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Johan Philip Asbæk is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen on March 2, 1982. He works in film, television, and voice acting, having begun his professional career in 2008. Asbæk is a citizen of the Danish Realm and speaks Danish. He is a member of the Social Democrats political party.
He received his education at Herlufsholm School, the Danish National School of Performing Arts, and the European Film College. His acting credits include roles in various productions, though specific titles are not listed in the provided data.
Asbæk has received several awards for his performances, including the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the Shooting Stars Award. He is identified as male in official records.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- The Thomas Crown Affair2027
- Snake Killer — Brian 'Smiley' Petersen2026
- The Fires — Thomas2025
- World of Westeros Ambient Video — Euron Greyjoy2025
- Secrets — Mads2025
- Insider — Sig selv2025
- Salem's Lot — R.T Straker2024
- I.S.S. — Alexey Pulov2024
- Twilight of the Gods — Thor (voice)2024
- Before It Ends — Jakob2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Johan Philip Asbæk , ( 1982-03-02 ) 2 March 1982 (age 44) , Copenhagen , Denmark
- Alma mater
- Danish National School of Performing Arts
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2008–present
- Known for
- Borgen , Game of Thrones , Ghost in the Shell , Foundation
- Political party
- Social Democrats
- Spouse
- Anna Bro
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- European Film College
- Political party
- Social Democrats
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Award
- Shooting Stars Award
- Image
- Comic Con Germany 2018 by-RaBoe 288 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.84
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- date of birth
- 1982-03-02
- Commons category
- Johan Philip Asbæk
- IPA transcription
- [pʰiˈluː ˈæːsb̥ɛɡ̊]
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
- birth name
- Johan Philip Asbæk
- social media followers
- 65104
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Encyclopedic overview
Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk ( Danish: [pʰiˈlu ˈæspek]; born 2 March 1982) is a Danish actor, best known for his role as troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul in the Danish television political drama Borgen, as Euron Greyjoy in the television series Game of Thrones, and as The Mule in Apple TV+'s adaptation of the Foundation series.
Early life
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