# Dar Salim

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 Baghdad, Iraq. He fled to Denmark as a six-year-old refugee and lived on the island of Amager.

## Acting

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.

## Filmography
### Feature films

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 2008 | Go With Peace, Jamil | Jamil | Omar Shargawi |
| 2010 | Submarino | Goran | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 2010 | My Good Enemy | Gym Teacher | Oliver Ussing |
| 2010 | Nothing's All Bad | Aversion Therapist | Mikkel Munch-Fals |
| 2010 | Truth About Men | Christian | Nikolaj Arcel |
| 2011 | The Devil's Double | Azzam Al-Tikriti | Lee Tamahori |
| 2011 | Rebounce | Hans | Heidi Maria Faisst |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Commander Khyan | Ridley Scott |
| 2014 | Head Full of Honey | Waiter | Til Schweiger |
| 2015 | A War | Najib Bisma | Tobias Lindholm |
| 2015 | Macho Man | Cem | Christof Wahl |
| 2015 | Iqbal & the Secret Recipe | Uncle Rafiq | Tilde Harkamp |
| 2016 | Walk with Me | Sami (Doctor) | Lisa Ohlin |
| 2016 | Iqbal & the Superchip | Uncle Rafiq | Oliver Zahle |
| 2017 | Darkland | Zaid | Fenar Ahmad |
| 2017 | Lommbock | 10 Jahre Bau | Christian Zübert |
| 2017 | Next Door Spy | Vincent's Father | Karla von Bengtson |
| 2018 | Iqbal & the Jewel of India | Uncle Rafiq | Oliver Zahle |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2022 | Loving Adults | Christian Holm | Barbara Rothenborg |
| 2023 | Darkland: The Return | Zaid | Fenar Ahmad |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2014 | Void | Amir | Milad Alami & Aygul Bakanova |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Forsvar | Taxi driver | Episode 10 |
| 2009 | Livvagterne | Ammar Hayat | Episodes 5-6 |
| 2009 | 2900 Happiness | Pilot 2 | Episodes 95 and 101 |
| 2010 | Borgen | Amir Diwan | |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Qotho | Season 1 |
| 2013 | Dicte | Bo Skytte | |
| 2013 | The Bridge | Peter Thaulou | |
| 2014 | Tatort | Hassan Nidal | Episode "Brüder" |
| 2015 | American Odyssey | Omar | |
| 2016 | Spring Tide | Abbas El Fassi | |
| 2016 | Spuren der Rache | Hassan | |
| 2017 | Below the Surface | Adel | |
| 2018 | Warrior | CC | |
| 2018 | Trapped | Jamal Al Othman | |
| 2021 | Face to Face | C.C. | |
| 2022 | Drenge | Mikael | |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen (2024 TV series) | Felix | Episode "Tackle Tommy Woo Woo" |