{{Short description|Swedish actor (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Alexej Manvelov | image = Alexej Manvelov in 2023.jpg | caption = Manvelov at the Stockholm International Film Festival in 2023 | birth_place = Moscow, Soviet Union | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|31|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexej Manvelov - SFdb|url=https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/Item/?type=person&itemid=376816|access-date=28 February 2026|publisher=Swedish Film Institute|language=sv}}</ref> | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2009–present | education = | television = ''Dept. Q'' }} '''Alexej Manvelov''' (born 31 March 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'' (2019) and the third season of ''Jack Ryan'' (2022). He has also been featured in Swedish-language works, including ''{{Interlanguage link|Before We Die (Swedish TV series)|lt=Before We Die|sv|Innan vi dör}}'' (2017), ''{{Interlanguage link|Sthlm Requiem|sv|Sthlm Rekviem}}'' (2018), {{Interlanguage link|Top Dog (TV series)|lt=''Top Dog''|sv|Top Dog (TV-serie, 2020)}} (2020), and ''A Day and a Half'' (2023).
==Early life and education == Alexej Manvelov was born in 1982 in Moscow to a Russian mother and a Kurdish father from Syria.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farber |first=Alex |date=2025-06-20 |title=Alexej Manvelov becomes star in Netflix thriller Dept Q |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/dept-q-netflix-alexej-manvelov-t3fktg6kp |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=The Times |language=en |url-access =subscription }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=Alexej Manvelov: Hela samhället är en stor machokultur |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/alexej-manvelov-hela-samhallet-ar-en-stor-machokultur/ |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv|url-access =subscription}}</ref> He moved to Sweden at the age of ten, and grew up in Ljungsbro near Linköping.<ref name=":0" />
He worked in the construction industry before moving to Stockholm to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.<ref name="lewis">{{cite web |last=Andersson |first=Jan-Olav |date=19 March 2017 |title=Alexej Manvelov in "Before We Die": The police thought I was wanted |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/7aJJv/alexej-manvelov-i-innan-vi-dor-polisen-trodde-jag-var-efterlyst |accessdate=29 May 2025 |website=Aftonbladet}}</ref>
==Career== Manvelov portrayed Davor, a Croatian gang leader, in the 2017 Swedish television series ''{{Interlanguage link|Before We Die (Swedish TV series)|lt=Before We Die|sv|Innan vi dör}}''. 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''<ref name="lewis" /> and as Teddy in the 2020 {{Interlanguage link|Top Dog (TV series)|lt=''Top Dog''|sv|Top Dog (TV-serie, 2020)}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dramaquarterly.com/dog-days/ |website=Drama Quarterly|access-date=29 May 2025|title=Dog Days|date=12 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/c21tv/josefin-asplund-and-alexej-manvelov-on-the-battle-to-be-top-dog/16917/|website=c21media.net|access-date=29 May 2025|title=Josefin Asplund and Alexej Manvelov on the battle to be Top Dog|date=2 October 2020}}</ref> He had a leading role in the 2023 Swedish film ''A Day and a Half''.<ref>{{cite web|website=Arab News |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2369641/lifestyle|access-date=29 May 2025|title=REVIEW: 'A Day And A Half' — a tense, claustrophobic Swedish thriller |first=Adam|last=Grundey|date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/fares-fares-a-day-and-a-half-netflix-1235272836/|website=Variety|access-date=29 May 2025|date=20 May 2022|title='Westworld's' Fares Fares to Make Directorial Debut With Feature 'A Day and a Half' for Netflix|first=K.J.|last=Yossman}}</ref>
He had roles in the historical English-language series ''Chernobyl'' and ''Jack Ryan'', as well as the 2022 film ''The Contractor''.<ref>{{cite web|website=Radio Times|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/dept-q-netflix-cast/|access-date=29 May 2025|title= Dept Q cast on Netflix: Who stars alongside Matthew Goode?|first=James|last=Hibbs|date=29 May 2025}}</ref> He has a main role in the 2025 Scottish crime thriller television series ''Dept. Q'', in which he portrayes the character Akram Salim.<ref> {{cite web|first=Stewart|last=Clarke|title='Department Q' Takes Shape: Matthew Goode, Chloe Pirrie, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne, Kelly Macdonald Join Netflix Series Adaptation Of Danish Crime Novels|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/department-q-netflix-casting-matthew-goode-kelly-macdonald-jussi-adler-olsen-1235816027/|date=6 February 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/dept-q-review-matthew-goode-z6bqg8x98|website=The Times|access-date=29 May 2025|title=Dept Q review — Matthew Goode's excellent new detective is no shrinking thistle|first=James|last=Jackson|date=29 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/department-q-matthe-w-goode-chloe-pirrie-scott-frank-netflix/|website=Collider|accessdate=29 May 2025|title=Matthew Goode Leads Netflix's Gritty New Crime Drama 'Department Q'|first=Ryan|last=O'Rourke|date=6 February 2024}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''Soundcheck'' | Domino | |- | 2015 | ''Arne Dahl: Dödsmässa'' | Michail Botkin | 2 episodes |- | 2015–2020 | ''Occupied'' | Nikolai | 16 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Jordskott'' | Dr. Parker | 8 episodes |- | 2017–2019 | ''{{Interlanguage link|Before We Die (Swedish TV series)|lt=Before We Die|sv|Innan vi dör}}'' | Davor | 14 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''{{Interlanguage link|Sthlm Requiem|sv|Sthlm Rekviem}}'' | Peder | 10 episodes |- | ''The Unthinkable'' | Tholen | Film |- | 2019 | ''Chernobyl'' | Garo | 1 episode |- | 2020–2023 | ''{{Interlanguage link|Top Dog (TV series)|lt=Top Dog|sv|Top Dog (TV-serie, 2020)}}'' | Teddy | 14 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | ''The Contractor'' | Asset | Film |- | ''Jack Ryan'' | Alexei Petrov | 8 episodes |- | 2023 | ''A Day and a Half'' | Artan | Film |- | 2025 | ''Dept. Q'' | Akram Salim | Main role |- | TBA | ''The Siege'' | TBA | Upcoming drama series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/danny-dyer-david-morrissey-and-motaz-malhees-lead-cast-major-channel-4-drama-siege-based|title=Danny Dyer, David Morrissey and Motaz Malhees to lead cast of major Channel 4 drama ‘The Siege’ based on the bestselling book by Ben Macintyre|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|date=12 February 2025|accessdate=15 February 2026}}</ref> |}
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