Alexej Manvelov (born 1982) is a Swedish television and film actor known for playing Akram Salim in the 2025 Scottish crime thriller television series Dept. Q. He was also featured in the historical limited series Chernobyl (2018) and the third season of Jack Ryan (2022). He has also been featured in Swedish-language works, including Before We Die[sv] (2017), Sthlm Requiem[sv] (2018), Top Dog[sv] (2020), and A Day and a Half (2023).
Alexej Manvelov was born in 1982 in Moscow to a Russian mother and a Kurdish father from Syria.[1][2] He moved to Sweden at the age of ten, and grew up in Ljungsbro near Linköping.[2]
He worked in the construction industry before moving to Stockholm to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.[3]
Career
Manvelov portrayed Davor, a Croatian gang leader, in the 2017 Swedish television series Before We Die[sv]. He had gained the attention of producer Marianne Nordenberg for his previous role in the Swedish series Arne Dahl: Dödsmässa. He also appeared in the Swedish series Jordskott[3] and as Teddy in the 2020 Top Dog[sv].[4][5] He had a leading role in the 2023 Swedish film A Day and a Half.[6][7]
He had roles in the historical English-language series Chernobyl and Jack Ryan, as well as the 2022 film The Contractor.[8] He had a main role in the 2025 Scottish crime thriller television series Dept. Q, in which he portrayed the character Akram Salim.[9][10][11]
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