Dar Salim (born 18 August 1977) is a Danish actor. He received a

Bodil Award The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are give ...

nomination in the category Best Actor for the film '' Go With Peace, Jamil'' in 2008.

Early life

Dar Salim was born in

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, Iraq. He fled to

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as a six-year-old refugee and lived on

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. After high school he worked as a tour guide and as a Royal Guard. He's also a trained pilot.

Acting

Today, Salim is known for his work as a film and television actor. He trained at the William Esper Studio in New York and also studied method acting in London. He also had private lessons with actress Sarah Boberg. His acting career started with being cast in TV2's television series ''Forsvar''. The role that probably gave him the greatest exposure among Danish television viewers was as the Green Party chairman in '' Borgen''. In early 2013, he presented TV2's ''Good Evening Denmark'', and has also starred in TV2's crime drama '' Dicte'', for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the

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. Salim has also had recurring roles in Danish thrillers '' The Bridge'' and '' Below the Surface''. He also co-starred in the Swedish TV series '' Springfloden'' (''Spring Tide'').

Personal life

Salim lives in

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. He has a son.

Filmography

Films

* '' Go With Peace, Jamil'' (2008) – Jamil * ''Min bedste fjende'' (2009) – Gymnastiklærer * ''

Submarino ''Submarino'' is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, starring Jakob Cedergren and Peter Plaugborg. It is based on the 2007 novel ''Submarino'' by Jonas T. Bengtsson, and focuses on two brothers on the bottom of Danish socie ...

'' (2010) – Goran * ''Smukke mennesker'' (2010) – Aversionsterapeut * '' Truth About Men'' (2010) – Christian * '' Rebounce'' (2011) – Hans * ''

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'' (2011) – Azzam Al-Tikriti * ''

A Hijacking ''A Hijacking'' ( da, Kapringen) is a 2012 Danish thriller film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm about a ship hijacking. Pilou Asbæk and Søren Malling star as a cook taken hostage and the CEO that attempts to negotiate for his relea ...

'' (2012) * '' Exodus: Gods and Kings'' (2014) – Khyan * ''

A War ''A War'' () is a 2015 Danish war drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm, and starring Pilou Asbæk and Søren Malling. It tells the story of a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is fighting the Taliban while trying to prote ...

'' (2015) – Najib Bisma * '' Walk with Me'' (2016) * '' Underverden'' (2017) – Zaid * '' Lommbock'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' The Covenant'' (TBA) * Black Crab (2022) * Loving Adults (2022)

TV series

* ''Forsvar'', episode 10 (2003) – Taxi driver * '' Livvagterne'', episodes 5-6 (2009) – Ammar Hayat * ''2900 Happiness'', episode 95, 101 (2009) – Pilot 2 * '' Borgen'' (2010) – Amir Diwan * ''

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'' (2011) – Qotho * '' Dicte'' (2013-2016) - Bo Skytte * '' The Bridge'' (2013) - Peter Thaulou * ''

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'' - Brüder (2014) - Hassan Nidal * ''

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'' (2015) - Omar * ''

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'' (2016-2018) - Abbas El Fassi * ''Spuren der Rache'' (2016) - Hassan * '' Below the Surface'' - Adel * ''Warrior'' (2018) - CC * '' Trapped'' (2018-2019) - Jamal Al Othman * ''Drenge'' (2022) - Mikael

References

External links

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Bodil nominerer oversete Jamil
in Danish)
Hovedrolle i en drengedrøm
(in Danish) 1977 births Danish male actors Living people People from Baghdad Danish people of Iraqi descent Iraqi emigrants to Denmark Danish aviators {{Denmark-actor-stub