Barkhad Abdi

Known for ActingBorn 1985-04-10 (age 41)Mogadishu, Somalia

Barkhad Abdi (Somali: Barkhad Cabdi, IPA:[bàrxád̪ ʕábd̪ì]; born April 10, 1985) is a Somali-American actor. He made his acting debut as the pirate Abduwali Muse in the biographical drama film Captain Phillips (2013), which earned him a British Academy Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, along with Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Following his breakthrough, Abdi appeared in the films Eye in the Sky (2015), Good Time (2017), The Pirates of Somalia (2017), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Outside of film, he was featured as a series regular on the second season of the Hulu horror anthology Castle Rock (2019) and had a recurring role in the Showtime satirical comedy series The Curse (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barkhad Abdi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Blight

Tyson's Run

Hawaii Five-0

Blade Runner 2049

Captain Phillips

Carol & the End of the World

Castle Rock

Family Guy

Good Time

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Eye in the Sky

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

The Pirates of Somalia

Capturing Captain Phillips

Little America

The Curse

Extortion

Beneath a Sea of Lights

Grimsby

A Girl from Mogadishu

Agent Game

Run

Live from E!

America; I Too

Wolf Who Cried Boy

Magan's Fare

The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes

Alfalfa

Synthetic