Sivandi grew up in
Nørrebro and
Brøndby Strand, areas with high concentrations of immigrants to Denmark. He was witness to the tough streets leading to playing violent gangster roles, drug dealing and urban life. He befriended and hung out with rappers
Gilli,
Sivas and
KESI and notably his old schoolmate Dulfi Al-Jabouri, who had ended up in a leading role in the third season of the Danish TV series
Follow the Money (original Danish title
Bedrag) and in the film
Nordvest. Although he did not have a formal acting education, his breakthrough came through meeting Danish film director
Fenar Ahmad who saw a potential in him and offered him a lead role in his debut long feature
Flow (original Danish title
Ækte vare) in 2014 in a gangster role. also leading to a
nomination to "Best Supporting Actor" award for his role in the film during the
68th Bodil Awards in 2015, he has moved to acting in a number of well received film and television productions. He appeared in
Eliten in 2015, a film directed by Thomas Daneskov Mikkelsen. In 2017 Fenar Ahmad offered him another lead role in
Darkland (Danish title
Underverden), and in 2019 he also appeared in Ahmad's film
Valhalla. He has acted in a number of TV series like
Ditte & Louise in 2016,
Below the Surface (original Danish title
Gidseltagningen) and
Parterapi. In 2020, controversy arose after Sivandi posted a video on his Instagram of him making fun of a cross-dressing architecture student named Aleksander Aarstad. ==Filmography==