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Dar Salim

Dar Salim

Actor, also producer · Born August 18, 1977 (49) · Baghdad, Iraq

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 18, 1977 (49)
From
Baghdad, Iraq
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 49% in 30 days

What are Dar Salim's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Bonds
26%
Self
16%
Survival
11%
Power
7%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Shadow
3 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
9
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
5
Warm
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dar Salim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dar Salim's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Hercules Falling(2025)

    Assistant Director · Executive Producer · as Youssef

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mango(2025)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Terminal List: Dark Wolf(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mo Farooq

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Sons(2024)

    as Rami

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Gentlemen(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dar Salim

  • The Covenant(2023)

    as Ahmed

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Darkland: The Return(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Zaid

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Loving Adults(2022)

    as Christian

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Boys(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mikael

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Melvin Kakooza Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • Black Crab(2022)

    as Malik

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mary 50 år - vi fejrer Danmarks kronprinsesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vært

  • Favorite Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Operation Curveball(2020)

    as Rafid Alwan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stjerner i trøjen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · as Vært

  • How To Tatort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dar Salim

  • Top Gear Danmark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Host

  • Face to Face(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as CC

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Deliver Us(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Milad

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Until We Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Heavy Load (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dar

  • Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as CC

  • Iqbal & the Jewel of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Uncle Rafig

  • Klassentreffen 1.0(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Below the Surface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Adel Rasul

  • Lommbock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as 10 Jahre Bau

  • Darkland(2017)

    as Zaid

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Next Door Spy(2017)

    as Vincents far

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Iqbal & the Superchip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Rafiq

  • Spuren der Rache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Hassan

  • Walk with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sami, Doctor

  • Springfloden(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · as Abbas El Fassi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Det sene show med Christian Fuhlendorff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Gæst

  • Trapped(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jamal Al Othman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Macho Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Cem Denizoglu

  • A War(2015)

    as Najib Bisma

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Head Full of Honey(2014)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014)

    as Commander Khyan

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • In Real Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Escort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Alex

  • Dicte: Crime Reporter(2013)

    Show 30 episodes · as Bo Skytte

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • A Hijacking(2012)

    as Lars Vestergaard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Love Is in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Benny

  • Rebounce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Hans

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Qotho

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Double(2011)

    as Azzam

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Truth About Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Christian

  • Borgen(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Amir Dwian

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Nothing's All Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • My Good Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Gymnastiklærer

  • Submarino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Goran

  • Livvagterne(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ammar Hayat

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Go with Peace Jamil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jamil

  • Zulu Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Host

  • 2900 Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as 2. pilot

  • Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ahmed Khanafani

  • Hvem vil være millionær? Classic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show as Dar Salim

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hassan Nidal · as Mads Andersen

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Kessler - The Viking Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles, 62 of them dated from 1970 to 2025; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Head Full of Honey (2014)

$78M worldwide

Highest rated

The Covenant (2023)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19702025

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2010Screen debut· Submarino
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Game of Thrones
  • 2015Career best· Trapped
  • 2017First top-billed film· Darkland
  • 2023Career best· Darkland: The Return

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 63: 60 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing3 of 63: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 63: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s37 · 36 acting · 1 crew2020s18 · 18 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 15 roles
1015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2012, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dar Salim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Klassentreffen 1.0 (2018)

74th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dar Salim's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles65–84 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles3–67 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles47–78 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles18–68 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles50–77 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dar Salim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dar Salim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henrik Zein shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles