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.

[1] Salim trained at the William Esper Studio in New York City and studied method acting in London.

[citation needed] The role that probably gave him the greatest exposure among Danish television viewers was as the Green Party chairman Amir Diwan in Borgen.

[citation needed] He starred in TV2's crime drama Dicte, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Robert Awards.

[citation needed] In 2023 Salim starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Guy Ritchie's The Covenant as Ahmed Abdullah, an Afghan interpreter.