Alexej Manvelov is a Swedish television and film actor born in Russia.
Early life
Alexej Manvelov was born in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
to a Russian mother and a Kurdish father from Syria. He grew up in
Östergötland
Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...
in Sweden, living in
Ljungsbro and
Linköping
Linköping ( , ) is a city in southern Sweden, with around 167,000 inhabitants as of 2024. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...
. He worked in the construction industry before moving to
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.
Career
He portrayed Davor, a Croatian gang leader, in the 2017 Swedish television series . He had gained the attention of producer Marianne Nordenberg for his previous role in the Swedish series ''Arne Dahl: Dödsmässa''. He also appeared in the Swedish series ''
Jordskott''
and as Teddy in the 2020 . He had a leading role in the 2023 Swedish film .
He had roles in the historical English-language series ''
Chernobyl
Chernobyl, officially called Chornobyl, is a partially abandoned city in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, to the north of Kyiv and to the southwest of Gomel in neighbouring Belarus. ...
'' and ''
Jack Ryan'', as well as the film ''
The Contractor''. He had a main role in the 2025 Scottish crime thriller television series ''
Dept. Q'', in which he portrayed the character Akram Salim.
Partial filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Date of birth unknown
Actors from Moscow
Russian film actors
Russian people of Kurdish descent
Russian people of Syrian descent
Russian television actors
Swedish film actors
Swedish television actors
Swedish people of Kurdish descent
Swedish people of Syrian descent
Swedish people of Russian descent