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name: "Alexander Karim"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 May 1976"
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average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:46.984163+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alexander Karim

Actor. Born 26 May 1976 in Helsingborg, Malmöhus län, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 May 1976, Helsingborg, Malmöhus län, Sweden
- **Active:** 2012–present

## Biography

Alexander Karim is a Swedish actor born on 26 May 1976 in Helsingborg. He has worked in Swedish film and television, including roles in the series *Real Humans* (2012) as Douglas and several entries in the Johan Falk series as Niklas Saxlid.

His international credits include *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012) as a detainee on monitor, *Dying of the Light* (2014) as Muhammad Banir, *The Wheel of Time* (2021) as Lews Therin Telamon, *The Swarm* (2023) as Dr Sigur Johanson, *Young Woman and the Sea* (2024) as Benji Zammit and *Gladiator II* (2024) as Ravi. He is the brother of film directors Osmond Karim and Baker Karim.

*Sources: imdb.com, voguescandinavia.com, m.the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Ravi — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Detainee on Monitor — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)

## Also known for

- *The Wheel of Time* (2021), Lews Therin Telamon
- *Young Woman and the Sea* (2024), Benji Zammit
- *Dying of the Light* (2014), Muhammad Banir
- *The Swarm* (2023), Dr. Sigur Johanson
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), Bartender
- *Real Humans* (2012), Douglas
- *The Jönsson Gang - The Master Plan* (2015), Ragnar Vanheden
- *Johan Falk: Codename: Lisa* (2013), Niklas Saxlid

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