Barkhad Abdi
Acting
Born April 10, 1985 · 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.
Films (16)
Run
2025
Magan's Fare
2025
Agent Game
2022
Tyson's Run
2022
Beneath a Sea of Lights
2020
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018
The Pirates of Somalia
2017
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Good Time
2017
America; I Too
2017
Extortion
2017
Grimsby
2016
Eye in the Sky
2015
Wolf Who Cried Boy
2015
Captain Phillips
2013