
Barkhad Abdi
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1985-04-10
Place of birth: Mogadishu, Somalia
Biography
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.
Known for

Agent Game
2022Omar
Captain Phillips
2013Muse
Extortion
2017Miguel Kaba
Eye in the Sky
2015Jama Farah
Grimsby
2016Tabansi Nyagura
The Pirates of Somalia
2017Abdi
Wolf Who Cried Boy
2015Reggie
Blade Runner 2049
2017Doc Badger
Good Time
2017Dash the Park Security Guard
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018Wiraj
America; I Too
2017Ahmed
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019Hassan
Beneath a Sea of Lights
2020Caweys
Tyson's Run
2022AkliluAlfalfa

Run
2025Ismael
Magan's Fare
2025MaganSynthetic

Capturing Captain Phillips
2014Self