Dar Salim

Dar Salim
Dar Salim
Born	18 August 1977; Baghdad, Iraq
Alma mater	William Esper Studio
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Children	1

Dar Salim (born 18 August 1977) is a Danish actor. He received a Bodil Award nomination in the category Best Actor for the film Go With Peace, Jamil in 2008.

Early life

Dar Salim was born in Baghdad in Iraq on 18 August 1977. He fled to Denmark as a six-year-old refugee and lived on Amager.[1] After high school he worked as a tour guide and as a Royal Guard. In 2002 he became a trained pilot.

Acting

Today, he 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 school in London. He has also attended private lessons with actress Sarah Boberg. His acting career started with a casting 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 Robert Awards.[2]

He has also had recurring roles in Danish thrillers The Bridge[3] and Below the Surface.[4] He also co-starred in the Swedish TV series SpringFloden (Spring Tide) from 2016-2018 as Abbas for Seasons 1 and 2.

Personal life

Salim lives in Copenhagen. He has a son.

Filmography

Films

Go With Peace, Jamil (2008) – Jamil
Min bedste fjende (2009) – Gymnastiklærer
Submarino (2010) – Goran
Smukke mennesker (2010) – Aversionsterapeut
Truth About Men (2010) – Christian
Rebounce (2011) – Hans
The Devil's Double (2011) – Azzam Al-Tikriti
A Hijacking (2012)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) – Khyan
A War (2015) – Najib Bisma
Walk with Me (2016)
Underverden (2017) – Zaid
Curveball (2020)

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
Game of Thrones (2011) – Qotho
Dicte (2013-2016) - Bo Skytte
The Bridge (2013) - Peter Thaulou
Tatort - Brüder (2014) - Hassan Nidal
American Odyssey (2015) - Omar
Spring Tide (2016-2018) - Abbas El Fassi
Spuren der Rache (2016) - Hassan
Below the Surface - Adel
Warrior (2018) - CC
Trapped (2018-2019) - Jamal Al Othman

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References

Olsen, Mette (2012-09-27). "Devious way to success" (in Danish). Copenhagen: Politiken. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
"Dicte: Awesome Danish Crime Drama Gets Third Series". The Euro TV Place. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"The Bridge - Series 2 Episode 8". TV Viewer. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
Adam Sweeting. "Below the Surface, BBC Four review - terror in Copenhagen". theartsdesk. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

External links

Dar Salim on IMDb
Bodil nominerer oversete Jamil(in Danish)
Hovedrolle i en drengedrøm (in Danish)

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[1] Olsen, Mette (2012-09-27). "Devious way to success" (in Danish). Copenhagen: Politiken. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-01-29.

[2] "Dicte: Awesome Danish Crime Drama Gets Third Series". The Euro TV Place. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[3] "The Bridge - Series 2 Episode 8". TV Viewer. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[4] Adam Sweeting. "Below the Surface, BBC Four review - terror in Copenhagen". theartsdesk. Retrieved 11 March 2018.