Dar Salim is an Iraqi-born Danish actor. He became known for his role as Green Party chairman Amir Diwan in the Danish TV series '' Borgen'', and starred in the 2023 film '' Guy Ritchie's The Covenant''.

Early life

Salim was born on 18 August 1977 in

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, Iraq. He fled to

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as a six-year-old refugee and lived on the island of

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Acting

Salim trained at the William Esper Studio in

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and studied method acting in London. He also had private lessons with Danish 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 Amir Diwan in '' Borgen''. In early 2013, he presented TV2's ''Good Evening Denmark''. He starred in TV2's crime drama '' Dicte'', for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the

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. Salim had recurring roles in Danish thrillers '' The Bridge'' and '' Below the Surface''. He co-starred in the Swedish TV series '' Springfloden'' (''Spring Tide''). In 2023 Salim starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Guy Ritchie's '' The Covenant'' as Ahmed Abdullah, an Afghan interpreter. The following year, he appeared in Ritchie's series '' The Gentlemen''.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

TV series

References

External links

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