Age: 44
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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.
In the shadow of a world that has forgotten its monsters, Van Helsing resurrects the mythic terror of the 1930s–50s Universal canon—now reborn in the modern age. Abraham Van Helsing, long thought dead, is revealed to be immortal, cursed with eternal vigilance against the darkness he once vanquished. But time has eroded memory, and the monsters have returned. At the center is Sophia Van Helsing, Abraham’s estranged descendant—a brilliant but haunted cryptozoologist who uncovers her family's buried legacy. When Dracula reawakens and unites the forgotten horrors—Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolfman, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Creature from the Black Lagoon—Sophia must rally a new generation of allies: outcasts, scholars, and reluctant heroes. Together, they confront not just the monsters, but the mythic echoes of trauma, immortality, and transformation. As Abraham emerges from the shadows to guide Sophia, their bond becomes the emotional spine of a battle for legacy—where ancient evil meets modern reckoning.
