Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk(born 2 March 1982) is aDanishactor. 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 troubledspin doctorKasper Juul in the Danish TV political drama Borgen.He was among the recipients of theShooting Stars Awardat the 2011Berlin International Film Festival.On 10 May he was co-host of theEurovision Song Contest 2014in Copenhagen, withLise RønneandNikolaj Koppel.Some critics commented adversely on the obscure jokes shared by the presenters throughout the televised show.