Dar Salim (born 18 August 1977) 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 Guy Ritchie's 2023 film The Covenant.
Early life Salim was born on 18 August 1977 in Baghdad, Iraq. He fled to Denmark as a six-year-old refugee and lived on the island of Amager.
Career Salim trained at the William Esper Studio in New York City 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 Robert Awards.
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 Year Title Role Director 2008 Go With Peace, Jamil Jamil Omar Shargawi 2010 Submarino Goran Thomas Vinterberg My Good Enemy Gym Teacher Oliver Ussing Nothing's All Bad Aversion Therapist Mikkel Munch-Fals Truth About Men Christian Nikolaj Arcel 2011 The Devil's Double Azzam Al-Tikriti Lee Tamahori Rebounce Hans Heidi Maria Faisst Love Is in the Air Benny Simon Staho 2012 A Hijacking Lars Vestergaard Tobias Lindholm 2013 IRL: In Real Life Mikael Jonas Elmer 2014 The Christmas Family School Inspector Carsten Rudolf Exodus: Gods and Kings Commander Khyan Ridley Scott Head Full of Honey Waiter Til Schweiger 2015 A War Najib Bisma Tobias Lindholm Macho Man Cem Christof Wahl Iqbal & the Secret Recipe Uncle Rafiq Tilde Harkamp 2016 Walk with Me Sami (Doctor) Lisa Ohlin Iqbal & the Superchip Uncle Rafiq Oliver Zahle 2017 Darkland Zaid Fenar Ahmad Lommbock 10 Jahre Bau Christian Zübert Next Door Spy Vincent's Father Karla von Bengtson 2018 Iqbal & the Jewel of India Uncle Rafiq Oliver Zahle Until We Fall Adam Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm 2019 Heavy Load Himself Magnus Millang 2020 Curveball Rafid Alwan Johannes Naber 2022 Black Crab Malik Adam Berg Loving Adults Christian Holm Barbara Rothenborg 2023 Darkland: The Return Zaid Fenar Ahmad The Covenant Ahmed Abdullah Yousfi Guy Ritchie 2024 Sons Rami Gustav Möller
Short films Year Title Role Director(s) 2006 The Idea of an Uncomplicated Life with a Man Taxi Driver Ib & Jørgen Kastrup 2011 Karim Telephone Voice Ulaa Salim 2013 Escort Alex Jonas Grum 2014 Everything Goes to Plan Minister of Justice / Terrorist Magne Pettersen Void Amir Milad Alami & Aygul Bakanova
TV series +YearTitleRoleNotes2003ForsvarTaxi driverEpisode 102009LivvagterneAmmar HayatEpisodes 5-620092900 HappinessPilot 2Episodes 95 and 1012010Borgen Amir Diwan2011Game of ThronesQothoSeason 12013DicteBo Skytte2013The Bridge Peter Thaulou2014Tatort Hassan NidalEpisode "Brüder"2015American Odyssey Omar2016Spring Tide Abbas El Fassi2016Spuren der Rache Hassan2017Below the Surface Adel2018WarriorCC2018Trapped Jamal Al Othman2021Face to Face C.C.2022DrengeMikael2024The GentlemenFelixEpisode: "Tackle Tommy Woo Woo"2025The Terminal List: Dark WolfMohammed FarooqRecurring role2026High Value Target: The Hunt for SaddamSamir3 episodes
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Bodil nominerer oversete Jamil(in Danish) Hovedrolle i en drengedrøm (in Danish)