His father is from Hammel. He has two older brothers, Thomas Asbæk, an art consultant at Asbæk Art Consulting, and Martin Asbæk, a gallery owner at Martin Asbæk Gallery. Asbæk went to boarding school at Herlufsholm School where he was active in drama productions. He graduated from Denmark 's National School of Theatre in summer 2008. Career Television In 2009, Asbæk played soldier David Grüner in an episode of the second season of another Danish TV series, The Killing ( Danish : Forbrydelsen ). From 2010 to 2013, Asbæk played the spin - doctor, Kasper Juul, in the critically lauded Danish TV series Borgen written by Tobias Lindholm about the politics of a female Prime Minister of Denmark. Asbæk 's performance was uniformly praised by critics. In 2014, the Danish public - funded DR cast Asbæk as Didrich, a landowner suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, in a big - budget period TV series called 1864. In 2016, Asbæk joined the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as the ruthless pirate captain Euron Greyjoy. Film In 2011, Asbæk starred in another piece by Tobias Lindholm, in the film, R, as a Danish convict, portraying a harrowing prison experience. The film was shot in the Dogme 95 - inspired style. The next year, in 2012, Asbæk starred in another Tobias Lindholm film called A Hijacking, about Somalian piracy, for which he transformed himself physically, gaining weight to imbue the role with method acting. In 2013, Asbæk portrayed a flamboyant Danish tycoon named Simon Spies in the movie Sex, Drugs & Taxation ( Danish : Spies & Glistrup ). Asbæk co-stars opposite in the film with his wife 's cousin, the actor Nicolas Bro, who plays the other main character, Mogens Glistrup. In 2014, Asbæk starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in the Luc Besson film, Lucy. Also in 2014, Asbæk appeared in the Bille August film, Silent Heart ( Danish : Stille Hjerte ), in which his mother - in - law, Danish actress Vigga Bro, plays the character Lisbeth. Pilou Asbæk ( far right ) co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest In 2015, Asbæk again collaborated with director Tobias Lindholm in the film, A War ( Danish : Krigen ), playing a soldier in Afghanistan. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Asbæk co-starred in the 2016 remake of Ben - Hur, starring Jack Huston and Morgan Freeman. He portrayed Pontius Pilate. In 2017, he played Batou in Ghost in the Shell. Asbaek plays the lead role as police investigator Anders Olsen in the upcoming 2018 movie The Guardian Angel, opposite Josh Lucas. Written and directed by Arto Halonen, the movie is based on actual events. The plot revolves around the bizarre case of Hypnose murders which took place in Copenhagen in 1951. Theater 2008 : Folk og røvere i Kardemomme By -- Bellevue Teatret 2008 : Core -- Det Lille Gasværk Presenting On 10 May 2014, Asbæk co-hosted 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. Personal life Asbæk 's wife is playwright Anna Bro, who has been his partner since 2008. She is the daughter of the actors Hans Henrik Clemensen and Vigga Bro and comes from an extended family of actors. The couple has a daughter, Agnes, born on 31 December 2012. The nickname Pilou came from his mother 's French ancestry, and is a French version of the word Pip. The nickname is because Asbæk was the youngest son, in French, `` petit '' for littlest, `` Little Philip. '' Pilou is an abbreviation of Petit Philip. Asbæk 's godfather was the late artist, Kurt Trampedach. Awards 2010 : Danish Film Academy -- Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for R 2010 : Danish Film Critics Association 's Bodil Awards -- Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for R 2011 : Berlin International Film Festival -- Shooting Stars Award 2012 : Ove Sprogøe Prize Filmography Film Year Title Role Director ( s ) Notes 2008 To verdener Teis Niels Arden Oplev Comeback Kris Ulrik Wivel Dig og mig Oliver Christian E. Christiansen 2009 Den Fremmede Den Mørkhårede Nuka Wølk Mathiassen Short film Monsterjægerne Søren Martin Schmidt Rune Tobias Lindholm & Michael Noer En familie Peter Pernille Fischer Christensen Venus Rasmus Tor Fruergaard Short film The Whistleblower Bas Larysa Kondracki 2011 Bora Bora Jim Hans Fabian Wullenweber 2012 Kapringen Mikkel Hartmann Tobias Lindholm 2013 Spies & Glistrup Simon Spies Christoffer Boe 2014 Lucy Richard Luc Besson Kapgang Onkel Kristian Niels Arden Oplev Fasandræberne Ditlev Pram Mikkel Nørgaard Stille hjerte Dennis Bille August 2015 9. april Sekondløjtnant Sand Roni Ezra Krigen Claus Michael Pedersen Tobias Lindholm 2016 Ben - Hur Pontius Pilate Timur Bekmambetov The Great Wall Bouchard Zhang Yimou 2017 Ghost in the Shell Batou Rupert Sanders Woodshock Keith Mulleavy Sisters 2018 The Guardian Angel Anders Olsen Arto Halonen Filming Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2008 Deroute Mulvad - 3 episodes 2009 Forbrydelsen David Grüner DR1 1 episode Blekingegade Carsten Nielsen - 3 episodes 2010 -- 2013 Borgen Kasper Juul DR1 29 episodes 2013 The Borgias Paolo Orsini bravo ( Canada ) Showtime ( USA ) 7 episodes 2014 Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Co-Host DR With Lise Rønne & Nikolaj Koppel 1864 Didrich DR1 8 episodes 2016 Stag Neils BBC Two 1 episode 2016 -- present Game of Thrones Euron Greyjoy HBO 6 episodes References ^ Jump up to : Mesure, Susie ( 4 May 2013 ). `` Fancy a Danish ? What about Pilou Asbaek - the man who plays Kasper Juul in ' Borgen ' ''. The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ McHenry, Jackson ( 17 July 2017 ). `` Is Euron Greyjoy Hot Enough for You Now ? ''. Vulture. Jump up ^ `` Pilou Asbæk : Buy Art to Look At : Not As An Investment ''. The Big Issue. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1068/ ^ Jump up to : Kupfer, Ruta ( 24 January 2013 ). `` ' Mad Men ' of Northern Europe ''. Haaretz. Retrieved 6 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Synnot, Siobhan ( 11 May 2013 ). `` Borgen 's Pilou Asbaek on his Somalian pirate film ''. The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Knutzen, Susanne ( 5 November 2012 ). `` Kom tæt på brødrene Asbæk ''. Eurowoman. Retrieved 6 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Zøllner, Kristoffer ( 25 August 2013 ). `` Pilou Asbæk : Det er jo bare skuespil ''. Berlingske. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Stanley, Alessandra ( 11 October 2012 ). `` She Seems to Have It All, a Whole Nation in Fact - ' Borgen, ' a Danish Political Drama Series, on Link TV ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Robinson, Joanna ( 4 September 2015 ). `` The Perfect Binge - Watchable Show Finally Became Available in the U.S. ''. Vanity Fair. Retrieved 6 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Lobb, Adrian ( 8 June 2015 ). `` Pilou Asbæk Interview : `` When You Play With National History, People Get Very Emotional '' ``. The Big Issue. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Reuters ( 14 October 2014 ). `` From the Makers of Denmark 's The Killing and Borgen : a Costume Drama ''. The New York Times. Reuters. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Dornbush, Jonathon ( 2 September 2015 ). `` Game of Thrones adds Lucy actor to play Euron Greyjoy - Update : It 's confirmed. ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Holden, Stephen ( 16 June 2011 ). `` Life in the Big House : The Danish Experience ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Yde, Katrine Hornstrup ( Fall 2013 ). `` TIFF : Sex, Drugs & Taxation - The story of two oddballs and their chase after freedom -- meet travel mogul Simon Spies and tax - evading politician Mogens Glistrup. ''. Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Frost, Caroline ( 6 April 2015 ). `` ' 1864 ' Star Pilou Asbaek Interview : Lars Von Trier, Scarlett Johansson And What Kind Of Role Model He Wants To Be ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Holland, Jonathan ( 23 September 2014 ). `` ' Silent Heart ' ( ' Stille Hjerte ' ) : San Sebastian Review ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Weissberg, Jay ( 5 October 2014 ). `` Film Review : ' Silent Heart ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Dam, Freja ( Fall 2015 ). `` Venice Film Festival. A War : Set in Afghanistan, Tobias Lindholm 's drama illuminates the consequences of war on all its participants. ''. Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ van Hoeij, Boyd ( 5 September 2015 ). `` ' A War ' ( ' Krigen ' ) : Venice Review ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Ge, Linda ; Sneider, Jeff ( 21 January 2015 ). `` ' Lucy ' Star Pilou Asbæk to Play Pontius Pilate in ' Ben - Hur ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Wrap. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Batou ( Character ) ''. IMDb. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 13. Jump up ^ `` AMBI picks up Scandi thriller ' Guardian Angel ' ''. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 25. Jump up ^ Siim, Jarmo ( 4 February 2014 ). `` Koppel, Asbæk, Rønne to host Eurovision 2014 ''. Eurovision. Retrieved 4 February 2014. Jump up ^ Heritage, Stuart ( 5 May 2014 ). `` Pilou Asbæk : ' Eurovision is a party. I 've never said no to a party ' ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Debnath, Neela ( 11 May 2014 ). `` Eurovision 2014 : Raunchy milk maids, giant hamster wheels and child abuse -- the most memorable moments of the night ''. The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Lobb, Adrian ( 13 May 2014 ). `` Pilou Asbæk Interview : `` I Have to Get Through the Night Without Starting a War '' ``. The Big Issue. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Kastelan, Karsten ( 13 February 2011 ). `` Shooting Stars Initiative Showcases Rising European Stars at Berlinale ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ Bergløv, Emil ( 17 December 2012 ). `` Pilou Asbæk vinder Ove Sprogøe Prisen ''. Politiken. Retrieved 6 September 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pilou Asbæk. Pilou Asbæk on IMDb Pilou Asbæk at Danish Film Institute Pilou Asbæk on Twitter Awards and achievements Preceded by Petra Mede Eurovision Song Contest presenter ( with Lise Rønne and Nikolaj Koppel ) 2014 Succeeded by Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler, Arabella Kiesbauer VIAF : 179617827 LCCN : no2012062263 ISNI : 0000 0003 5612 7089 GND : 1014442346 SUDOC : 176423656 BNF : cb165903236 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Pilou_Asbæk&oldid = 801134309 '' Categories : 1982 births Danish male film actors Living people Male actors from Copenhagen Bodil Award winners Danish people of French descent Danish male television actors 21st - century Danish male actors Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from August 2013 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2017 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español فارسی Føroyskt Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 21 : 35. 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Question: who is the actor that plays euron greyjoy
Answer: Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk