The Covenant 2023 stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Sergeant John Kinley and Dar Salim as Ahmed. The film follows John and Ahmed as an unusual bond fosters between them.
Jake Gyllenhaal Plays Sergeant John Kinley
John Kinley is a hot-blooded US Army Sergeant on his last leg of Afghanistan deployment. He is willing to put himself in danger to extract a translator from the warzone who once saved his life.
Sergeant John Kinley is portrayed by actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Jake is an American actor best known for his appearance in Brokeback Mountain. He won BAFTA Award for best-supporting actor for his appearance in the film in 2006.
Gyllenhaal was born to a star-studded Gyllenhaal family on December 19, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. He is the only son of the director Stephen Gyllenhaal and writer Naomi Foner. Jake has an elder sister actress Maggie Gyllenhaal in his family.
The 42-year-old actor made his professional acting debut in the 1991 film City Slickers. Since his debut, the actor has amassed 64 acting credits on his IMDb profile. Some of his notable appearances include The Guilt, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Everest, and Source Code, among others.
The actor has 7.2 million followers on his Instagram account with his username @jakegyllenhaal. He has shared 80 posts with his followers and is often seen promoting his upcoming projects on the picture-sharing social media account.
Dar Salim Plays Ahmed
Ahmed is an interpreter working for United States Army in Afghanistan. He joins John citing he needs money but it is later revealed that Ahmed is seeking revenge with the Taliban for killing his son. A selfless individual, he saves John by carrying and dragging him across treacherous terrain for several days.
Dar Salim portrays Ahmed in The Covenant 2023. Salim is a Danish who was born in Baghdad, Iraq and fled to Denmark as a 6-year-old refugee. He is best known for his appearance in season 1 of Game of Thrones as Qotho, a Dothraki screamer, and Khal Drogo's right hand.
He has also previously worked in a war movie in the 2015 film A War. Salim made his acting debut in the Danish television series Forsvar in 2003. He has since amassed 55 acting credits on his IMDb profile.
However, before joining the film industry, Dar worked as a tour guide. He also served his mandatory military service with Royal Guards and is a trained pilot. His Instagram profile with username @darsalim1 has 102k followers.
Jonny Lee Miller Plays Vokes
Vokes is a high-ranking officer in the US Military. He is seen refusing John's request of extracting Ahmed by saying they cannot intervene. Vokes appears as a cold military officer with no regard for emotions.
Jonny Lee Miller, who portrays Vokes in The Covenant, is an English actor. The actor's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the television series Elementary earned him a nomination for Best Actor in a Series for the Satellite Award in 2012.
Miller made his acting debut with the 1982 television series Doctor Who. Since his debut, he has appeared in Goodbye Cruel World, Casualty, EastEnders, Trainspotting, The Flying Scotsman, and The Crown, among others. He has 58 acting credits on his IMDb profile.
The 50-year-old actor was born on November 15, 1972, in Kingston upon Thames, in London. He was born to theater actors Anna and Alan Miller, his childhood inspirations for pursuing acting. His grandfather Bernard Lee was also an English actor.
Jonny has 234k followers on his Instagram account and has shared 1221 posts with his followers on the picture-sharing social media platform.
Alexander Ludwig Plays Obrady
Obrady is another military personnel in the film. He is seen hearing the dreadful story of John getting knocked unconscious on the battlefield and just remembering the interpreter afterward.
Obrady is portrayed by Alexander Ludwig. The Canadian actor is best known for his appearance in Vikings. He portrayed Björn Ironside, the 9th-century Vikings' King and son of Ragnar Lothbrok.
Alexander made his acting debut in Air Bud: World Pup in the year 2000 and has since collected 29 acting credits on his IMDb profile. Apart from Vikings, his other best-known roles include Grown Ups 2, The Hunger Games, Operation Christmas Drop, and National Champions, among others.
The 30-year-old actor was born on May 7, 1992, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was born to his parents Sharlene and Harald Horst Ludwig, actress and businessman, respectively. He has three younger siblings and is married to Lauren Dear.
In his career as a professional country musician, he released his debut album Highway 99 on August 26, 2022. Alexander is found on Instagram with his username @alexanderludwig and has 3.4 million followers.
