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. After high school he worked as a tour guide and as a Royal Guard. In 2002 he became a trained pilot.
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.
